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Stony Brook University student to speak at Forbes women's summit
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Stony Brook University freshman Ruchi Shah will take the stage at the Forbes Women Summit in Manhattan Thursday afternoon as its youngest participant and representative of a younger generation passionate about topics on STEM, which is short for science, technology, engineering and math.
The Shah, 19, who has previously been in the spotlight for her discovery while in high school of a low-cost,...
Read more »STEM Diversity summit draws more interest
The third annual STEM Diversity Summit, which took place Tuesday at Farmingdale State College, drew greater attendance and more interest from large technology companies this year.
The summit is an effort to bring together government officials, educators, non-profits and businesses to encourage STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) teaching in local schools.
In recent...
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