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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.

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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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FCA Donates $65,000 To 13 Ontario High Schools To Compete In FIRST Robotics

WINDSOR, Ontario - The FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, Thursday awarded more than $65,000 in grants to 13 Ontario robotics teams and programs to compete in STEM-building First Robotics Competition programs. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen

By |2017-01-12T19:16:04-05:00January 12th, 2017|STEM|
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Detroit Public TV To Launch Detroit PBS Kids 24/7 Channel

WIXOM - On January 16, Detroit Public Television launches Detroit PBS Kids 24/7 channel, providing young viewers, their parents and caregivers with a new platform to positively engage their interest in learning. Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation is sponsoring the new channel. "We are delighted to be partnering with this new community initiative that will

By |2017-01-12T15:44:38-05:00January 12th, 2017|STEM|
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Michigan STEM Partnership Seeks More Stakeholders Statewide

LANSING - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, is extending an invitation to STEM stakeholders statewide, including those from: education, business, government, and non-profits, to participate in the organization’s designated Work Committees and Task Force Groups in order to enable a broader voice in the policies and initiatives of the state’s leading STEM

By |2017-01-12T15:33:58-05:00January 12th, 2017|STEM|
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Kettering University Partners With Ford To Launch Flint Schools Summer STEM Camp

FLINT - Kettering University is expanding its summer learning camps to target Flint students thanks to a grant from Ford Motor Company’s Corporate STEAM fund. The $32,000 grant will allow for the creation of the Flint Schools Summer Day Camp in July 2017. The summer camp will focus on creating and learning about model electric

By |2017-01-06T10:36:42-05:00January 6th, 2017|Featured, STEM|
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Michigan STEM Partnership Gets Grant To Help Train Educators To Teach STEM Skills

HOWELL  -  The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has received a $24,500 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation to support a STEM professional development program to provide resources for educators to better align STEM instruction to essential skills required in critical Michigan business sectors. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

By |2016-12-16T08:47:26-05:00December 16th, 2016|STEM|
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