Cambridge students study science with a CSI-inspired crime lab Nidhi Subbaraman @NidhiSubs BetaBoston 2/24/15 A little after noon on Wednesday last week, two technicians from the Cambridge Police Department crime lab arrived at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, kits in tow. But the famed center was …
Engineering for Everybody Raytheon volunteers mentor students to celebrate National Engineers Week, Feb. 22-28 Article from Raytheon website: http://www.raytheon.com/news/feature/engineers_week.html#social-links After fifth-grader Erika Ebbel Angle first discovered her lifelong passion for biochemistry, her classmates reacted by calling her Virus Girl. A few years later, a boy told her that scientists weren’t cool. …
Two of our scientists joined the California Science from Scientists team for a visit to the Khan Lab School in California. During the visit, our team shared lessons related to fresh foods and food additives. Students had brought in food labels and had a discussion on what ingredients were in …
$643,000 Awarded to Expand 11 Projects Proven to Boost Student Interest, Ability in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Contact: Sarah Mealey MA Department of Higher Education 617-994-6926 smealey@bhe.mass.edu BOSTON – Friday, February 13, 2015 – Eleven college and school-based programs proven to spark student interest and prowess in …
A Strong Emphasis Was Placed On Science at Delphi Academy of Boston in January Digital Journal January was a month of science for Delphi Academy of Boston students. A hands-on engineering activity on January 13th was followed by the Elementary and Lower Schools’ annual science fairs on the 23rd and …
From Beta Boston, A Boston Globe Site http://betaboston.com/news/2015/01/23/all-star-mit-women-entrepreneurs-pave-the-way-for-gender-balance-in-tech/ Heidi Legg @heidilegg 3 DAYS AGO On Thursday night MIT held its first Women in Innovation and Entrepreneurship networking reception in the sparse and modern Gagosian-like gallery space of the MIT Media Lab. The event was organized and hosted by two …
Two of our scientists presented our brand new CSI event at the Healey Boys and Girls Club in Somerville last week. Students became detectives and were tasked with solving a missing person’s mystery. All students were successful and proved to be true detectives!
Eye On Education: Local Students Learn Science From Scientists By Paula Ebben, WBZ-TV January 19, 2015 5:52 PM PLAINVILLE (CBS) – At first glance it looks like your typical 5th grade science class and then the experiments start. At the Wood Elementary School in Plainville the class is being taught by …
Staff met last week for our spring semester training session at the Microsoft Store in the Prudential Center. After some important announcements, we got to work learning about Stars. Dr. Sukow made some great updates to our Stars lesson and presented it to our instructors as if they were the …
Last week, two of our scientists visited Delphi Academy to share lessons with about 60 students. Dr. Patel and Mr. Dugger brought in two separate hands on lessons for the students, Engineering Redesign (with Legos!) for the older students and Camouflage and Mimicry for the younger students. As you can …
