STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM is designed to integrate STEM subjects and the art of design in the classroom. These programs aim to teach students to think critically and have an engineering or design approach towards real-world problems while building on their mathematics and science base.

U-M’s Dawn Tilbury To Head NSF Engineering Directorate

ANN ARBOR - The National Science Foundation has selected a University of Michigan mechanical engineering professor to serve as head of its Directorate for Engineering. Dawn Tilbury is a professor of mechanical engineering and former associate dean for research at U-M's College Engineering. NSF's Directorate for Engineering is charged with supporting engineering research and education

By |2017-03-29T12:16:14-04:00March 29th, 2017|STEM|

Lawrence Tech’s Marburger STEM Center Introduces Young People To Science, Technology, Engineering And Math

ROYAL OAK - Sibrina Nichelle Collins, executive director of Lawrence Tech University’s Marburger STEM Center talks about reaching out to attract more students to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The shortage of STEM talent has reached a critical state in Michigan. More recently, the STEM center hosted the boy scouts and cub scouts to show

By |2017-03-27T20:28:44-04:00March 27th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

Michigan Science Center Celebrates First Anniversary Of Innovative STEMinista Program

ROYAL OAK - Tony Matthews, PhD, the CEO of the Michigan Science Center talks about her innovative STEMinista program for middle school girls from fourth to eight grade to learn more about Science, Technology Engineering and Math. Businesses are seeking to diversify their workforces, and unfortunately less than 30 percent of professionals in STEM are

By |2017-03-20T10:43:57-04:00March 12th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

LTU Summer Camps Introduce High School Students To STEM

ROYAL OAK -Lisa R. Kujawa, the Assistant Provost for Enrollment at Lawrence Technological University, joined M2 TechCast to highlight the summer camp schedule coming this July at LTU, where more than two dozen camps will be offered. More than 500 students from all over the state and a few foreign countries attended last year’s camps

By |2017-02-28T20:40:25-05:00February 28th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

Michigan STEM Partnership Gets $26K From Bosch Community Fund

HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership has received a $26,000 grant from the Bosch Community Fund to further define the Partnership’s opportunities to improve the evolving STEM landscape in Michigan. Information gathered through research, assessment and evaluation will be used to identify the necessary role, structure, functions and capacity needed for the Partnership to bolster

By |2017-02-21T20:18:28-05:00February 21st, 2017|Mobile MI, STEM|

STEM At The Michigan Science Center

Seun Phillips, VP of Education and Engagement at Michigan Science Center joined our experts to describe the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs that the Michigan Science Center is using to encourage children, particularly girls, to get involved early and often in sciences. Seun Phillips joined the Michigan Science Center in 2015 and has pioneered and

By |2017-02-14T20:10:41-05:00February 14th, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts, STEM|

Michigan Science Center’s CEO Matthews Kicks Off New Podcast Series On M2 Techcast

ROYAL OAK - Tonya Matthews, PhD, is the Michigan Science Center’s first permanent chief executive and has led its climb to becoming the Science Technology Engineering and Math Hub for greater Detroit and the state. Matthews kicks off a monthly segment on M2 TechCast that will feature MiSci, its programs and most particularly its STEMinista

By |2017-02-14T18:10:28-05:00February 14th, 2017|Podcasts, STEM|

Michigan Science Center’s Matthews To Join M2 TechCast Monthly For Special STEM Segment

DETROIT - Tonya Matthews PhD, president and CEO at the Michigan Science Center, kicks off a monthly segment on M2 TechCast Monday Feb. 5 when she will discuss how the center helps get young people, particularly young girls, interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Matthews launched the center’s STEMinista Project for girls in

By |2017-02-03T10:32:17-05:00February 3rd, 2017|News, STEM|

Michigan Science Center CEO Appointed To National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

DETROIT - Tonya Matthews PhD, president and CEO at the Michigan Science Center, has been appointed to Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Matthews will join the chairman and 13 other members on BOSE, a standing board that guides a portfolio of work on science education broadly conceived

By |2017-01-26T20:53:40-05:00January 26th, 2017|News, STEM|

Auto Supplier Denso To Sponsor FIRST Robotics In 2017

SOUTHFIELD - Auto supplier Denso has again announced a 2017 commitment to FIRST Robotics, to which it has donated more than $800,000 since 2002. Detroit will host the FIRST Robotics Championship at Cobo Center and Ford Field in April 2018, 2019 and 2020. Denso is a Silver Level Supplier Sponsor of FIRST, and teamed up

By |2017-01-20T11:29:30-05:00January 20th, 2017|ESD, STEM|