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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM is designed to integrate STEM subjects and the art of design in the classroom. These programs aim to teach students to think critically and have an engineering or design approach towards real-world problems while building on their mathematics and science base.

Michigan Science Center Offers Great Lakes Bat Festival Sept. 23

DETROIT - On September 23, live bats from the Organization for Bat Conservation will travel to the Michigan Science Center for a day of family-fun, learning, and excitement! Get up close and personal with the world’s largest species of bat, see local bats native to Michigan, and participate in bat house building. “We’re ecstatic to announce

By |2017-09-08T11:52:39-04:00September 8th, 2017|STEM|
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U-M’s Verdict Learning Database Speeds Queries From Hours To Seconds

ANN ARBOR - A tool that makes large databases work smarter, not harder, could unlock the potential of big data to drive medical research, inform business decisions and speed up a slew of other applications that today are mired in a worldwide data glut. University of Michigan researchers developed software called Verdict that enables existing

By |2017-09-06T18:08:50-04:00September 6th, 2017|New Products / Contracts, STEM|
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Michigan Science Center Presents 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories From Golden Age Of Innovation

DETROIT – This fall, the Michigan Science Center is celebrating the award-winning exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation. It opens Saturday, October 7. The exhibition will return to the United States after an absence of five years, making Detroit the fourth U.S. location to host this experience. Previous U.S. locations

By |2017-09-01T11:37:26-04:00September 1st, 2017|STEM|
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U-M Professor Gets Grant To Help Improve Digital Employment Recruitment Tools For Those With Limited Educations

ANN ARBOR - As more employers turn to sites like LinkedIn, CareerBuilder and Snagajob to recruit talent, job seekers from low-income areas or who have limited education often are left out, which one University of Michigan researcher hopes to change. Tawanna Dillahunt, assistant professor at the U-M School of Information and College of Engineering, has

By |2017-08-24T04:17:16-04:00August 24th, 2017|STEM|
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Michigan Science Center Will Show Live Broadcast Of Eclipse Day Aug. 21

ROYAL OAK - Can’t get to Tennessee to see the eclipse of the sun on Aug. 21? Don’t worry, the Michigan Science Center has got you covered. CEO Tonya Matthews, PhD, said on this segment of M2 TechCast that the Detroit center near Wayne State University’s campus will safely project the eclipse in the Toyota

By |2017-08-14T19:03:16-04:00August 14th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|
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Game Of Thrones Computer-Generated Images Created By Troy’s Mackevision

ROYAL OAK - You may not have heard of Mackevision before, but you’ve seen its Computer-Generated Images in many TV auto commercials and in the world’s most popular TV show, Game of Thrones. Mackevision employs in Troy 500 specialists, experts in product visualization, animation, visual effects for films and interactive applications. Find out more in

By |2017-08-31T12:31:50-04:00August 14th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, News, Podcasts, STEM|
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The Coolest Place For Kids This Summer In Metro Detroit? The Michigan Science Center

ROYAL OAK - What’s the coolest place to be for kids in metro Detroit this summer? Why the Michigan Science Center, says Tonya Matthews, Chief Creativity Officer and CEO for the MiSci. With exhibits and events for children and adults of all ages, including its all-new STEM Playground, she says MiSci is the perfect place

By |2017-08-02T09:11:35-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|
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Baker College Offers STEM Skills For LakeVille Middle School In Summer Camp

FLINT - Baker College amps up math, literacy skills for LakeVille Middle School and offers intros to students for college opportunities July 31 through Aug. 4. The weeklong Baker College Summer Camp offers project-based learning activities for LakeVille Middle School students. Each camper selects an area of interest for the week: health science, American Sign

By |2017-07-28T11:32:09-04:00July 28th, 2017|STEM|
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MTAM Joins Michigan STEM Partnership To Create STEM Career Showcase At TIM Detroit

DETROIT – The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the Michigan STEM Partnership and Technology in Motion have joined forces to create a STEM Career Showcase at the inaugural TIM Detroit conference and trade show. TIM Detroit, scheduled for Sept. 6-8, 2017, will feature a STEM Village of exhibitors for the duration of the event, as

By |2017-07-28T08:26:35-04:00July 28th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI, STEM|
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Court Rules First Amendment Rights Extend To Augmented Reality Video Games

MILWAUKEE - In a decision that provides First Amendment protection for Augmented Reality games, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ruled Thursday that Milwaukee County's efforts to force game maker Candy Lab AR to buy permits for its customers to use public parks to play Texas Rope 'Em violates the free

By |2023-05-03T18:53:49-04:00July 21st, 2017|Featured, STEM|
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