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Space Camp Alumnae Discovers Her Out of This World Passion

January 5, 2022January 4, 2022 Contributor 0 Comments Hockaday, Hockaday School, Park Cities, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, preston hollow, Schools, science, Space Camp, STEAM, STEM, Sydney Slay, Voices

I was only in sixth grade when I discovered my fascination with space.

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A Doctor Like Her Mom: Nina Niu Sanford

September 6, 2021September 12, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, FP, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Ambassadors, IF/THEN Collection, Nina Niu Sanford, STEAM, STEM

Perhaps more girls will become doctors after visiting NorthPark Center and viewing an orange statue of Dr. Nina Niu Sanford.
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Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs

April 23, 2021April 21, 2021 Riley Farrell 0 Comments Camp Changes, Camps, education, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, STEM, summer camps, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University, UT Dallas

While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.

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Pandemic Provides a Senior Project at TCA

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Special Sections, STEAM, STEM, TCA, Texas Christian Academy

Talk about homework taking a real-world turn.

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IF/THEN Ambassador Jennifer Stimpson takes Sabbatical from Hockaday to Write Federal Legislation

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Hockaday, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Ambassadors, Jennifer Stimpson, Sabbatical, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

Jennifer Stimpson is on a mission: She wants to change what people picture when they think of a scientist.

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What Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, education, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Collection, Jennifer Makins, Magaret Black, NorthPark Cente, Schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.

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What’s a Not-So-Little Competition Between Robots During a Pandemic?

January 5, 2021March 22, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments 2021, education, REC Foundation, Robotics Education & Competition, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, VEX Robotics

The robots are in full competition mode and on their way to Dallas for The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation in April.

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Summer Camp at the Arboretum: Explorations in Nature and STEM

April 21, 2020April 17, 2020 Maria Adolphs 0 Comments Camps, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Family Mini Camps, Fun Things to Do, schools, STEM, summer

Do you want to get inside a bubble? Take a mission to Mars or travel “Back to the Future?” Fly a drone on a rescue mission, or explore nature while kayaking or hiking?