August 21, 2018 | Austin, Texas read it> First Lady Cecilia Abbott today joined Susan Dell of the Rebuild Texas Fund and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation on a visit to communities damaged by Hurricane Harvey. As the storm’s one year anniversary approaches, the First Lady met with Texans whose homes, schools and businesses were…
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from Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, TX) | July 28, 2018 by Dicey Schauer Just Do It Now has an MdBioLab sitting in its front lawn. According to the MdBio website, the MdBio Foundation, which comes out of Maryland, aims to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to underserved communities. During the school year, MdBio brings…
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LARGO, Md. (Aug. 8, 2018) | read it > Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) joined with MdBio Foundation and Verizon Communications to introduce middle school girls from Prince George’s County to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills in a unique summer program. The Verizon Innovative Learning program launched in partnership with the National Association for…
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Gaithersburg, Md. – June 26, 2018 – The MdBio Foundation, a non-profit that provides STEM education and workforce development to underserved communities, today announced Brian Rosen, vice president, Commercial Strategy, at Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), was named chair of the board of directors. Rosen will succeed Jennifer Cotteleer, who has served as board chair for…
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Mobile Lab Arrives in Refugio, TX On May 7, MdBioLab returned to Texas thanks to a new grant from the Rebuild Texas Fund, a partnership between The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the OneStar Foundation. Refugio, Texas – about 50 miles northeast of Corpus Christi – was devastated when Hurricane Harvey stalled over the…
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Never ones to let the edge of what’s physically possible limit STEM education, MdBio’s education team has been working with teachers and students to develop a virtual reality earth and space science activity for the classroom. Virtual reality represents the newest immersive learning experience for MdBio, who has several other game-based learning experiences for mobile…
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Viral Sequencing Project Entered into International Competition; Winners to be Announced at 2018 Bio International Convention in Boston, June 4-7 Gaithersburg, Md. – May 15, 2018 – The MdBio Foundation, a non-profit that provides STEM education and workforce development to underserved communities, today announced that Katy Wnuk-Fink – a senior from Laurel who attends…
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Gaithersburg, Md. – May 9, 2018 – The MdBio Foundation, a non-profit that provides STEM education and workforce development to underserved communities, today announced that it has been named as one of 100 Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington area by the Washington Business Journal. In surveys to select the finalists, employees cited…
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from NBC4 | February 22, 2018 watch it > A nationwide effort to encourage students to pursue careers in science and technology is making a stop in the D.C. area Thursday morning. It’s “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day!” News4’s Molette Green has more.
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from Access Hollywood | February 2, 2018 watch it > Live from Minneapolis, Minnesota, MdBio’s team welcomed some very special guests onboard the Verizon explorer lab: NFL player and former New York Giant, Victor Cruz, and Minnesota Timberwolves basketball star, Karl-Anthony Towns. The players surprised students at Franklin Middle School during an assembly, and then…
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