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Govt Launches ‘Drug Discovery Hackathon’ To Develop Anti-COVID Drug

Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan and HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday launched a ‘Drug Discovery Hackathon’ project and invited students and researchers to participate in the exercise, aimed at developing an anti-COVID drug. More details here

Programming language Python: Microsoft’s VS Code gets Pylance to ‘supercharge’ coding

Microsoft has released a new language server for Python called Pylance, which uses the Language Server Protocol to communicate with Microsoft’s popular open-source, cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code (VS Code). For more details, click here.

PG&E opens applications for STEM scholarships

PG&E is inviting students to apply for its Better Together STEM Scholarship Program. The program will award 30 scholarships totaling $250,000 to those pursuing a degree in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Math disciplines. 20 scholarships will be worth $10,000 each and 10 scholarships will be worth $2,500 each. Click here to apply.

STEM Star Interview – Pranati Dani

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? PD : Hi! My name is Pranati Dani, and I am a rising senior at Redmond High School in Redmond, Washington. I have always been a dedicated student, and that dedication is what brought me towards STEM and other hobbies […]

STEM Star Interview – Natalie Hahn

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? NH : I am a first-generation college student who grew up in a smaller farming town in Ohio called Trenton! My background is incredibly devoid of STEM in general – I loved math and science but didn’t have too […]

STEM Star Interview – Mena Hassan

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? MH : I have lived in Diamond Bar, CA (a small town about an hour away from LA) for most of my life. Throughout high school, I was interested in a variety of subject areas, including computer science. Interning […]

STEM Star Interview – Erin Mitchell

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? EM : I remember being the only girl in my high school electricity class with 18 guys. One day one of her classmates asked why I was taking the class and even said “You’re not good at this.” That […]

STEM Star Interview – Caeley Looney

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? CL : I am a total space geek, avid Netflix binger, and French fry lover. My Twitter tag line reads ‘Rocket Scientist by day, Editor in Chief by night’ as I do exactly that. Having graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University […]

STEM Star Interview – Stephanie Su

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? SS : I am a rising senior in the East Bay Area, and I’ve lived here all of my life. When and how did you get into technology? SS : Since elementary school, I had used technology to play […]

STEM Star Interview – Arouney Sithtaphon

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and where you grew up? AS : My name is Arouney Sithtaphone but I go by Allie. I am a 15 year old high school student from Woonsocket, Rhode Island. I am a first-generation Southeast Asian-American and have lots of pride in my multicultural […]