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WATCH: Videos from the 2014 U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference
U.S. News & World Report's Editor and Chief Content Officer Brian Kelly welcomed the crowd with a keynote address and introduced The U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index.
Code.org co-founder and CEO Hadi Partovi talks about how even little kids can learn to code.
The final keynote session of the conference reiterated the importance of hands-on learning as a panel of scientists -- all of them 23 years old or younger -- shared their experiences and offered advice about succeeding in STEM fields.
Two industry leaders urge STEM students and workers to be adaptable -- even when it means starting over.
A panel at the U.S. News STEM Solutions conference identified critical but overlooked ways to increase interest in science education.
U.S. News inducts new leaders into its STEM hall of fame.
Click through a gallery of photos from the conference.
U.S. News evaluates the public high schools with the best science, technology, engineering and math programs.
