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October 7, 2010
Shoutout to Science Cheerleaders who are coming to the Festival! Read about them here.
Science Cheerleader Performance at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, in D.C.!
These professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers challenge stereotypes while helping to inspire young women to…
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…
October 6, 2010
Shout out to Northern Illinois University and their Satellite event. Read about it here.
Two years ago, NIU's popular Haunted Physics Laboratory was supersized into Spooky Science Saturday. Now the event, which uses Halloween themes to teach young people about the wonders of science, is about to…
October 6, 2010
The inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival received the official stamp of approval from both Houses of Congress recently when the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate each passed resolutions honoring and supporting the goals of the nationwide event.
In doing so, the House of…
October 5, 2010
Shoutout to DC Metro Mommy for her blog post covering the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Thanks for helping us get the word out! Find the blog post here.
Don't Miss The Biggest Free National Science Expo Ever! The first USA Science & Engineering Festival will be held October 10-24, 2010…
October 5, 2010
Shout out to one of our Satellite Events in Idaho for a recent posting about their festival.
You can read their full story here.
POCATELLO - Idaho State University's Pocatello campus is hosting the 2010 Idaho Science and Engineering Festival on Oct 23 and is looking for additional groups to host…
October 5, 2010
Check out this article in the Huffinton Post by one of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Nifty Fifty speakers Alan I. Leshner.
One of the most impressive aspects of the human origins exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History -- along with the only Neanderthal…
October 4, 2010
A BIG shoutout to one of our Sponsors, Scientific American for a recent blog post covering the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Thanks for helping us get the word out to all of your readers! Check out the full article here.
Mark your calendars: for two weeks in October, the U.S. celebrates…
October 4, 2010
Entry: Science Knows it All
Belén Mella
What is your age?
I am 13 years old.
Where do you go to school?
I go to school at Sunny Isles Beach Community School K-8, a public school in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
What do you plan to study in college?
At 13 years old, my mind changes faster than I…
October 1, 2010
BIG shoutout to the The Epoch Times! They have a lot of great pictures from our recent press conference and a great article about the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Below is an introduction to the article or you can read it all here. Thanks Epoch Times for being a Sponsor of the USA Science…
September 29, 2010
Read about Bart Gordon's support of the USA Science and Engineering Festival in House resolution 1660 and watch it below
As prepared for delivery
Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.Res. 1660, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the inaugural USA Science and Engineering…
September 28, 2010
Come to the USA Science & Engineering Festival Preview Press Conference and Find Out.
Who: Science Leaders from the AAAS, National Academy of Engineering, Lockheed Martin, Scientific American, the Science Channel, The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, University of…
September 27, 2010
ENTRY: HOW PHYSICS AFFECTS BASKETBALL
What are your ages?
Yanqi Chen-15, Brandon King-15, Weiyuan Tian-17, Sean Sarve-18, Alex Taylor-18
Where do you go to school?
Central York High School in York,PA
What are your favorite subjects?
Yanqi Chen- Mathematics and Science (specifically Chemistry and…
September 26, 2010
Entry: The Appliance of Science
Michael McRoskey
What is your age? 14
Where do you go to school?
Saint Augustine HS in San Diego. I did the video while I was a student at Saint James Academy in Solana Beach, Ca.
What is your favorite subject(s)? Math
What do you plan to study in college?…
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…
September 23, 2010
We are one month away from the USA Science & Engineering Festival, and we here at the You CAN Do The Rubik's Cube program are gearing up for what is sure to be a great event. As many of you who have been following this blog know, we will be in attendance to host and cheer on the first-ever…
September 21, 2010
Here is one of our top 10 Kavli Video Contest Finalists!
( L to R) Kelsey Good, Katie Mark, Emily Pence(L to R) Katie Mark, Ashley Brown, Kelsey Good, Gabriella Gunawan
What are your ages?
Kelsey Good-15, Katie Mark-15, Emily Pence-16, Ashley Brown-16, Gabriella…
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 do look…
September 21, 2010
You voted...We listened! Check out the Kavli Video Contest People's Choice Award
ENTRY: COLORAMA!!
Sherry Chen (r) and Emily Forster (l)
What are your ages?
Sherry Chen-16, Emily Forster-15
Where do you go to school?
Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD
What are your favorite subjects?…
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…
September 16, 2010
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For the past year I have been organizing the USA Science & Engineering Festival in what I hope will be the country's largest celebration of science and engineering -- a FUN,…
September 16, 2010
Check out this great video from on of our partner orgnaizations Engineers.com. From the Science Festival to Mario Brothers and robots. Cool video! Thanks for the shout out!
September 15, 2010
Which is the coolest science video? You tell us! Cast your vote now for the Kavli Video Contest People's Choice Award! TODAY is the last day to vote. Let us know what video you think is best and best expresses why Science is COOL!
Just check out all the great science videos online, and then you…
September 14, 2010
A shout out to Vincent Caprio for posting this interview with Larry Bock and blogging about the festival on his website. Thanks for helping us get the word out!
NanoBusiness Alliance Interview - Larry Bock, Executive Director, USA Science & Engineering Festival
Posted on September 1st, 2010…
September 14, 2010
Which is the coolest science video? You tell us! Cast your vote now for the Kavli Video Contest People's Choice Award! You have until tomorrow to VOTE! What are you waiting for?
Just check out all the great science videos online, and then you rate them! And be sure to give your favorite a 5 stars…
September 13, 2010
Which is the coolest science video? You tell us! Cast your vote now for the Kavli Video Contest People's Choice Award! Just a few more days to vote!
Just check out all the great science videos online, and then you rate them! And be sure to give your favorite a 5 stars rating.
Voting for the People…
September 10, 2010
Here is the most recent press release from the Festival published on Businesswire.
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 22 senators and 64 Congressional representatives announced their support for improving U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics education (STEM) today by joining the…
September 10, 2010
Which is the coolest science video? You tell us! Cast your vote now for the Kavli Video Contest People's Choice Award! Just a few more days to vote!
Just check out all the great science videos online, and then you rate them! And be sure to give your favorite a 5 stars rating.
Voting for the People…
September 9, 2010
With the Festival quickly approaching, we've debuted a new look to our website. It's time to start planning for the pre-Expo activities as well as register for them as well as plan your time at the Expo. View all exhibits and stage shows, print your Expo map, view the pre-Expo event calendar...…
September 7, 2010
Shout out to CrazyEngineers for a recent interview with Festival Director Larry Bock
Larry Bock - Celebrating Science & Engineering
CEans,
Mr. Larry Bock is the Founder of Nanosys Inc. He is a General Partner of CW Ventures, a $100M life sciences venture capital fund, and a Special Limited…