Defense STEM Education Consortium Welcomes Four New Innovation Partners

Careers, College Readiness, News, Partners

The Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (DSEC), supported by U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has selected four new organizations — including Learning Undefeated — to include in DSEC’s Innovation Bloc Funding for 2021. The selected programs will support the Department’s efforts to strengthen career pathways among military-connected students and groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM, as well as one of its modernization priorities, biotechnology.

MdBio Foundation Inspires Washington, D.C., Students to Pursue STEM Careers at Eighth ATLAS Symposium

College Readiness, Festivals, Events & Workshops, News

Partners with BEST and DoD STEM to Host College and Career Expo at University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC – May 23, 2017 – Today more than 100 students from three schools in Washington, D.C., had the opportunity to learn more about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and get hands-on experience in…

MdBio Foundation to host ATLAS Nov. 7 as part of inaugural Maryland STEM Festival

Careers, College Readiness, Festivals, Events & Workshops, High School, Maryland Teachers & Schools, MdBio Foundation, News, Scholarships & Awards, Upcoming Events

MdBio Foundation, Prince George’s Community College, Prince George’s County Public Schools and NASA will host ATLAS November 7, 2015 as part of the inaugural Maryland STEM Festival.  This is also the first time the program has been hosted at a community college. The ATLAS symposium is for high school juniors/seniors and college undergraduates.  ATLAS provides an…

Survey: STEM Professionals Cite Real World Experience as Career Catalyst for Students

Careers, College Readiness, MdBio Foundation, News

  MdBio Foundation Urges Stronger Ties Between K-12 Schools and STEM Employers Rockville, Md. (May 4, 2015) – A new national survey of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals carried out by the MdBio Foundation, Inc. (MdBio) in collaboration with The Science Advisory Board® finds that the majority of STEM professionals credit real-world, hands-on…

WSSC Commissioners’ Engineering Scholarship Program

Careers, College Readiness, Maryland Teachers & Schools, News, Scholarships & Awards

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) offers the annual Commissioners’ Engineering Scholarships to college students majoring in engineering fields that are vital to the work of WSSC. Up to two new scholarships in the amount of $1000 each may be awarded; one to a Prince George’s County resident and one to a Montgomery County resident.…