The Project Fibonacci STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Youth Conference has received two supporting checks of $5,000 each from local organizations. One check was presented by Griffiss Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, while the other check was presented by Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS). Receiving the checks was Andrew…
Read MoreBuilding more interest among students for careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) is one aim of an event next week that ties in with the second year of a local Project Fibonacci educational initiative, according to organizers of the local event.. The “Women & STEAM Speakers Series” will feature Margot Lee Shetterly, author…
Read MoreProject Fibonacci teamed with Community Bank and ANDRO Computational Solutions to host a two-day science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program at The Beeches on Tuesday and Wednesday. The focus of the program was drones, also called unmanned aerial systems. Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo and Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi, D-119, Utica, welcomed students from…
Read MoreStudents from several area school districts will participate in a second annual “UAV Day” on small unmanned aerial vehicle/drone technology, on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Beeches Professional Campus, 7980 Turin Road. Rain dates Oct. 25, 26. Among participating schools, including teams of five or six students: Rome Free Academy, Adirondack,…
Read MoreGUEST SPEAKER — Andrew Drozd, Project Fibonacci founder, speaks at the Rome Academy of Sciences Dinner on Wednesday evening at Vescio’s Franklin Hotel about the project which brought leading scientists and studnents from across the country to Rome this summer. He is president and chief research scientist of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. (Sentinel photo by…
Read MoreORISKANY — Oriskany Central School is deriving a plan to change the culture of the district’s learning environment to better prepare students for the careers of the future. As part of the “Oriskany: Beyond the Box” Innovation Initiative, the district hosted an innovation symposium Thursday featuring representatives of local high-tech companies, higher education, teachers and…
Read MoreComing off a week of days filled with workshops, team projects, tours, lectures by guest speakers and even exercise sessions, organizers of the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference are now looking forward to a second edition next year. The 100-plus high school and college students weren’t even on their way home after the final program…
Read MoreTurkey Joints, Rome’s signature candy, made an appearance at the Project Fibonacci speaker series this week. “That’s good,” said actor, director, writer and science communicator Alan Alda as he sampled one of the confections at the end of his talk at SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday evening. He was presented a jar of the handmade…
Read MoreFor Tristan Hunzinger and Noah Nardozza, incoming juniors at Rome Free Academy, attending the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference is significant now as well as for their future. “It’s a great opportunity to hear from…really important people…A great learning experience for everyone…whether they’re in high school or college…even adults,” Hunzinger said Wednesday as he waited…
Read MoreMARCY — Alan Alda, the actor who played Hawkeye in the popular television series “M*A*S*H” more than three decades ago, made a pitch Wednesday night for scientists to be better communicators to help them speak better to nonscientists. “The art of communication is so important,” said Alda as he talked passionately, and at times humorously,…
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