The Denver Post – Matthew Nussbaum
“Seven college students are biking across the country in an effort to change it. On the journey, they are teaching 13 engineering and science workshops for middle school and high school students, including July 16-17 at the Loveland Public Library. The group, made up of students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, began the ride from Washington, D.C., on June 1. “I love the idea of huge adventures and huge challenges,” said Brian Wagner, 19, a physics and economics major at Harvard who co-teaches the rocket-building workshop. The challenge taken on by the group is much bigger than a 3,000-mile bike ride — it’s to inspire younger Americans to study fields in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. A 2012 international test found American 15-year-olds ranked 27th globally in science scores and 35th in math.”(more)