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News last week

• Elon Musk’s Starlink has signed agreement with both Jio and Airtel to launch Satellite based Internet services in India raising concerns in some quarters on national security. >>
• Indian PhD student Ranjani Srinivasan got her visa revoked for “supporting Hamas” and self-deports to Canada. >>​
• Market went into Correction territory last week before recovering again on Friday slightly. This repeating story is due to flipflop on tariffs by President Trump’s government since they sworn in.
• Cricket fans celebrating India’s Champions Trophy win last week came under attack from miscreants at several places across India.
• In a bizarre incident, Teen athlete Alaila Everett hit the opponent Kaelen Tucker on the head with the metal baton causing concussion. >>​
• St. Patrick’s day will be celebrated on Monday.

Sports

Mumbai Indians win the Women’s Premier League 2025 beating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur’s captain’s innings of 66 runs with the bat has helped the team win the trophy. Brief scores: MIW 149/7 beat DCW 141/9.

Men’s team are gearing up for IPL 2025 after India’s Champions Trophy 2025 victory last week. IPL 2025 starts next week on March 22nd with KKR playing against RCB at Kolkata.

Summer Programs

Time of the year to register for Summer Programs for your kids. In some states or specific programs it could be late already. Generally the Universities in your respective area offer STEM based summer programs for Middle school and High school students in a way to nudge their interest into STEM majors. These programs also help showcase the college so that students may have them in their top list when they apply for their UG. Here we list some of the summer programs for middle school students.

• ​The State Pre-College Enrichment Program (S-PREP) by Columbia University is a free high school and college preparatory program designed for 7th – 12th grade students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine or related STEM fields.
• ​The Stanford Middle School Scholars Program (SMSSP) prepares students for a rigorous high school education with a three-week online summer course and weekly online after-school meetings during fall.
• ​NJCU STEAM Academy – NJCU STEAM Academy (formerly Proyecto Science) is an intensive multi-year, summer enrichment and pre-college program that unlocks STEAM potential in promising middle and high school students.
• ​The Ulysses S. Grant Foundation at Yale University is a 6-week academic summer program for highly motivated middle school students who are enrolled in public and parochial schools in New Haven, CT.
• Explore world-class, cutting-edge science with The Lawrence at UC Berkeley! Elevate your teen’s learning journey through our unrivaled, hands-on, research-based approach that brings science to life with real-world applications.
• ​The Summer Engineering Experience (SEE) at Carnegie Mellon University is a week-long summer experience for rising 8th through 11th graders who are interested in math and science.
• ​Middle School Summer Camps at Oregon State University offers several STEM programs.
• ​Penn GEMS: Engineering, Math and Science Camp is an opportunity for Philadelphia-area middle school students to learn about engineering and how it is part of everyday life.

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