Students making their way through high school and beyond can often find unexpected pathways by discovering a passion for a new subject. In the Permian Basin, the center of North America’s energy renaissance,...
Bioscientist Jackie Heinricher was drawn to racing as a way to shut out the world and refocus her mind during the pressure-packed days of building her biotech company.
College students across the country are completing their programs and entering the workforce ready to tackle science’s greatest challenges – but first, they put on safety goggles.
Students are taught the...
Research shows that the most important factor in classroom success isn’t books or facilities or computers – though these certainly play a role. It’s teachers. That’s something to keep in mind as we observe...
For many high school students, taking an Advanced Placement® (AP) class, especially one in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, can be downright daunting. Some students may even stop...
When did today’s women engineers realize they wanted to be engineers? Were they always exploring, questioning, and improving the everyday? Engineers Week is a time to recognize those brilliant thinkers and...
This week, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Math & Science Initiative, which ExxonMobil helped launch in the 2007-2008 school year to expose more American high school students to science,...
ExxonMobil recently helped sponsor the Robert H. Carleton Award, the most prestigious honor the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annually presents. Edward P. Ortleb, the 2017 recipient, devoted his...
Who inspired you to try harder and think bigger? Often we forget to credit the people who deserve it most: our teachers. We recently spoke with two teachers, both graduates of UTeach Institute programs, who are...
In observation of Teacher Appreciation Week, I have invited MK Montgomery – an educator affiliated with Teach For America (TFA) in Louisiana – to discuss her experience teaching science in East Baton Rouge...
A mobile phone, Cherie Blair reminded us last week, is often a poor person’s computer. Cherie made that point during a visit to ExxonMobil’s Houston campus, where she spoke to employees about the work the...
When Henry Hudson sailed into the New York Harbor in 1609 on his way to the river that would bear his name, the waters were packed with 220,000 acres of oyster reefs. Unfortunately, by 1906, the harbor’s oyster...
In my post last week for International Women’s Day, I mentioned ExxonMobil’s efforts to expand and diversify our value chain. I have asked ExxonMobil Global Sustainable Procurement Manager Nancy Swartout to...
The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp doesn’t have horseback riding. There isn’t a swimming pool or a campfire. What you’ll find, though, are dozens of math and science lovers aged 11–14.
