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Students think teacher Cory Loveless is a vampire. He sends them emails late at night while grading papers. He went to Houston and didn’t come back to North Dakota with a tan.To further the joke, the West Fargo High School AP® Calculus teacher added that “Count Loveless is celebrating...

NMSI joined organizations from across the country for an online South by Southwest Education Conference & Festival in lieu of the in-person event hosted annually in Austin, Texas.Bernard Harris, CEO of NMSI and the first African-American astronaut to complete a spacewalk; and Melissa Moritz,

When he goes back to school in person, William Scanlon is most looking forward to playing football and connecting with friends. Until then, he’s learning how to navigate remote learning. William is a 10th-grader at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California,a military-connected school served...

The engineering building at Gina Ruiz-Houston’s college only had women’s bathrooms on every other floor. She also joined a friend’s research project at sea because they needed another female on the ship. The Advanced Placement® Physics teacher at Barbara Goleman Senior High in Miami Lakes, Florida,

Islands often evoke a sense of wonder and isolation, but to millions around the world, islands are home. Many islands were first reached by people who traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles across open water to reach their destination. As an archaeologist, I’m interested in studying people...

Teacher Laura Lozano's home office, complete with a NMSI sticker on the document camera she uses to create videos for students. 

From a bad storm disconnecting internet service to caring for a 2-year-old, Laura Lozanofaced challenges during the first week of online learning. Despite these struggles, the...