Forty-three girls entering eighth grade will spend this week at Rochester Institute of Technology exploring mathematics as the language of science and solving problems through mathematical modeling.

The Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-On Experience, or SMASH, is a week-long summer camp for rising eighth graders, with an emphasis on encouraging girls to explore science and math.

SMASH, a program that gives low-income high schoolers of color a chance to study math and science in some of the best-equipped academic institutions in California, recently rolled out a branch at ...

AN ASTEROID is hurtling toward Earth. Do you: a) Blow it up? b) Attempt to divert its course? or c) Party like it’s 1999. So what if it hits? It’s a scenario that might be featured in the next ...