After Hurricane Harvey, schools across the affected areas in Texas worked hard to get students back in classrooms. While classrooms across the five affected regions are being repaired, gyms and fields rebuilt, and learning materials recreated, there is still a gap for some schools as they aim to provide quality education and experiences for their…
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AT&T helps MdBio Foundation Deliver STEM Programs in Maryland Contribution supports hands-on activities for middle and high school students GERMANTOWN, Md., November 9, 2018 — The MdBio Foundation received $40,000 from AT&T to support a program that offers underserved middle and high school students with hands-on, STEM-based learning experiences with the goal of increasing awareness of STEM-related careers. The…
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As we kick off our 18th school year in Maryland, I wanted to take a moment to share with you how MdBio’s newest mobile lab program is helping in the recovery efforts of hurricane-impacted communities across the state of Texas by engaging students with STEM. MdBio is very excited to share that we will be operating…
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MdBio’s VP of Communications and Events, Janeé Pelletier, shows off the Verizon explorer lab during a Capitol Hill open house for policymakers in July 2018. The “explorer lab” touches down in DC and Houston this summer to show kids and adults the power of STEM education. Augmented and virtual reality technologies offer students extraordinary opportunities to…
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Photo caption: Co-Founder and Chair of the Dell Foundation, Susan Dell, receives a thank you gift outside MdBio’s mobile lab from 7th and 8th grade students at Wharton Junior High School. Foundation Has Raised More Than $500,000 Since October to Bring Mobile STEM Laboratory to Schools Impacted by Hurricane Harvey Gaithersburg, Md. – August 22, 2018…
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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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