Dr. Erika and Science From Scientists had a ton fun with science at the Red Sox game on Sunday! Fans had a chance to study the Law of Reflection by experimenting with lasers and mirrors. They used this new knowledge to play “baseball air hockey.” The goal of this experiment …
You may well remember hearing about Erika Ebbel ’04, who won the title of Miss Massachusetts when she was an MIT student and competed in the 2004 Miss America Pageant. Indeed, her story ranks as one of the most popular articles of all time on the Alumni Association website. Read …
A few weeks ago we held a “CSI day” for the families of bronze level donors and greater. We have received extremely positive feedback from many participants. One 6th grade girl from a family of scientists has long considered the subject boring and took considerable convincing to attend the event. …
As over 500,000 middle and high school students across the state prepare for the Science, Technology and Engineering (STE) MCAS this week, major New England companies including Comcast, Google, iRobot and others are leveraging a unique educational non-profit, Science from Scientists, to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in …
What do you get when you mix robots, a television show and Google? A collaborative effort to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and math in Massachusetts schools. Read more»
Thank you so much once again, this was the teachers’ and students’ favorite field trip!!! Some of the 6th grade students from Everett’s Parlin Elementary School on a field trip to MIT this morning. Students visited the MIT museum, built robots, toured campus and heard about the importance of doing …
Time-Warner Cable is running a poll/contest to promote awareness of STEM on their Facebook page called Connect a Million Minds. Our own Erika Ebbel Angle is one of the featured “STEM superheroes,” and if you head on over to cast a vote that could help push her to the top …
Attached is an appeal from our CEO, Erika Ebbel, about our $25k entry into Pepsi’s Refresh Everything grant contest. We’re under a deadline and must make it to the top 10 of our category by the end of the month to win the grant. You can visit our profile at …
