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Lego Unveils ‘Women of NASA’ Set With Astronauts, Scientists
Posted on · Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, and pioneering astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison are being honored in new NASA lego set.
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Press
Houston Public Media Announces Houston Teacher Selected for the 2017 Digital Innovators Program
Posted on · Houston Public Media announced Krissy Venosdale, the innovation coordinator from The Kinkaid School, as one of 52 educators from across the country selected for the fifth annual PBS Digital Innovators Program.
Houston Matters
Alley Theatre Takes the Arts to School
Posted on · The Alley Theatre has an in-school program that teaches STEM curriculum through the arts. Staging STEM aims to show teachers how to get their students to learn about core subjects through theatre practice. To learn more, we talk with Mary Sutton, the Alley’s director of education and community engagement.
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Could Houston Have a River Walk, and Littering: Friday’s Show (April 14, 2017)
Posted on · If you’ve been to the River Walk in San Antonio, you’ve seen — or even ridden — the barges that take tourists down the river. Well, last year, a Houston architecture and design company won a competition to design new boats, replacing the aging fleet. Metalab Studio has created a new design for the river […]
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Women Of NASA To Be Immortalized — In Lego Form
Posted on · Lego figurines of five storied female NASA pioneers will soon grace toy-store shelves. The project, proposed by a science writer, is meant to shed light on women's contributions to the space program.
Houston Matters
Former Astronaut Leland Melvin Talks Football and STEM Education
Posted on · Leland Melvin has an impressive resume: astronaut, engineer, football player and TV host. He’s flown on two space shuttle missions, was drafted by the Detroit Lions, and hosted a show on the Lifetime network called Child Genius. But he might be best known for his 2009 NASA portrait, where he appeared in his orange space […]
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Economic Impact of the Super Bowl: Tuesday’s Show (January 31, 2017)
Posted on · A new study commissioned by the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee says Super Bowl 51 will bring in $350 million for the city. We talk with Ken McGill, managing director of Rockport Analytics, the research firm behind the study, about how they calculated that amount, where the money is going, and what the Super Bowl means […]
Education News
Houston Public Schools Get A Big Gift In Honor Of Super Bowl 51
Posted on · Chevron is donating $51,000 to help schools beef up their STEM programs.
Houston Matters
Professor and First-Generation College Grad Advocates for Minorities in STEM
Posted on · Rice University’s Richard Tapia has spent the better part of 40 years advocating for better STEM education for underrepresented minorities and mentoring students in the math and science fields. The son of Mexican immigrants, he was the first in his family to attend college and says his work is not about armchair quarterbacking. He lived a life […]
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The Year In Culture, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Friday’s Show (December 16, 2016)
Posted on · On this edition of Houston Matters, we continue our look back at the big stories in Greater Houston during 2016. The past year was another busy one for the arts and culture scene here. The Menil Collection named Houston native Rebecca Rabinow as its new director in May. The White Oak Music Hall opened its […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3095: Making a Revolution
Posted on · Episode: 3095 Making a Revolution. Today, the Maker revolution.
Education News
How One Nonprofit Is Trying To Fix Four Challenges In STEM Education
Posted on · No. 2: Students have to have role models that they can see that look like them.
Health & Science
A Scientific Competition In Houston Where Science Submits to Storytelling
Posted on · The elevator speech, a staple of entrepreneurs, finds a new audience at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Houston Matters
Has Technology Changed the Summer Camp Experience for Houston Kids?
Posted on · Time was, you went off to some overnight camp out in the woods where you sat around the campfire, sang songs, toasted marshmallows and swam in a lake. Do Houston kids do that anymore? Well, some kids still get shuttled off to summer camp, but as technology is more pervasive than ever in our lives, […]
Education News
A Passion For Engineering, One Marble At A Time
Posted on · How do you get girls passionate about engineering? On a middle school field trip, one group is using marbles.