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STEM To Play Key Role In the Future of Texas

March 6, 2020March 4, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Future of Texas, Health Care, Health Literacy, innovation, news, preston hollow, STEM, STEM Fields, Vaccination

Texas has plenty of opportunity for growth and innovation in health care, but many challenges, as well, as the state nears its 200th birthday in 2036.

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UT Dallas Aims To Teach Younger Students, Too

January 24, 2020March 20, 2024 Contributor 0 Comments Explore Engineering Day, Science and Engineering Education Center, Special Sections, STEAM, STEM, Techtalks, University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas also aims to impact grade school students in the areas of science, technology, engineering art, and, mathematics (STEAM).

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Perot Museum Makes Science Fun

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments Engineering and Innovation Hall, Interactive, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, schools, Special Sections, STEAM, STEM, Texas Instruments Foundation

Inviting curious learners of all ages, the newly expanded Engineering and Innovation Hall at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science intends to bring out the innovator in every child and the child in every adult.

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IF/THEN Program Gives Girls Role Models

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Lisa Ferguson 0 Comments IF/THEN, Lyda Hill, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, Nicole Small, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

As the daughter of a physician, Nicole Small was exposed to science at an early age.

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‘Alignment of the Stars’ To Create STEM Campus

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Mitch Gruen 0 Comments Budd Center, preston hollow, Richard Duschl, School of Education and Human Development, schools, Simmons School, Stephanie Knight, Toyota USA Foundation, West Dallas

But Knight never expected that all the pieces of such a massive project would materialize and fall into place during her first year at SMU.

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Dallas Built Impressive High-Tech Economy

January 20, 2020January 16, 2020 Bill Miller 0 Comments business, Community, Dallas, Dallas Regional Chamber, Economy, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

Dallas is known for its heritage of cattle barons, big oil, and “America’s Team,” but some historians give Big D credit for launching the “Information Age.”

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Check It Out: Libraries Offer More Than Books

January 16, 2020January 10, 2020 Contributor 0 Comments Community, Dallas Public Library, Park Cities, preston hollow, Preston Royal Branch, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, University Park Public Library

Overheard at the Preston Royal Branch of the Dallas Public Library: a mother suggested to her daughter a trip to the State Fair of Texas, but the little girl had other ideas.

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Community Council To Launch ‘5,000 Jobs 2020’ Initiative

January 15, 2020January 9, 2020 Bill Miller 0 Comments Community, Community Council of Greater Dallas, Dallas 5000 Jobs, jobs, Poverty, Special Sections

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 22 percent of residents live in poverty. Meanwhile, Dallas has tens of thousands of unfilled middle-skills jobs.

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The Robots Are Coming

January 14, 2020January 22, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, robotics, schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, The Robotics Education & Competition, VEX Robotics World Championship

The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship will return to Dallas from 2021 to 2024.

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Highland Park Makes Every Class a STEAM Class

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, STEAM

Highland Park ISD incorporates STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) in all classes.

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Makins Finds Beautiful Learning in Failure

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Lisa Ferguson 0 Comments education, IF/THEN, Parish Episcopal, Parish Episcopal School, schools, Special Sections, STEAM, STEM

As director of the STEM Education program at Parish Episcopal School, Jennifer Makins knows that failure can be just as valuable a lesson for students to experience as success.