The Business Ethics Alliance BEA and Gallup University partner with Creighton University College of Business Administration to explore topics concerning ethics and related practices in the workforce. CBS “60 Minutes” reporter Steve Kroft investigates a pressing question: “Are robots taking our jobs?” The CBS video segment begins with the premise that the proliferation of robots in the workforce assists companies in maximizing profits and productivity (arguably return on investment ROI…
Read MoreAcademy Science Visits with NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson
University of Nebraska hosts a reception for retired NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson. Clayton was born February 23, 1959, in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Ashland-Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, in 1977; graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Hastings College, Nebraska, in 1981; and received a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University in 1983. Clayton joined Johnson Space Center in…
Read MoreAcademy Science Attends College Fair
EducationQuest Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to higher education. Academy Science is compromised of youth aspiring to become tomorrow’s leaders. Together we have an unbeatable combination. We see schools of higher education in sciences, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, STEM and STEAM, and fine arts.
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in 4-H Poultry Clinic
University of Nebraska at Lincoln UNL promotes agriculture related animal science education through its county extension offices and its 4-H program. Academy Science is a Nebraska 4-H Club of Excellence that participates in embryology and poultry science. Today’s clinic covers topics including animal husbandry, poultry judging, show preparation, nutrition, health and includes a poultry judging contest.
Read MoreAcademy Science Teacher Receives Educator Award
The National Center for Women & Information Technology NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests. By providing recognition for young women, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing encourages their continued interest in computing; motivates the support of educational and corporate institutions for women’s increased participation; and provides a community of ongoing encouragement for young women so that…
Read MoreAcademy Science Studies Aronia and Elderberry
The Midwest Aronia Association Conference brings researchers, academic presenters, producers and interested people together from all over the country. Academy youth, leaders, teachers and coaches aspire to be stewards of natural foods and our precious environment. Our representatives attend the conference and present our studies on the Aronia Melanocarpa viking and Elderberry Sambucus nigra.
Read MoreAcademy Science Presents Mycorrhizae Study
Mycorrhizae are beneficial fungi that form a nutrient uptake system within the plant’s root area that increases plant nutrients by over 700%!
Read MoreAcademy Science Explores Meteorology at National Weather Service
The National Weather Service maintains a federal government managed weather operations facility in Valley, Nebraska. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/ The National Weather Service Office in Omaha/Valley, Nebraska provides weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, flood warnings, and climatological information for Eastern Nebraska and SouthWest Iowa. Academy Science is interested in weather as it relates to the study of meteorology, aviation, flight, airplanes, rocketry, geographic information systems GIS, global position systems GPS and First Lego…
Read MoreAcademy Science Participates in SASM Science Fair
Strategic Air and Space Museum promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Math STEM education activity. This science fair supports fourth through eighth grade science presenters and their projects. Over the years this is generally a supportive venue for a young scientist to practice presentation skills. As in all forums where subjectivity enters into judgement, do not take science fair results to heart; the most important experience for the young presenter is…
Read MoreEmergency Management Takes on Nature’s Fury
Academy Science researched disaster management and emergency planning. Did you know that people with a plan do much better in a disaster than people who do not plan? Of course! This sounds like a “no-brainer,” but it is statistically correct. Knowing you have a plan and practicing your plan at least once a year also gives you peace of mind. Let’s face it. We have a “digital divide” in our…
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