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kcollins | September 21, 2010Time 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 they they are ready for the contest...are you?
kcollins | September 20, 2010Check 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 oversees the allocation of more than $350 million in R&D funds annually, which has yielded innovative new products in the areas of DNA sequencing, cell analysis, and molecular biology. Dr. Pollok has been with Life Technologies…
kcollins | September 2, 2010Thanks 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 the opening day of the Fair. St. Cloud State representatives Dr. Carolyn Ruth Williams, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs and STEM Initiatives, Dr. Balsy Kasi, Professor Environmental /Technological Studies, Dr. Nancy Sundheim, Professor of…
kcollins | 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 University of Massachusetts Lowell which explore a wide range of emerging technologies at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall this October!
"UMass Lowell is committed to inspiring the next generation of scientists and…
kcollins | August 13, 2010USA 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 and brightest minds in the STEM community for its 2010 PLTW Innovation Summit.
Attending PLTW's summit will be STEM-related industry representatives, public and private educational agencies, philanthropic organizations and a wide cross-section of the…
kcollins | 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 of 4-H National Youth Science Day, you can now pre-order a 4-H2O experiment kit with all the necessary materials to complete the first two tiers of the experiment! Kit includes enough materials for 15 youth and one facilitator to…
kcollins | August 11, 2010 Star light Star bright first star I see tonight... One thing I love about camping and getting away from the city is looking up into the night sky and seeing the vast array of stars that populate the sky. I am always amazed by how bright and how MANY stars twinkle up there, but one of the more exciting things I love to look for are 'shooting stars.' And it looks like we are in for quite a show of shooting stars! One of USA Science and Engineering Festival partners, EarthSky, reminded us that the famous c that will be taking place this week. So take some time to look up at the night sky and…
kcollins | July 16, 2010
Providing Students and Teachers With a Wealth of Resources in the Physical Sciences
Students, does this sound familiar?
You need information about the environment, physics, chemistry, or the earth and don't know where to go. And your teacher says that the information you reference must be authoritative. Plus, you need the information fast.
No problem!
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - a Dream Festival Partner - is an excellent resource. DOE will sponsor 11 highly informative, interactive exhibits in the Festival's Expo this October at the National Mall in Washington, DC, in addition to…