The MdBio Foundation has been awarded a $1.36 million grant from Verizon to operate a mobile science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program for D.C. Public Schools during the 2017-2018 school year. The education program, called the explorer lab, will consist of virtual reality and gaming components as well as in-classroom experiences, is…
Detailsfrom Automation Alley | January 9, 2017 Read more > Local manufacturer Triune Specialty Trailers will deliver the country’s largest and most advanced mobile science laboratory this spring—a learning lab made for the MdBio Foundation, Inc., a Maryland-based nonprofit. This trailer, called the Mobile eXploration Lab (MXLab), will travel throughout the state of Maryland to deliver…
DetailsMdBio Foundation is hiring! MdBio Foundation is hiring a team of enthusiastic individuals to operate the Verizon Innovative Learning explorer lab, a custom designed 45-foot bus that will travel to middle schools in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In addition to providing instruction to middle school students aboard the bus, the team will also assist in…
Detailsfrom Technical.ly Baltimore | November 17, 2016 Read more > The MdBio Foundation is set to get a new STEM ride. The Mobile eXploration Lab will have room for about 40 students to explore science and chemistry, as well as VR and cybersecurity. The lab will start rolling out in 2017, and be fully operational…
DetailsFrom MdBio partner organization CNSI | Read more > Earlier this week, CNSI participated in the MdBio Foundation Fall ATLAS event. Just like an atlas is a composite of maps to help a person chart a course, this event was a composite of Maryland business leaders, colleges, government agencies and potential employers…
DetailsFrom The Journal | November 15, 2016 Read more > AT&T is contributing $25,000 to the Maryland-based MdBio Foundation to boost science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the Old Line State. The contribution will support MdBio programs for underserved high school and rising middle school students, including the MdBioLab, a mobile laboratory that…
DetailsEvent at University of Maryland BioPark Brings Together Science Leaders and Students for a Day of Hands-on Experiments, Company Tours and Exploration of Future STEM Opportunities MdBio Foundation Gives Sneak Peak at Next-Generation Mobile Lab Debuting in 2017 Baltimore and Rockville, MD – November 15, 2016 – More than 100 students from the Vivien…
DetailsNovavax CEO Stanley Erck (serves on the Board of Directors for MdBio) and MdBio Foundation CEO Brian Gaines provide comments to the Washington Business Journal on the important role of companies to show students the possibility of a career in STEM. Read more: Guest Comment: How Greater Washington companies can help solve the STEM challenge
DetailsCurtis Bay Facility Tour and Hands-On Experiments on MdBioLab Highlight Future Career Opportunities for Local High School Students WHO: MdBio Foundation and W.R. Grace & Co. WHAT: Manufacturing Day, a worldwide celebration of modern manufacturers meant to inspire the next generation. WHERE: W.R. Grace & Co. – Curtis Bay Manufacturing Facility…
DetailsEvent Engages Students in Hands-On Laboratory Experience on MdBioLab WHO: MdBio Foundation and University of Maryland BioPark WHAT: Micropipette Challenge at Baltimore Innovation Week WHERE: MdBioLab at University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 WHEN: Monday, September 26, 2016; 10 a.m. – Noon DETAILS: During Baltimore Innovation Week, 7th and 8th graders from the James McHenry…
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