rom Cumberland Times-News | May 7, 2017 read it > FROSTBURG — The clouds looming over the Mountain City on Saturday didn’t stop local kids from catching some rainbows. Close to 800 children from K-12 schools in Garrett and Allegany counties as well as their parents participated in the seventh annual Western Maryland Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Festival hosted…
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from ABC7 News | May 3, 2017 watch the video> KENSINGTON,Md. (ABC7) — Tenth grade biology students at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington are learning about wildlife forensics in a brand new way. “It gets me more engaged in what we’re doing and I kind of feel like an expert,” Tishawna Cornelius shared. http://wjla.com/news/local/new-mobile-lab-expands-science-education-at-montgomery-county-school 16-year-old Jefferson Rodriguez…
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On March 16, 2017, MdBio’s Mobile eXploration Lab (MXLab) hosted Fox 45 morning news anchor Amber Miller at Reservoir High School for a tour and activities onboard the nearly 1,000 square foot facility. Video includes interviews with MdBio’s staff, MdBio Chair, teachers and students from Reservoir High School, and corporate partner Northrop Grumman Corporation. …
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What does your favorite ice cream flavor have to do with meeting STEM education needs across Maryland? Watch MdBio’s CEO, Brian Gaines, TED-style talk at the Montgomery County STEM Summit to find out. The county’s first-ever STEM Summit, hosted by Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer on February 26, 2017, included more than 350 parents, students,…
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from The Journal | March 16, 2017 read more > The largest mobile STEM lab of its kind in the country will be touring Maryland schools to help drive student interests in STEM. The 53-foot Mobile eXploration Lab, or MXLab for short, will deliver hands-on biology, chemistry, environmental science and other STEM experiences to high…
Detailsfrom WTOP News | March 14, 2017 read more > WASHINGTON — Rockville-based nonprofit MdBio Foundation has a brand new mobile science laboratory that will tour local schools to raise student interest in STEM careers. MdBio said the trailer, manufactured by Triune Specialty Trailers, is the country’s largest and most advanced mobile science laboratory. Called the…
Detailsfrom Montgomery County Council and County Cable Montgomery Getting kids more interested in careers in science and technology is something officials across the state are passionate about. Recently, the MdBio Foundation unveiled a new mobile lab designed to give students hands on STEM education, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists.
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from Montgomery County Media | see video > MdBio Foundation on Tuesday displayed its new $750,000 mobile laboratory that provides high school students with science and technology activities to get them involved in STEM careers. STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — is where high-paying jobs will be, said Brian Gaines, MdBio’s CEO. “Kids…
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from ABC2 News | January 24, 2017 The MdBio Foundation unveiled a new mobile lab Tuesday to bring STEM to students around the state. Gov. Larry Hogan was on hand for the presentation of the Mobile eXploration Lab (MXLab). “This MXLab is the largest of its kind in the entire country,” Hogan said. “With their…
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from Baltimore Sun | January 23, 2017 read more > The MdBio Foundation will unveil Tuesday its new mobile laboratory to travel to high schools throughout the state to provide hands-on science lessons. The new Mobile eXploration Lab, or MXLab, is an upgrade from the organization’s original mobile laboratory, which has worked with about 150,000…
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