From ABC7 News (Washington, DC) | December 18, 2017 watch it> Eighth graders at Brightwood Education Campus in Northwest are about to embark on a mission to Mars. “They’re going to be designing their own Mars rovers, learning how to take those Mars rovers out into the field and basically gather evidence, change their wheels,”…
DetailsMdBio Foundation to Host 9th ATLAS Symposium on November 17 Event Brings Students from DuVal High School Together with Local Tech Leaders to Learn More About STEM Careers More than 100 students with an interest in engineering and technology from DuVal High School’s Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology program will attend ATLAS, which features a…
Detailsfrom Click2Daily, Houston | November 13, 2017 watch it > HOUSTON – This week, for some Houston schoolchildren, class is in session on an 18-wheeler. It’s a science kit on wheels and it’s rolling through Texas to spark interest in careers in science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM. The MdBio Foundation, based in…
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from KRIS Corpus Christi | November 8, 2017 read it > More than 200 schools along the Gulf Coast were damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Many schools were left to use makeshift tools in temporary facilities. One organization traveled 1,600 miles to help the students in Port Aransas. The MdBio Mobile Science Lab made it’s way to…
Detailsfrom WOAI San Antonio | November 8, 2017 read it > The school year had just begun for Port Aransas High School when a storm named Harvey put a stop to it. “We had kids for three and a half days and then we were told to evacuate,” said Jim Potts, principal at Aransas Pass…
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from Fox 45 Baltimore (WBFF) | October 31, 2017 watch it > BALTIMORE, Md (WBFF) — A Maryland-based mobile science lab is headed to Texas Wednesday to bring science education to kids affected by Hurricane Harvey. For about 16 years, the non-profit has brought portable science and tech labs to Maryland schools. Tuesday morning, FOX45…
Detailsfrom Business Wire (Gaithersburg, MD) | October 26, 2017 The MdBio Foundation, a non-profit that provides STEM education and workforce development to underserved communities, will be taking one of its mobile laboratories to southeast Texas in November to support students at high schools and middle schools impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The new “Learning Undefeated” initiative features…
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from WDVM (Hagerstown, MD) | August 21, 2017 watch it > ROCKVILLE, Md. – It’s the day sky gazers have been waiting all summer for! MdBio celebrated the eclipse on their mobile lab with themed experiments, snacks and more. The first 100 people snagged a pair of the coveted eclipse glasses. People of all ages were excited…
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from Baltimore Sun | August 21, 2017 read it > The solar eclipse makes its way across the continental United States on Monday, and though Baltimore is not in its path of totality, the city will see 80 percent of the sun blotted out by the moon’s shadow. Here are some area events where you can catch a…
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from WDVM | August 14, 2017 watch it > MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Water and electronics are two things that typically don’t go together, but interns for the water company WSSC are incorporating the water process into video games. The games will be put on MD Bio’s mobile lab, which travels to schools across the state.…
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