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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from ABC7 news | August 11, 2017 watch it > “Do any of the bacteria look familiar to you?” Dachelle Robinson asked another intern as he played a video game that the team created. The video games aim to get you thinking. “You will be traveling the water droplet through the clog through the pipes,” Robinson explained, of…
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MdBio will offer 35 week-long mobile laboratory visits for the 2017/2018 school year. Of these weeks, twenty seven (27) have been set aside for priority schools (defined by MdBio as those schools with a majority of students eligible for free/reduced meals). Priority schools will be required to provide documentation showing their eligibility at time of…
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from High Desert Daily | July 19, 2017 read it > (Victor Valley)– This summer 150 African-American and Latino boys from middle schools across San Bernardino are learning technology skills at Cal State San Bernardino as part of the Verizon Innovative Learning Camp. One of 17 institutions nationwide chosen as a host site, it marks second…
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from AT&T | July 20, 2017 read it > MdBio recently received a contribution from AT&T to support STEM education initiatives and direct service programs that serve students in grades 7-12 in underserved communities. The programs will include the ATLAS college and career symposium and school-based programs designed to engage students about lucrative career opportunities in…
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from ABC2 News (WMAR) | July 19, 2017 watch it > BALTIMORE, Md. – Behind safety glasses, a girl intently focused on the task at hand, detecting the color change from a combination she just made. The goal to find out if the vial’s contents are acidic or basic. She’s in 6th grade, and part of a…
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MdBio will offer 35 week-long mobile laboratory visits for the 2017/2018 school year. Of these weeks, twenty seven (27) have been set aside for priority schools (defined by MdBio as those schools with a majority of students eligible for free/reduced meals). Priority schools will be required to provide documentation showing their eligibility at time of…
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from Edutopia | June 26, 2017 read it > Two of MdBio’s mobile labs, the MdBioLab and the Mobile eXploration Lab, have been featured in a photo essay by Edutopia, the education hub funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. MdBio’s mobile labs were highlighted alongside traveling art studios, science labs, and greenhouses from across the…
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Triune Builds the Country’s Largest & Most Advanced Mobile STEM Lab from Triune Manufacturing | read it > Crime scene investigation, DNA extraction, alternative fuels and bioengineering are just a few of the classes and lab activities available in the Mobile eXploration Lab (MXLab), the country’s largest and most advanced mobile STEM education laboratory. “Triune’s years of experience…
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Today, the MdBio Foundation is pleased to announce the Eastern Region finalists in the STEM Voice™ Video Competition, a nationwide opportunity for students in grades 5 to 12 to explore the importance of STEM. The competition encourages students to be creative and use video to show how much they love STEM. Chosen from nearly 50 entries by a panel…
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from WUTB / WNUV, Baltimore | June 4, 2017 School’s nearly out, but MdBio’s team is hard at work on summer camp programs across the state. On June 4, MdBio CEO Brian Gaines appeared on Straight Talk with Mike Gimbel to discuss MdBio’s Young Science Explorers’ Program (YSEP), a weeklong summer camp program for rising seventh and eight…
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