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Pictured, from left, are Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ nursing student Hanna Hudson, Huntington Middle School student Cason Young, Lufkin Middle School student Sam Ellisor, Harlingen Middle School student Jimi Abbott and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ nursing student Katy Trotty. The middle school students were learning how to start an IV on patient simulators in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Richard and Lucille Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ of Nursing.

Nearly 100 middle school students from more than a dozen area school districts are attending iMAS (Investigations in Math and Science) Academy this week at Stephen F. Austin State University. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) faculty members are guiding students in the discovery of academic skills necessary for future STEM careers. Students are working collaboratively to solve real-world problems as they work through modules such as Crime Solvers (CSI), ER, Magic Cone (conics) and What's in Your Water.