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UNO leaders present STEM Trail Center and a push for 'skill‑based economy' pathways
Summary
University of Nebraska Omaha faculty and the campus chancellor showcased a new STEM teaching and research facility and outlined initiatives — including paid internships, competency‑based learning, microcredentials and an AI lab — aimed at preparing learners for workforce needs.
University of Nebraska at Omaha faculty and campus leaders briefed the Board of Regents on April 11 about a new STEM teaching, research and inquiry‑based learning facility and a strategy they call advancing a skill‑based economy.
Chris Moore, professor of physics and director of the UNO STEM Trail Center, described the facility as a pedagogical model used by nearly 2,000 UNO undergraduates this academic year and as a site for summer camps and community programming that the campus estimates reaches more than 16,000 youth in Omaha. “A one‑week session in our summer camps for third‑ through tenth‑graders leads to a 15% increase in interest in STEM…
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