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2024 Newsletters

November 14, 2024
Educator Edition- Spring Semester Roadmap for Success!

October 31, 2024
Catapulting Candy Chaos!

October 4, 2024
Educator Edition- World Teachers’ Day!

October 1, 2024
STEM in Under 60 Seconds!

September 12, 2024
Educator Edition- Get Your Coffee Brewing!

September 5, 2024
Welcome Back to School!

July 18, 2024
Educator Edition- The Forecast Calls for STEM!

June 13, 2024
Special Edition- Summer STEM At-Home

May 30, 2024
Special Edition- A New Wave of Episodes are Loading

May 9, 2024
Educator Edition- The School Bells Are Ringing!

May 2, 2024
How Do Smoke Detectors Work?

April 25, 2024
Educator Edition- The STEM field you’ve never heard of…

April 18, 2024
Empowering STEM Solutions for Earth Day!

April 11, 2024
Special Edition- SEL in the Science Classroom!

April 4, 2024
Protect Your Eyes!

April 1, 2024
Educator Edition- April STEM Spotlight!

March 15, 2024
Educator Edition- March STEM Highlight!

March 7, 2024
It’s Women’s History Month!

February 22, 2024
Educator Edition- March STEM Spotlight!

February 15, 2024
Educator Edition- February STEM Spotlight!

February 8, 2024
History in the Making!

January 18, 2024
Educator Edition- New Year, New Opportunities!

January 11, 2024
What do Velcro, Kevlar, and Duct Tape Have in Common?

2023 Newsletters

December 29, 2023
The Year is Almost Over!

December 26, 2023
‘Tis the Season to be Giving!

December 14, 2023
Happy Holidays!

November 28, 2023
Giving Tuesday is Coming to a Close!

November 28, 2023
Giving Tuesday is Here!

November 22, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving!

November 8, 2023
Special Edition- X-STEM NOVA Highlights!

November 3, 2023
Educator Edition- Special PocketLab Offer

November 1, 2023
Educator Edition- National STEM Day!

October 26, 2023
Build a Superhero Robotic Arm!

October 12, 2023
BIG STEM NEWS!

October 9, 2023
Educator Edition- Chemistry Week!

October 2, 2023
Educator Edition- Earth Science Week!

September 28, 2023
Happy World Teachers’ Day!

September 27, 2023
Educator Edition- World Space Week!

September 21, 2023
Educator Edition- World Space Week is Closer Than You Think!

September 18, 2023
Happy 76th Birthday to the U.S. Air Force! Plus, a new X-STEM All Access Episode!

September 14, 2023
Back to School Has Never Been This FUN!

September 12, 2023
We are Excited to Announce Something NEW!

August 24, 2023
Meet the Educators Behind the Lessons!

August 17, 2023
Open for a Special Surprise!

August 14, 2023
Educator Edition- National Aviation Day, Coming This Week!

August 9, 2023
Special Announcement!

August 3, 2023
Educator Edition- Space Week, Earth Science Week, National STEM Day and MORE!

July 27, 2023
Science is Cool Virtual Unconference!

June 8, 2023
Summer Edition- Official STEM Summer Resources!

May 18, 2023
See the Full Lineup of Spring X-STEM All Access Episodes!

May 4, 2023
Special Edition- X-STEM San Diego Highlights!

May 2, 2023
Special Edition- Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

April 27, 2023
All NEW X-STEM All Access Episode Coming Soon!

April 12, 2023
Educator Edition- Last Chance to Submit for the Eye on the Future Teen Video Contest

March 29, 2023
Educator Edition- NIH Teen Video Contest, DNA Day, and MORE!

March 16, 2023
Your Future in STEM

March 15, 2023
Educator Edition- Astronomy Month, Robotics Week, Earth Day and MORE!

March 9, 2023
Special Edition- For Cool Teachers

March 2, 2023
Women in STEM who are Making an Impact

March 1, 2023
Educator Edition- Special STEM Days, Weeks, and Months

February 2, 2023
Celebrate Black History Month

February 1, 2023
Educator Edition- Educators, This One is for You!

January 26, 2023
NEW NGSS Aligned Lesson Plans!

2022 Newsletters

December 30, 2022
The Year is Coming to an End!

December 26, 2022
Join us for End of the Year Giving!

December 21, 2022
Special Edition-X-STEM Phoenix Highlights!

December 19, 2022
Happy Holidays!

December 1, 2022
What Do Engineering and Space Have in Common?

November 29, 2022
Final Hours for Giving Tuesday!

November 29, 2022
Your Contribution Matters!

November 17, 2022
Want to see X-STEM LIVE?

November 11, 2022
Special Edition-X-STEM NOVA Highlights!

November 3, 2022
Your Chance to see X-STEM Live!

October 20, 2022
National Chemistry Week!

October 13, 2022
Happy Earth Science Week!

October 6, 2022
Join us for World Space Week!

September 22, 2022
The Strangest Things…

September 20, 2022
Special Edition- NGSS and CASEL aligned lesson plans now accompany X-STEM All Access!

September 8, 2022
Ask An Airman

August 25, 2022
X-STEM All Access is now NGSS Aligned!

August 11, 2022
What is Oobleck?

July 28, 2022
Rock Candy Science!

July 14, 2022
Make A Candy DNA Model!

June 30, 2022
The Science Behind Glow in the Dark Slime!

June 16, 2022
Build a Propeller Boat At-Home!

June 2, 2022
Build a Bottle Rocket At-Home!

May 19, 2022
New X-STEM All Access Episodes Coming in September!

May 5, 2022
Happy National Astronaut Day!

May 3, 2022
Special Edition- Teacher Appreciation Week!

May 2, 2022
Special Edition- X-STEM San Diego Highlights!

April 21, 2022
One-on-One with the Classy Chemist!

April 7, 2022
X-STEM All Access is Back!

March 24, 2022
More of the Coolest Minds in STEM!

March 17, 2022
Special Edition- World Water Day

March 10, 2022
Powerful Women in STEM

February 24, 2022
Space is Closer Than you Think…

February 10, 2022
It’s Black History Month

January 27, 2022
We’ve Been Nominated!

January 6, 2022
Happy New Year!

2021 Newsletters

December 31, 2021
The Year is Coming to an End!

December 27, 2021
3 Ways to Give this December!

December 17, 2021
Happy Holidays! Build a Snowman!

December 16, 2021
It’s the Season Finale for Spark of STEM!

December 9, 2021
Forensic Science Activities for All Grade Levels!

December 1, 2021
Get Valuable Educator Tips!

November 18, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving!

November 11, 2021
Educators- This is for You!

November 4, 2021
Educators, Take a Break with us!

October 28, 2021
Thanks for Joining us at SciFest!

October 21, 2021
SciFest All Access is Here!

October 14, 2021
SciFest All Access Begins Next Week, Don’t Miss Out!

October 7, 2021
Kids and Students could win BIG at SciFest!

September 30, 2021
Get a Sneak Peek Through the SciFest Portal!

September 23, 2021
X-STEM All Access is here!

September 16, 2021
Check Out More Ways to Watch X-STEM!

September 9, 2021
Champion for Equity in STEM and Medicine, Dasia Taylor!

September 2, 2021
Meet your X-STEM Moderator, Justin Shaifer!

August 26, 2021
Check out the Full X-STEM All Access Speaker Line-Up!

August 19, 2021
Get an Exclusive Sneak Peek at X-STEM Episode Returning to the Moon!

August 12, 2021
All NEW X-STEM All Access Series!

August 5, 2021
Get Creative with…MILK!

July 29, 2021
Exclusive Sneak Peek of X-STEM All Access!

July 22, 2021
Let’s Celebrate!

July 15, 2021
Time for Some Outdoor Exploration!

July 8, 2021
What Does NASA Stand for?

July 1, 2021
Get Ready for the 4th of July with this at-home Firework Experiment!

June 17, 2021
What Can You Make with Oil, Water, Food Dye, and Alka-Seltzer?

June 10, 2021
What’s Your Exoplanet Name?

June 3, 2021
Summer STEM At-Home is Here!

May 27, 2021
Take a Look at our 2021 Fall Events!

May 20, 2021
The Inspire Educators Workshops are here!

May 13, 2021
The Inspire Educators Workshops Begin Next Week!

May 6, 2021
Don’t Forget to Register for the Inspire Educators Workshop Series!

April 29, 2021
Learn more about the Inspire Educators Workshop series!

April 22, 2021
Have YOU Tuned into X-STEM All Access?

April 15, 2021
U.S. Air Force STEM Highlight

April 8, 2021
Check out the X-STEM All Access Promo Video!

April 1, 2021
Special Spring Break Issue!

March 25, 2021
Take to the sky with X-STEM All Access!

March 18, 2021
What STEM Questions do You Have?

March 12, 2021
Meet the  X-STEM All Access Speakers!

March 5, 2021
Register for X-STEM All Access 2021!

February 26, 2021
Black History Month, Part 4!

February 17, 2021
Black History Month, Part 3!

February 11, 2021
Black History Month, Part 2!

February 5, 2021
Black History Month, Part 1!

January 29, 2021 
Learn More About Vaccines, Part 2!

January 22, 2021 
Learn More About Vaccines

January 15, 2021 
A Year in Review

2020 Newsletters

December 18, 2020
Happy Holidays!

December 11, 2020
Congratulations Astronaut Dr. Jessica Meir and Astronaut Christina H. Koch!

December 1, 2020
Special Edition Giving Tuesday!

November 20, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving!

November 13, 2020
Less Than One Week Left to Register for the Inspire Educators Workshops!

November 6, 2020
Attend the Discovery Education Workshop!

October 30, 2020
Update on Inspire Educators Workshops!

October 23, 2020
Calling All Educators!

October 16, 2020
New Inspire Educators Workshop!

October 9, 2020
There is so Much to See at SciFest!

October 2, 2020
SciFest All Access Dates Extended!

September 25, 2020
SciFest All Access Starts Tomorrow!

September 18, 2020
Get an Inside Look of SciFest All Access Before the Launch!

September 15, 2020
Important Announcement- Date Change!

September 4, 2020
Exclusive Look Inside SciFest All Access!

September 1, 2020
Welcome Back to School!

August 28, 2020
Register for the College Career Center!

August 21, 2020
Announcing our STEM Superstars!

August 14, 2020
The Countdown to SciFest All Access Begins!

July 31, 2020
Seeking Sponsors and Exhibitors for SciFest All Access!

July 17, 2020
Announcing SciFest All Access Dates and College Carrer Center!

June 23, 2020
Happy International Women in Engineering Day!

June 5, 2020
A Statement from the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

May 27, 2020
Announcing SciFest All Access!

May 22, 2020
Watch X-STEM All Access on-demand on our website and on YouTube.

April 24, 2020
Announcing X-STEM All Access!

April 22, 2020
Happy Earth Day!

March 31, 2020
Learn more about the brain with this STEM video lineup!

March 24, 2020
Honoring Educators!

March 17, 2020
Explore our FREE video library featuring engaging presentations from some of the most innovative minds in STEM.

March 11, 2020
Postponement of the 2020 USA Science and Engineering Festival.

March 6, 2020
Count down to #SciFest with us!

February 28, 2020
Read about a new performer Roy Moye III and our new Inspire Educators Workshops.

2019 Newsletters

December 3, 2019 
Donate to the Festival this Giving Tuesday!

November 26, 2019 
Happy Thanksgiving!

November 20, 2019
10 Reasons To Support the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

October 25, 2019
Read about X-STEM Puerto Rico.

October 18, 2019
Share your #SciFest stories plus read about the first-ever All-Woman Spacewalk!

October 10, 2019
Day of the Girl!

October 4, 2019
Vision for STEM: See Today’s Students as Tomorrow’s Explorers, Discoverers, and Innovators at the USA Science & Engineering Festival!

September 6, 2019
Women in STEM: Explore Our Video Library!

August 30, 2019
Welcome back to school!

August 19, 2019
We want to hear from you! Share your #SciFest stories plus video with X-STEM Speaker Zack Lemann.

July 19, 2019
Learn why you should invest in the USA Science & Engineering Festival, plus X-STEM videos with Dr. Padmanabhan “Padhu” Seshaiyer and Dr. Mireya Mayor.

July 12, 2019
Introducing the Chemistry Pavilion and the Food Science Pavilion at the 2020 USA Science & Engineering Festival, plus X-STEM Speakers Amy Sterling and Dr. Bill Schindler.

June 28, 2019
Sign up for Expo Performer Steve Spangler’s Science Experiment of the Week for summer fun, plus X-STEM Speaker Dr. Darryll Pines shares big ideas in engineering.

June 7, 2019
The USA Science & Engineering Festival was selected to join the DoD DSEC, STEM in the news and NCR’s Tim Vanderham’s X-STEM video.

May 31, 2019
Nifty Fifty Program recap, STEM in the news and robotics expert X-STEM video.

May 24, 2019
Happy Memorial Day, STEM in the news and Dr. Serena McCalla’s X-STEM video.

May 17, 2019
STEM in the news, Sony’s Jess Loeb’s X-STEM video and more.

May 13, 2019
Festival Speakers in the news and the Girls in STEM Pavilion.

April 26, 2019
One Year to the Festival Expo!

March 8, 2019
International Women’s Day

March 1, 2019
Winter STEM Today

January 17, 2019
Clippers SciFest is Coming to LA!

January 11, 2019
X-STEM is nearly sold out! Seeking X-STEM volunteers.

January 3, 2019
Happy New Year from the USA Science & Engineering Festival!

2018 Newsletters

November 14, 2018
Announcing dates for the 2020 Expo! Registration for X-STEM DC 2019 is now open!

September 25, 2018
X-STEM returns to Washington, DC, video library & more!

April 19, 2018
5th Festival Recap

March 30, 2018
One week to #SciFest! US Air Force is back and Festival Spokesperson Danni Washington will be on stage two times at the Expo!

March 27, 2018
Less than 2 weeks to #SciFest! Lockheed Martin RaD Labs at the Festival, Franklin Institute on stage and more!

March 16, 2018
3 weeks to #SciFest, DoD talks careers in STEM, NASA’s Jessica Meir will take the Expo stage and more!

March 7, 2018
One month countdown to the Expo, NCR Sponsor highlight, 3M Wizards return and more!

February 28, 2018
Danni Washington celebrates Black History Month, Chevron STEM Zones returns to #SciFest, performer Grand Hank and more!

February 7, 2018
EY presents the STEM Career Fair, Darryl Lee Baynes returns to the Expo stage, X-STEM speakers & more!

January 16, 2018
Inside Lockheed Martin’s Innovation Labs, Danni Washington joins the Festival, X-STEM Speaker highlights & more!

January 5, 2018
Happy New Year from the USA Science & Engineering Festival Team!

2017 Newsletters

December 19, 2017
X-STEM Registration is open, PwC sponsors X-STEM, Jason Latimer joins the Expo as a performer, STEM Career Fair & more!

December 5, 2017
This issue of STEM Today features exclusives with Expo Performer Dr. Kate Biberdorf and Sneak Peek Friday Sponsor Chevron.

November 27, 2017
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday. Please consider the USA Science & Engineering Festival as your charity of choice this giving season.

November 9, 2017
The NIH Pavilion will be back at the Festival Expo in 2018, registration is open for #SciFest, Nifty Fifty Registration is open & more!

September 27, 2017
Space School is Now in Session with Lockheed Martin, Dr. Kate Biberdoft joins the stage at #SciFest, our new Festival Ambassador Program & more!

September 7, 2017
This special back to school edition features our signature school programs, Nifty Fifty & X-STEM, plus our new STEM Career Fair Night!

June 23, 2017
New #SciFest website, Performer Steve Spangler is back, Science Buddies highlight & more!

May 5, 2017
X-STEM Recap- 21 STEM Professionals inspired over 3,000 students at X-STEM, sponsored by the DoD

April 21, 2017 
Last call to register for X-STEM, Booz Allen Hamilton “STEM Career Luncheon” & more

April 11, 2017
Spring issue of “STEM Today” by media partner I&T Today

April 7, 2017
One Year Countdown to #SciFest!

March 28, 2017
Women’s History Month, highlight of the DoD, X-STEM around the corner & more!

February 15, 2017
Celebrating Black History Month, Diversity in STEAM highlight and more!

January 26, 2017
Preparing for the “Super Bowl of STEM”, the launch of the X-STEM Registration and more!

2016 and Earlier Newsletters

December 13, 2016
#SciFest will return April 7-8, 2018! Learn how your organization can take advantage of our early bird special, X-STEM 2017 and more!

November 29, 2016
This Giving Tuesday, consider the USA Science & Engineering Festival as your charity of choice!

November 15, 2016
Save the date for April 7-8, 2018 and join us at the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival!

April 21, 2016
Thank you for attending the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival! Read about Festival highlights and let us know if you have feedback about your experiences.

April 13, 2016
The Festival is just days away! In this issue, read about 10 exciting things to explore at the Festival this weekend.

April 11, 2016
Announcing a “Live From Space” with NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams live from the International Space Station on Saturday, April 16!

April 6, 2016
Only 10 days until the Festival! In this issue, find out what’s in store for you at the U.S. Air Force exhibit, the DoD Pavilion, TMBG returns & more!

March 30, 2016
Just 2 weeks until the largest celebration of STEM! Read about MedImmune’s “Pick a Giant Nose” to learn about how the flu starts, attendee tips, exciting performers & more!

February 25, 2016
With just weeks to go, this issue highlights the Chevron STEM Zone, African American History Month, X-STEM, Performer Steve Spangler & more!

January 28, 2016
The Festival is just 3 months away! In this issue, we highlight Lockheed Martin, returning performer Art Benjamin “The Mathemagician”, registration for X-STEM & Sneak Peek Friday and much more!

January 8, 2016
Happy New Year! A look at what’s ahead for 2016!

October 27, 2015
Announcing our #ScifestBoo Contest for students, Wil Wheaton joining the Festival as a performer, media partner Science Buddies & more!

September 10, 2015
This Back to School edition features Festival Performer Dr. Scott from Dinosaur Train, Festival Media Partner DiversityComm, Nifty Fifty news & more!

July 20, 2015
Read about returning Festival Sponsor Chevron, our exciting 2016 Career Pavilion sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, learn how you can support the Festival & more!

May 12, 2015
The Festival is less than one year away! In this edition, we highlight sponsor AAAS, the return of Grammy Winners They Might Be Giants and the success of the 2nd X-STEM Symposium!

April 15, 2015
The 4th Festival is just one year away! We are gearing up for another amazing STEM celebration with our incredible performers, returning exhibitors and more! Also, check out our new special edition education mini-mag from media partner Innovation & Tech Today! 

March 25, 2015
The Festival is dedicated to bringing STEM Role Models and Mentors to students. In this issue, read about our outreach programs, Festival Sponsors InfoComm International & Innovation & Tech Today, and much more!

February 11, 2015
Registration for the X-STEM Symposium is now open, sponsor highlight of MedImmune, celebrating African American History Month & more!

January 6, 2015
Happy New Year from the Festival! In this special edition newsletter, we take a look back at 2014 and find out what’s in store for 2015!

December 18, 2014
Announcing new X-STEM Speakers, extending the Early Bird Special to Exhibitors, X-STEM Schools, Volunteer Info and more!

November 18, 2014
The dates for the 2015 X-STEM Symposium have been released, benefits of exhibiting and sponsoring at the Festival, Nifty Fifty Speakers, contests & more!

October 8, 2014
Announcing the dates for the 4th Festival, sponsor highlight with Lockheed Martin, launch of our X-STEM video library, Nifty Fifty Speakers and more!

Summer Special Edition No. 2 August 12, 2014
The USASEF Team has more STEM fun to keep kids engaged over the summer break! Check out exciting science experiements, STEM brain teasers, comics, vidoes and more!

Summer Special Edition No. 1 July 25, 2014
This summer the USASEF team will be providing you with fun STEM content throughout the rest of the break including educational videos, exciting science experiments and more!