![Summer Transportation Institute conclusion 2015](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/08/STI_GOODBYE-20e66h3-470x140.jpg)
On July, 31, the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) had its end of summer closing ceremony. Thomas Materday, the director of the program, shared some final…
![An Interview with Brandon Pitt](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/IMG_1964-1pfuue1-470x140.jpg)
Brandon Pitt is a rising senior at Madison High School. This summer is his first year at the Summer Transportation Institute (STI). The diversity of…
![Max and KC lifts off](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/20160516252_25193b4133_o-1-1mp0gr1-470x140.jpg)
Mentor KC and Max were in a competition to see whose plane was “the better bird,” which one flew the best. This week’s competition was to craft a plane with…
![Albert (not Einstein) Materdey](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/19557591743_d942d739fb_o-12wvex3-470x140.jpg)
Albert is a rising freshman at Newton South High School. Albert has a zeal for studying physics and engineering and he aspires to go to…
![Summer Transportation Institute: NASA Conference](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/19904531830_15a2d21e20_o-2as4qej-e1438363881188-470x140.jpg)
As part of the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) summertime curriculum, students got the opportunity speak with Robert Storm, a member of the National Aeronautics and…
![An Interview with Max Castillo](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/IMG_7757-29qfgqi-470x140.jpg)
Max Castillo from Match High School is a first-year scholar at the Summer Transportation Institute (STI). Through his experience in the program, he has gained…
![Meet Michael, the Mentor](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/IMG_7988-24jns93-470x140.jpg)
Michael Cole is a mentor at the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) and a rising junior at UMass Boston. He currently studies computer forensics and had…
![Summer Transportation Institute: Kite Building](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/19573464008_cc6db72593_o-16loz96-470x140.jpg)
Students at the Summer Transport Institute built kites on Thursday, July 16 as part of their learning curriculum this summer. Each week students are learning…
![Summer Transportation Institute: 2015](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2015/07/19140610643_c23574cdcc_o-1nhfqs0-470x140.jpg)
Summer Transportation Institute (STI), a youth program here at UMass Boston, allows high school-aged students to explore the possibilities of a career in the transportation…
![Summer Transportion Institute: Helicopters and Goodbyes](https://blogs.umb.edu/summeryouth/files/2014/07/14738220653_a74034bf98_o-1h2ripb-470x140.jpg)
This past Wednesday, July 16, students from the Summer Transportation Institute flew toy helicopters indoors as part of their daily activities. I took photos and…