UNIVERSITY CENTER — Saginaw Valley State University and The Dow Chemical Co. leaders unveiled a new mobile research laboratory during a ceremony at the univesrity Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The mobile lab is a 30-foot-long recreational vehicle outfitted with scientific equipment to travel to K-12 schools in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region and beyond.
The intent of the lab is to introduce students to hands-on learning opportunities, and ultimately increase interest in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, math). It also will travel to various locations as part of research activities for Saginaw Valley State students, as well as faculty and K-12 students and teachers involved in the Dow Science and Sustainability Education Center at SVSU.
The university purchased the lab as part of the Dow Science and Sustainability Education Center, which was established under a gift from The Dow Chemical Co. Foundation.
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