Jun 11
I find myself in California this week stealing glimpses of the future being etched in silicon in this amazing sunshine state. Roads are crowded with the hundreds of thousands who work at Google and Apple, LinkedIn, Facebook and countless startups. There are 200,000 new jobs in the area and the infrastructure of the roads and water …
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Jun 06
Congratulations to the Baden Academy Research Fellows who have successfully posted TED Ed videos as part of their participation in the Research Fellow program at the school and their involvement in the Imagination Celebration, (They each presented these live at the Imagination Celebration, but we re-recorded to allow us to eliminate some of the ambient …
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May 23
Summer Camps at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School JULY 6 – JULY 31 High School Middle School Upper Elementary Developing STEM Skills, grounding learners in a fun vision and competitive edge for future careers, all while building a more just and beautiful world. STEM Careers Tour (Grades 9-12) July 6-10 …
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May 12
May 29 Imagination Celebration Celebrates 44 3rd – 5th grade research fellows and incredible STEM projects The community is invited to see the incredible projects that the Baden Academy Research Fellows are doing. We have an Imagination Celebration coming up this Friday, May 29, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Baden Academy …
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May 10
Searching for mentors is a great way to meet truly generous people around the globe. Gavin, an eleven year old research fellow at Baden Academy, got lucky this year with a whole team from Australia that is helping him write his book on the Little Blue Penguins of North Sydney Harbour. The team included scientists, …
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Apr 18
Valspar part of the 2015 STEM Careers Tour Valspar is a global leader in consumer paints and industrial coatings. For more than 200 years, their leadership in technology and innovation has enhanced the beauty of homes, improved the durability of industrial products and protected what we eat and drink. While Valspar hires and needs …
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Apr 12
Congratulations to the two Pittsburgh competitors on their way to the international challenge round! Teams gathered Friday two begin a two day hack-a-thon marathon to build a space app. Degrees of Data included a very hardworking freshman from Pitt and his team. NamingNature brought their tree naming app to address deforestation. Check out what these …
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Mar 29
FedEx opened their doors to five Baden Academy research fellows who journeyed to Neville Island to learn more about the technology behind the accurate and safe delivery of packages. The fascinating and thought provoking tour was part of 5th grade Owen R-K’s fellows project to research and test a new identification system for students to …
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Mar 25
Cybergenetics part of the 2015 STEM Careers Tour! Cybergenetics is the world leader in computer automated STR data analysis (they can analyze DNA for that part (the short tandem repeat polymorphism) that helps them discover who the particular individual is). They work with forensic crime scene investigations and the identification of mass disaster victims. …
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Mar 16
Summer Camps at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School JULY 6 – JULY 31 High School Middle School Upper Elementary Developing STEM Skills, grounding learners in a fun vision and competitive edge for future careers, all while building a more just and beautiful world. Summer Camp Registration List Please check …
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