CULLEN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering

St. Elmo Brady

Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement

Posted on March 26, 2018
Researchers and students from the University of Houston are working with fourth- and fifth-grade boys to promote interest in STEM.

Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace the cool factor of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on engineering activities with their fathers and other mentors from the University of Houston.

News Contacts

riward [at] uh [dot] edu (Rachel Knudsen)
UH Cullen College of Engineering
713-743-4379

Radio Program

Engines of Our Ingenuity, written and hosted by engineering prof. John Lienhard, airs in Houston on KUHF-FM 88.7 M-F 7:35am and 3:55pm. The series is broadcasted by over 30 NPR affiliates nation-wide.