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Enhancing Teens' Interest In STEM

According to this year's Lemelson-MIT Invention Index , an annual survey that gauges Americans' perceptions about invention and innovation, teens are enthusiastic about these subjects, with 77 percent interested in pursuing a STEM career.

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February 10, 2010 at 00:01 CST

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