Tag: STEM education

Roadbuilding

These are the 4 award-winning videos in ARTBA’s 6th annual Student Transportation Video Contest

The four winners of this year’s Student Transportation Video Contest sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research and Education Division touched on separate issues impacting transportation infrastructure, covering transit, funding, autonomous vehicles and work zone safety. ARTBA announced the winners during its recent National Convention in Tucson. The contest is held […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT launches STEM website for civil engineering career push

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has launched a website aimed at promoting interest in careers in transportation, with a focus on civil engineering. The site, which is a part of the department’s education outreach effort, focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. “Our new STEM education site is designed as a tool to […]

February 26, 2016

Business

STEM graduates are finding a weak job market. Why that could be a big opportunity to fix construction’s skilled labor woes

A recent article at Business Insider revealed an odd wrinkle in the job market. According to Census Bureau statistics, less than half the college graduates with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math) find jobs in STEM related fields. This wouldn’t be surprising except for the fact that so many people bleat on like a […]

July 11, 2014