/tags/stem STEM en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:28:26 GMT /education/2024-04-05/solar-eclipse-lessons-dallas-stem-school First- and second graders in Dallas ISD West Dallas STEM School benefited from some of the dozens of astronomers from Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California, who flew to Dallas for Monday’s full solar eclipse. In partnership with Dallas’ Perot Museum of Science and Nature, several of them taught STEM students eclipse lessons Thursday. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:28:26 GMT /education/2024-04-05/solar-eclipse-lessons-dallas-stem-school Bill Zeeble /government/2024-01-09/eddie-bernice-johnson-congress-dallas-legacy U.S. and state lawmakers joined friends, family and constituents mourning longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who left an impact on public transportation, science and the North Texas cities she represented for decades. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government/2024-01-09/eddie-bernice-johnson-congress-dallas-legacy Toluwani Osibamowo, Megan Cardona /education/2023-12-12/alena-analeigh-graduates Alena Analeigh Wicker is 15, just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science from Arizona State University, will get her master’s degree this spring, and has already been accepted to medical school. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-12/alena-analeigh-graduates Bill Zeeble /education/2023-03-02/regeneron-science-talent-search-2023-dallas-north-texas Only 300 high school seniors out of 2,000 each year are named Scholars in the national Regeneron Science Talent Search. Six emerged from North Texas this year. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:30:00 GMT /education/2023-03-02/regeneron-science-talent-search-2023-dallas-north-texas Bill Zeeble /education/2021-08-20/perot-museum-tech-truck-brings-science-field-trips-to-north-texas-students One North Texas school marked the return of in-person classes by getting students outside the classroom to learn more about science and technology. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:01:00 GMT /education/2021-08-20/perot-museum-tech-truck-brings-science-field-trips-to-north-texas-students Bill Zeeble /news/2021-08-05/mattels-barbie-turns-women-of-science-including-a-covid-vaccine-developer-into-dolls British professor Sarah Gilbert co-developed the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. She and five other women in health care have Barbies in their image. Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:00:55 GMT /news/2021-08-05/mattels-barbie-turns-women-of-science-including-a-covid-vaccine-developer-into-dolls Xcaret Nuñez /2019-11-08/math-looks-the-same-in-the-brains-of-boys-and-girls-study-finds Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math. Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:01:02 GMT /2019-11-08/math-looks-the-same-in-the-brains-of-boys-and-girls-study-finds Jon Hamilton /education/2019-05-14/how-dallas-back-to-space-aims-to-rekindle-moon-landing-level-excitement-in-stem Fifty years ago this July, Neil Armstrong's words from the moon echoed across our globe: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."The… Tue, 14 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT /education/2019-05-14/how-dallas-back-to-space-aims-to-rekindle-moon-landing-level-excitement-in-stem Bill Zeeble /education/2019-03-04/at-all-girls-school-in-fort-worth-speaker-nancy-pelosi-tells-students-to-be-confident For Angelica and Diana Canchola, meeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the highlight of their day.The 16-year-old twins introduced Pelosi to their peers… Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:52:17 GMT /education/2019-03-04/at-all-girls-school-in-fort-worth-speaker-nancy-pelosi-tells-students-to-be-confident Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /health-science-tech/2018-12-18/texas-womans-university-students-win-nasa-award-for-back-supporting-space-shirt A six-person team at Texas Woman's University in Denton designed a special type of shirt that targets lower back pain in astronauts. The students created… Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:12:58 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-12-18/texas-womans-university-students-win-nasa-award-for-back-supporting-space-shirt Justin Martin