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Technical Writing Takes the Field: Top 10 High Schools Featured Posts

Technical Writing Takes the Field: Top 10 High Schools

Think back to October 2024, when Oregon and Ohio State were battling it out on the football field. Oregon came out on top with a 32–31 win, moving up to […]

Introducing the Organization Leaderboards: Critical Thinking Performance at Colleges and Universities Featured Posts

Introducing the Organization Leaderboards: Critical Thinking Performance at Colleges and Universities

At the start of every sports season, fans tune into ESPN or similar stations to read or listen to the latest updates on their favorite teams. Fans are constantly wondering […]

9 Competitions for Aspiring Engineers Featured Posts

9 Competitions for Aspiring Engineers

Engineering is all about applying the STEM knowledge to come up with real solutions, and there is a field for every area of interest! Whether you are passionate about deep […]

Space and Agriculture: Polar Opposites? They’re Actually Closer Than You Think! Featured Posts

Space and Agriculture: Polar Opposites? They’re Actually Closer Than You Think!

Institute of Competition Sciences Plant the Moon Challenge builds on a long-standing history of space agriculture, inspired by real research taking place through NASA’s Artemis program. The first plant ever […]

The Vision Behind the New Platform: A Message from Our CEO ICS Background

The Vision Behind the New Platform: A Message from Our CEO

What inspired the next iteration of ICS, and where are we headed next? Hear directly from our CEO, Joshua Neubert, as he shares the vision behind the newly launched platform […]

Building Champions in the Classroom: Gamification in Education ICS Background

Building Champions in the Classroom: Gamification in Education

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them: a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali, American professional boxer and activist […]

Introducing the ICS Badge Structure ICS Background

Introducing the ICS Badge Structure

We’ve officially launched our new platform, and we’re so excited to give you a tour of the features we’ve added. One of the biggest new additions is our badging system, […]

Introducing the New ICS Platform: A Smarter Way to Manage and Participate in Educational Competitions Featured Posts

Introducing the New ICS Platform: A Smarter Way to Manage and Participate in Educational Competitions

Since ICS was founded in 2012, we’ve been a hub for educational competitions across the nation. We design, facilitate and manage competitions that are complex and rigorous while remaining accessible, […]

A New Era of Academic Competitions ICS Background

A New Era of Academic Competitions

For more than a decade, the Institute of Competition Sciences has been working with competition organizations to capture, organize, and recognize student achievement. One great example is the MATE Underwater […]