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Not much bigger than a child's toy block, two spacecraft designed and built by university students in Kentucky and California will fly in space for a short period this month to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth orbiting space vehicles.

Today, Microsoft Corp. and IEEE announced a collaboration to empower students to reach their professional aspirations.

Some of the world's best young designers from London's Royal College of Art (RCA) have created a series of remarkable 'Bentleys of the Future' designs in a unique partnership with the famous British company.

New to this year’s competition is the addition of expert jurors such as Eric Carle, the creator of the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" who will help determine the top 40 Regional Finalists.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced the start of its second annual Key Scientific Challenges Program -a thought-provoking competition that encourages top graduate students globally to collaborate with Yahoo! and help invent the future of the Internet.

Today, Microsoft Corp. and the Corporation for National and Community Service announced six schools — from California, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia — have been selected to participate in the Service & Technology Academic Resource Team (START).

For the sixth consecutive year, Princeton University has set a record for students applying for admission, with 26,166 applications received for the class of 2014.

Two vocational high school graduates who have not yet found an apprenticeship position can start off their careers at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, in the fall 2010.

Medical studies are soon to start with the MARS scanner, a revolutionary CT scanner developed by the University of Canterbury1, New Zealand. The scanner, which incorporates technology developed at the world’s leading particle physics research centre, CERN2, was recently shipped to research partners in North America.

Chevrolet and McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business announced today a nationwide competition that challenges savvy business students across Canada to develop an innovative social media marketing campaign to help launch the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and compete for the title of Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec.

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NASA has invited more than 350 student rocketeers from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities -- 37 teams nationwide -- to take part in the 2009-2010 NASA Student Launch Projects. Their challenge is to build powerful rockets of their own design, complete with a working science payload, and launch them to an altitude of 1 mile.

NASA is offering community and junior college students from across the country an opportunity to participate in a semester-long scholars program, culminating in a three-day visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Middle School Students Lead the Charge From Los Angeles, but Classrooms Across the U.S. Can Participate in Live Web Cast

Videos demonstrate that gaming breeds learning; winners reinforce AMD Changing the Game’s commitment to advance youth education through digital game development

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that its multi-million-dollar program to help colleges, universities, and high schools build students’ mainframe computer skills has surpassed 600 schools worldwide.

As students head back to the classroom this fall, AT&T and iKeepSafe have created a series of comprehensive online safety education tools. These interactive tools for teachers, school administrators, counselors, parents and students of all ages will help schools support online safety programs for the classroom.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska, to develop a first-of-its-kind green data center management degree using IBM hardware, software and online skills training resources.

For more than a decade, Cisco® Networking Academy® program has partnered with the education community to help students worldwide enter rewarding careers by teaching valuable networking and information technology (IT) skills.

Internship Program Opens Doors for Networking Academy Students to Gain International Work Experience