The 22 international students participating in the UPWARDS Summer Camp made the most of their two days with Virginia Tech in the greater Washington, D.C., area, programming drones and robots, […]
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Virginia Tech UPWARDS Semiconductor Summer Camp
Workforce development has never been this clean! 😌 International students in the UPWARDS (University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors) Summer Camp explored the world of […]
Boise State Students Travel the World to Gain Hands-on Experience in Semiconductors
A key part of Boise State’s focus and the mission of the Microelectronics Education and Research Center (MERC) is creating immersive and impactful opportunities for students to learn about semiconductors […]
UPWARDS: RPI Undergraduates Travel to Japan
As a partner in the U.S.-Japan University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors (UPWARDS) for the Future Network, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is building international collaborations in […]
UPWARDS: RPI Associate Professor Trevor Rhone Visits Tohoku University
As a partner in the U.S.-Japan University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors (UPWARDS) for the Future Network, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is deepening research collaborations with […]
Boise State hosts visit for semiconductor research partners from Japan
Article snippet taken from Boise State News – see full published article here “University, industry and government partners from the United States and Japan gathered in April 2025 at Boise […]
UPWARDS: RPI UPWARDS Committee Visits Nagoya University and Hiroshima University
RPI is a partner in the U.S.-Japan University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors (UPWARDS) for the Future Network, a consortium of 11 universities in the […]
Engineering Students Travel to Japan for Semiconductor Leadership Workshop
Eleven universities, including Boise State, are forging international ties with the University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research and Development in Semiconductors for the Future (UPWARDS) program. UPWARDS is an […]
Inside ‘Upwards’ at RIT; an international semiconductor education exchange program
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WROC) — Since the passage of the federal CHIPS Act, New York has seen significant investment in the semiconductor industry from a recent $40 million into the 1-90 […]
Associate Professor Kurtis Cantley of Boise State University, U.S., Visits Hiroshima University
Associate Professor Kurtis Cantley of Boise State University, a U.S. participant in UPWARDS, a semiconductor human resource development project involving 11 U.S. and Japanese universities including Hiroshima University (HU), visited […]
UPWARDS Partners gather in Seattle!
UPWARDS 11 University partners gathered at Purdue University for a whirlwind planning and organizing conference. Representatives from U.S. and Japanese Universities, alongside Micron, TEL, and the National Science Foundation, met […]
UW leads international group in semiconductor research and workforce development
The University of Washington is at the forefront of an international effort to innovate the semiconductor industry while building a skilled U.S.-based workforce to design and manufacture chip technology. Part […]