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Powers of Ten Concert to Kick off the USA Science and Engineering Festival!!
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 10, 2010 Thanks to Festival Partner University of Maryland for helping us get the word out about the Festival and the Powers of Ten Concert and Streaming it LIVE! Find out more here on their website. USA Science & Engineering Festival Opens with Live Powers of Ten Concert Festival of Science and Technology – Opening Program: The…
Help science by celebrating with the USA Science and Engineering Festival and COPUS
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 7, 2010 Thanks COPUS for helping us get the word out about the Science festival! Read the full article here. Help science by celebrating with the USA Science and Engineering Festival and COPUS Four easy options to help bring science to center stage this October!! 1. Connect your local activities to the festival — no matter how…
NSTA on the USA Science and Engineering Festival
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 7, 2010 Shout out to NSTA and their blog post about the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Thanks for helping us get the word out. Read the full article here. I’m looking forward to the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall on October 23 and 24 from 10am to 5:30pm.…
Shout out to Greenversations, EPA’s blog
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 24, 2010 Thanks EPA for the blog post last week! We need all the help we can get with getting the word out to everyone about the Festival. Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays. By Aaron Ferster Back to school season always seems so refreshing. I find the excitement my…
Entered into the Rubik’s cube contest yet?
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 21, 2010 Time is drawing near. The deadline for the You CAN do the Rubik’s cube is coming up fast! Oct 1st is fast approaching. Find out how to enter here. And here is a great video of some kids who will be participating in the contest from one of our partner schools Poolesville High School. They…
Brian Pollok Chief Scientific Officer of Life Technologies on the USA Science and Engineering Festival
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 20, 2010 Check out this interview with Brian Pollock, Chief Scientific Officer of Life Technologies one of our sponsor organizations on the USA Science and Engineering Festival. This interview was posted on Earth Sky another one of our partner organizations. Brian Pollok, Ph.D., is Life Technologies’ chief scientific officer and Head of Global Research and Development. He…
Shout out to St. Cloud State University!
Posted by Joanna Pool on September 2, 2010 Thanks St. Cloud State University for getting the word out about the USA Science and Engineering Festival at the Minnesota State Fair. Read more about it below! The first day of the Minnesota State Fair was designated as STEM Day. There were performances, demonstrations, displays by 20 STEM groups including St. Cloud State University at…
From Baseball Research to Nanoparticles: Explore the Excitement of Emerging Technologies With the University of Massachusetts Lowell
Posted by Joanna Pool on August 27, 2010 What goes on behind the scenes as researchers test and certify balls and bats for use in Major League Baseball? How will nanoparticles, network sensors and adaptive technologies revolutionize many aspects of our lives in products of tomorrow? The answers will surprise and intrigue you! Find out when you visit the hands-on exhibits of the…
PLTW Welcomes STEM Education’s Best and Brightest to Washington, DC
Posted by Joanna Pool on August 13, 2010 USA Science & Engineering Festival partner, Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is preparing for an action-packed week this fall with one focus: igniting STEM Education in America through imagination and innovation. In the days leading up to the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall, PLTW is bringing together some of the best…
Join America’s Youth As They Tackle Top Environmental Issues
Posted by Joanna Pool on August 12, 2010 On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, the third annual 4-H National Youth Science Day, will bring together hundreds of thousands of youth around the nation to complete a single science experiment. This year, the National Science Experiment, 4-H2O, focuses on water quality and climate change – two critical issues facing our global community today. In anticipation…