Knowledge in Action
The United States has fallen precipitously behind other countries in educating enough scientists, engineers and technologically trained workers to replace those now approaching retirement. Nationwide, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills have been identified as essential to developing a 21st century workforce and encouraging students to pursue advanced scientific and technological fields.
Beacon Institute’s new strategic alliance with Clarkson University brings Clarkson’s academic excellence — top rated by U.S. News & World Report — to the Hudson Valley. New education programming is geared towards undergraduate and graduate students, as well as middle and high school students and teachers, in the pursuit of scientific and engineering knowledge and understanding of our waterways using the River and Estuary Observatory Network (REON) and Hudson River as a “laboratory.”
