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Winners Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

The Teich Group and Catapult X announce the winners of the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards, the only awards program judged by STEM educators. The awards program, operated in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and MCH Strategic Data, and for the first time this year with the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), spotlights innovative products, technologies, and services that are changing the world of STEM education.

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Learning Undefeated Names Marriotts Ridge High School Student as 2023 Maryland BioGENEius Finalist 

Jefferson Feng, a freshman at Marriotts Ridge High School in Marriottsville, Maryland has won the 2023 Maryland BioGENEius Challenge. As the 2023 Maryland BioGENEius finalist, Feng will represent the state at the virtual At-Large BioGENEius Challenge this May. For the second consecutive year, the BioGENEius Challenge tracks include the Global Healthcare Challenge in medical biotechnology, the Global Sustainability Challenge in agricultural biotechnology, and the Global Environmental Challenge in industrial/environmental biotechnology.

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AstraZeneca, Learning Undefeated Partner on STEM Education Program for Maryland Middle Schoolers

Learning Undefeated, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization focused on STEM education, is partnering with pharma giant AstraZeneca to expand science education across Maryland. The two recently showcased the new Breakout Box: Body Systems Mission at Gaithersburg Middle School on April 20. The event is part of a weeklong school visit in which more than 500 Gaithersburg Middle School students will experience the new Breakout Box: Body Systems Mission, an immersive learning experience designed to meet Next Generation Science Standards for 7th grade life sciences.

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Students Explore Mobile Science Lab at Gaithersburg Middle School

“Especially being in the biotech corridor of the City of Gaithersburg, I mean this is just a prime opportunity for us to further instill the value and importance of a STEM education in one of the most diverse cities in our country,” County Councilmember Laurie-Ann Sayles said. Thursday night kicked off a new year-long partnership that will bring the “Breakout Box: Body Systems Mission” to schools across the state, according to a release from Learning Undefeated. The event is part of a week-long visit at Gaithersburg Middle School.

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