With the hundreds of questions #preschoolers ask every day, could early food and nutrition education, delivered by trained pre-K teachers, make them more likely to choose to study a #STEM field later in life? . With other education researchers at UNCG and NCATSUAggies, #NCStateCALS Professor Suzie Goodell and CALS alum and ECU Professor Virginia State have launched what they call “More PEAS, Please! Bridging the Gap Between Preschool and K-12 Learning Environments," which will introduce #science instruction to preschoolers and shed light on an overlooked area of the STEM workforce pipeline. . Without quality STEM and health experiences early, students may lose interest and confidence that they can do science and math. — Virginia Stage