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Tag: STEM education

Houston Matters

How A Dropped Touchdown Pass Took Astronaut Leland Melvin To Space

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 19, 2017 · The former astronaut talks about how that dropped pass opened a door that led to college, the NFL, and then NASA. He has a new memoir called Chasing Space.

Tags astronaut books Chasing Space engineering football Leland Melvin literacy nasa nfl space STEM education Tweens Read Book Festival

Imaginarium

Video: Battle Of The Bots, Chapter 2

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on July 10, 2017 · The pressure is on and the Robonauts have their sights set on an epic comeback.

Tags Clear Creek ISD First Robotics Robonauts robot robotics robots STEM education

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Video: Battle Of The Bots, Chapter 1

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on July 3, 2017 · 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition hosted the game STEAMWORKS, a point-scoring challenge for robots designed and built by a team of high school aged students.

Tags Clear Creek ISD First Robotics Robonauts robotics robots STEM education

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Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 2

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on May 8, 2017 · As the semester wraps up, a group of engineering students are getting ready to present their first prototypes.

Tags engineering houston zoo nasa rice university STEM education

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Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 1

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on May 1, 2017 · Freshmen engineering students begin constructing their first prototypes -- designs for clients like NASA and the Houston Zoo. No big deal.

Tags education engineering houston zoo nasa rice university STEM education

Education News

Houston-Area Students Compete In Energy And Offshore Exploration Competition

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 6, 2016 · The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute sponsored the event, which was held at the University of Houston.

Tags Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement high school Ocean Energy Safety Institute offshore exploration STEM education TDECU Stadium university of houston

Business

Hotel Bookings Tied To Houston Conventions Up Nearly 30 Percent In 2015

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 29, 2016 · Meetings tied to STEM industries, health care, and education accounted for much of the increase.

Tags conventions Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau hotels Houston First STEM education

Education News

Aviation Leaders Break Ground On New Lone Star Flight Museum

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on November 9, 2015 · Work is now officially underway on the new site of The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field.

Tags aviation ellington field houston airport system Lone star Flight Museum STEM education

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