The following discussion notes were collected during the session at the Maryland BioInnovation Conference, October 7, 2019. Session Description: The demand for life sciences job skills is growing rapidly in this region. Our roundtables will discuss opportunities and challenges while determining actions which can be taken to ensure workforce readiness and availability for the short…
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New STEM Program Inspires Middle School Students to Connect Science and Healthy Living Through Experiential Learning Resources Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, September 12, 2019)– AstraZeneca, Learning Undefeated and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today launched Generation Health: How Science Powers Us, a dynamic program designed to make…
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from District Administration read it > Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM experiences for high needs communities, today introduced two Drop Anywhere Labs to serve Texas schools in areas hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey. Supported by grants from the Rebuild Texas Fund and Qatar Harvey Fund, the Drop Anywhere Labs are custom-built shipping…
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September 9, 2019 | Remarks given by Refugio (Texas) ISD Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Gonzales, on the occasion of the launch of Drop Anywhere Labs “What an amazing journey we have embarked upon since Friday, August 25, 2017 when Hurricane Harvey forever changed life in Refugio and Refugio ISD! It is difficult to adequately describe…
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Grants from Rebuild Texas Fund and Qatar Harvey Fund Will Support Advanced Mobile STEM Education for Up to 40,000 Students Annually September 09, 2019 05:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time from BusinessWire | read it > GAITHERSBURG, Md. & REFUGIO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM experiences for high needs communities, today…
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from Constructech | read it > Construction is no longer just a collection of manual tasks. For generations now, technology has been infiltrating the daily work experience in the building trades. Universities and colleges are developing high-tech programs for construction trades, blending computer and laser technology into the curriculum so the next generation of contractors…
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from Houston Chronicle | read it > One of our most vivid recollections of Hurricane Harvey was not only how Houstonians banded together for immediate survival and a lengthy recovery, but how offers of assistance quickly came in from around the world. One striking example is the $30 million given by the State of Qatar…
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from Technical.ly Baltimore | read it > Shipping containers are continuing to prove their worth outside of transportation. From serving as a community-connecting space to an urban farm, one organization is now bringing them into education as mobile laboratories. The 22-foot-long, 8-foot-wide Drop Anywhere Labs are the latest innovation from Maryland education nonprofit Learning Undefeated, formerly MdBio Foundation. The shipping containers are…
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Learning Undefeated’s mobile laboratory program has been profiled in the Rebuild Texas Fund 2-year progress report, titled $100M at Work: Celebrating Community Progress. The August 2019 report highlights projects that have been instrumental in helping Texas communities recover from Hurricane Harvey, which brought catastrophic rain and flooding to areas between Corpus Christi and the Louisiana…
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August 7, 2019 | By Lyna Bentahar | The Sentinel read it > ROCKVILLE – Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit for STEM education based in Gaithersburg, unveiled three new laboratories for the use of underserved schools in Maryland and Texas. Learning Undefeated works with the disaster relief funds Rebuild Texas Fund…
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