Video: SNNLive speaks with Brian Gaines, CEO of MdBio Foundation
SNNLive interviewed Brian Gaines, CEO of MdBio Foundation, at the BioMaryland Booth at the recent BIO International Conference in San Diego, CA.
Guest Comment: In search of STEM diversity
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Inaugural Baltimore ATLAS event brings high school students closer to STEM careers
MdBio Foundation partnered with the Tech Council of Maryland to bring the Advancing Tomorrow’s Leaders + STEM (ATLAS) college and career symposium to Baltimore on May 1. The Merrick School…
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Neil Davey, Montgomery Blair HS senior, named 2014 Maryland BioGENEius Challenge winner
Neil Davey (pictured left), Montgomery Blair HS 2014 Maryland BioGENEius Challenge Winner Early Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment through the Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using Drop-based Microfluidics Kushi Ranganath,…
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MdBio launches initiative to get more minority students interested in STEM fields
MdBio Foundation wants to make sure high school students who like science and technology follow their interest to college and a career. MdBio, along with the Tech Council of Maryland, is…
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Congressman Hoyer Tours MdBioLab at Surrattsville HS
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) visited MdBioLab at Surrattsville High School on March 10. While visiting the MdBioLab, he received a tour of the mobile laboratory, met with students, and…
DetailsVolunteer opportunities with MdBio Foundation
Are you interested in supporting the MdBio Foundation’s mission? There are several opportunities for you to volunteer for MdBio programs and events. We are always in need of volunteers with…
DetailsMaryland BioGENEius Challenge – Deadline to apply is April 21
This spring, MdBio Foundation is continuing its partnership with the Biotechnology Institute to bring the BioGENEius Challenge to Maryland high school students. Two Maryland students will be selected to travel…
DetailsTCM accepting nominations for STEM Educator of the Year Award
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) will continue its tradition of honoring the best and brightest in STEM educators at its annual Industry Awards Celebration at the Bethesda North Marriott…
DetailsScience Education … On a Bus!
As It Is from VOA Learning English — …we report on an unusual way to study science in the state of Maryland. High school students across Maryland now have a…
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MdBio Foundation brings together students and STEM professionals at inaugural LOFT event
On Saturday November 16, participants of the first ever Maryland Leaders on Fast Track (LOFT) symposium gathered at Johns Hopkins University in Rockville to explore STEM careers. The event, hosted…
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MdBioLab Gets A Makeover
MdBioLab made the trip to Canton, OH this summer, but it wasn’t for the football hall of fame. The truck was sent to OBS, Inc., the original manufacturer of the…
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Baltimore City IGNITE students visit University of Maryland BioPark
On December 5, Jane Shaab, Executive Director of the University of Maryland BioPark, welcomed over 40 Baltimore City high school students to the biomedical research park located at the heart…
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Voice of America Visits MdBioLab
Voice of America (VOA) visited MdBioLab at Patapsco High School in Baltimore last month to see the innovative STEM program in action. Watch their coverage of MdBioLab to see how…
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Maryland mobile lab brings science education to students
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Instead of looking at pictures in textbooks or working with simulations on computers, high school students across Maryland have a chance to experiment with professional scientists while…
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Cool Schools: The Stem Bus
In this week’s cool schools, students at Gaithersburg Middle school are on the Stem Bus. Watch the video >
DetailsMiddle Schoolers Meet Local Scientists to Explore STEM Careers
Renata Burnett was at a loss for words when her daughter, Valentina, completed the Young Science Explorers Program (YSEP), a youth science camp for Maryland students entering the seventh and…
Details100K! MdBioLab Reaches Major Milestone
Jen Gruber, a senior at Rockville’s Magruder High School couldn’t believe her luck. As a member of the class who helped the MdBioLab reach a major milestone, she immediately took…
DetailsFrom the wire: Brian Gaines, CEO, MdBio Foundation
Welcome to the premiere issue of MdBioWire, the new quarterly e-newsletter from the innovative science education advocates at MdBio Foundation, Inc. Through MdBioWire, we hope to chronicle for you how…
Details*Calling All Science Educators*
Check out the upcoming AAAS Project 2061 Assessment Workshops in Washington, DC. This is an interactive three-day workshop that outlines Project 2061’s approach to science assessment. There are two sessions…
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