UTICA — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) recent sixth annual NanoDays and STEM Fest drew more than 300 people over two days. On April 20, about 250 students from local elementary schools attended the event at the college’s Alumni College Center. On the following day, another 125 people attended, an MVCC spokesperson tells CNYBJ. The […]
UTICA — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) recent sixth annual NanoDays and STEM Fest drew more than 300 people over two days.
On April 20, about 250 students from local elementary schools attended the event at the college’s Alumni College Center. On the following day, another 125 people attended, an MVCC spokesperson tells CNYBJ.
The NanoDays event brings university researchers and science educators together to “create new and unique learning experiences for students to explore the world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces,” the college said. There were 14 displays at this year’s event, giving both children and adults a hands-on opportunity to check out science, technology, engineering, math, and nanotechnology.
The event seeks to inspire young people to go on to pursue these fields when they go to college.
MVCC offers associate degrees in a number of STEM fields including chemical technology, semiconductor-manufacturing technology, mechanical engineering, and mathematics and science.
