Every other year, Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education offers its one-day Building Bridges program to enable high-school students to explore Northeastern’s College of Engineering. Faculty and students from all the school’s departments explain various engineering disciplines, career paths, high-education opportunities, and research opportunities. Activities may include:

• Design and Test a Bridge
• Implantable Biomedical Devices
• Design and Build and Electronic Night Light
• Synthesize Slime
• Streamline a Sports Utility Vehicle
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
• Computer chip Design and Fabrication
• Simulate an Earthquake

Parents and families are encouraged to explore the campus while students participate in the program. This year the event will be on November 30 from 9AM to 2:15PM. The cost is $15, including lunch. Registration is open now.