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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 Opens 4D Toyota Engineering Theater May 27

ROYAL OAK - On Memorial Day weekend the new 4D Toyota Engineering Theater opens at the Michigan Science Center. Studio Zone, a Detroit company, helped with the design and build out of the space. 4D provides a completely immersive experience from chairs, to air, to sound, to, well just about everything, says Tonya Matthews, PhD,

By |2017-05-08T18:47:56-04:00May 7th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|
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Lawrence Tech University Places 5 Teams In SAE International Competitions

ROYAL OAK - Selin Arslan, an Assistant Professor at Lawrence Technological University, updates what’s happening with the LTU Blue Devil Motorsports teams, actually five teams that compete in SAE International competitions. These competitions are an integral part of Lawrence Tech’s engineering curriculum, which has always stressed the importance of enriching “theory” with “practice.” Nearly 30

By |2017-04-25T18:46:15-04:00April 25th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|
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Ford Motor Company Robotics Building To Rise On U-M North Campus

ANN ARBOR—The four-story, 140,000 square-foot robotics facility slated for the University of Michigan's North Campus will be named the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building. This is in recognition of a $15 million gift from the company to the U-M College of Engineering. Ford has also previously agreed to establish an on-campus research laboratory on the

By |2017-04-23T21:28:54-04:00April 23rd, 2017|News, STEM|
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Two U-M Faculty Named Arts And Sciences Fellows

ANN ARBOR - Two University of Michigan faculty members—one who specializes in judgment and decision behavior, and another interested in the development of ulcers and gastric cancer—have been selected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The prestigious society, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields, elected Frank

By |2017-04-14T09:00:37-04:00April 14th, 2017|STEM|
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Monica Wheat Talks Digerati Girls, STEMinista Program And How They Work Together To Promote STEM

DETROIT - Digerati Girls Founder Monica Wheat was at the first anniversary celebration of the STEMinista program at the Michigan Science Center - an innovative educational effort to promote careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to middle school girls. Wheat serves as a mentor and coach for the STEMinista program and coordinates joint activities

By |2017-04-12T17:51:20-04:00April 12th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, STEM|
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Michigan Science Center Reaches Out To Middle School Girls To Introduce Them To STEM

ROYAL OAK - Tonya Matthews, PhD, joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on this episode of M2 TechCast to talk about the Michigan Science Center’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) outreach program. Matthews, the CEO, has reached out to 42 counties  across the state so far. She created the innovative STEMinista program for girls

By |2017-04-10T20:50:43-04:00April 10th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|
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A Self-Healing, Water-Repellant Coating That’s Ultra Durable

ANN ARBOR - A self-healing, water-repellent, spray-on coating developed at the University of Michigan is hundreds of times more durable than its counterparts. It could enable waterproofing of vehicles, clothing, rooftops and countless other surfaces for which current waterproofing treatments are too fragile. It could also lower the resistance of ship hulls, a step that

By |2017-04-06T15:48:31-04:00April 6th, 2017|STEM|
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Registration Closes April 6 For Michigan Robotics Day Celebration At U-M

ANN ARBOR - Registration closes April 6 for the 2017 Michigan Robotics Day at the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex April 11, an event celebrating National Robotics Week. It is co-hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the U-M College of Engineering. Keynote - Paul Snyder, Designing for Advanced Urban Mobility

By |2017-04-05T09:55:04-04:00April 5th, 2017|News, STEM|
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Michigan Science Center Celebrates First Anniversary Of STEMinista Program

DETROIT - Tonya Matthews, PhD, the CEO of the Michigan Science Center, talks about the first anniversary of the STEMinista program, created by her to introduce middle school girls to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - in hopes they will pursue careers in STEM and help Michigan fill tens of thousands of unfilled jobs in

By |2017-03-31T10:35:40-04:00March 31st, 2017|STEM|
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Career Technical Education Enhancements Bill Passes Michigan House

LANSING - Michigan High school students would have some additional ways to meet the state's high school standards with a focus on career technical education under a package of bills passed by the Michigan House Thursday. Under the bills, HB 4315 and HB 4316, the Michigan Merit Curriculum requirements for arts, foreign language, health education

By |2017-03-30T21:31:44-04:00March 30th, 2017|Politics, STEM|
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