On November 18, 2016, AP Biology students from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School participated in a STEM Careers Tour which included a visit to the Department of Developmental Biology at the University of Pittsburgh. Specifically, students were able to interact with Dr. Michael Tsang, an associate professor who is currently conducting research in Pitt’s …
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Jan 16
Sharp Edge Labs STEM Career Tour
Written by Alex Hoehn and Lena Clerici Our A.P Biology was honored with visiting three biology based laboratories. Sharp Edge Labs was one of our stops, and our favorite stop of the day. Sharp Edge Labs is a small company who specializes in discovering drugs to treat genetic disorders of protein trafficking. Being able to …
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Nov 03
Folia Water visits Baden Academy
Students from Baden Academy classrooms worked hard today to help people from Folia Water save lives around the year. Our kids listened attentively as they learned about children in the world who don’t have water that come from a tap. Their faces expressed an innate empathy to learn that people in other parts of the world …
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Oct 30
Asking the Question: Who Am I?
“Among the great questions of the human heart, none is more central than the question, “Who am I?” And among the great answers of the human spirit, none is more central than the experience of “I Am.” – Philosopher Jacob Needleman I was reminded of this quote as I worked with a third …
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Oct 14
Find Your Passion Winter Overnight
This overnight experience is perfect for High School students in grades 10, 11 or 12 seeking to choose a college, career path, and degree program. It is also a good opportunity for college freshman and sophomore to explore their degree choices before they switch their major. Find Your Passion takes a very different …
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Jul 12
The Hydrocarbons of Neville Chemical Company
The second day of the 2016 CWNC STEM Careers Tour began with a visit to Neville Chemical located on Neville Island, an island on the Ohio River about 10 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Neville Chemical began in 1925 producing coumarone-indene resin from coke co-products that were being generated from the steel manufactures. During World War …
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Jul 12
Visit to NOVA Chemicals – Monaca
On Wednesday, June 15th, the 2016 CWNC STEM Careers Tour visited Nova Chemicals’ Beaver Valley plant. Nova Chemicals is a leading producers of plastics and chemicals. They develop and manufacture materials for customers worldwide who produce consumer, packaging and industrial products. The Beaver Valley site manufactures expandable polystyrene (EPS) resins and advanced foam resins. It …
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Jul 11
Exploring Natural Gas in a Visit to PennEnergy
“America is built on energy.” The first stop of our 2016 STEM Careers Tour was PennEnergy Resources located in Robinson Township, a northwest suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PennEnergy Resources is an independent oil & gas company with a focus on acquiring and developing oil and gas shale resources into operating wells and reserves. They currently …
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Jul 11
TechShop Pittsburgh
One of the last stops on our June 2016 CWNC STEM Careers Tour was TechShop Pittsburgh located in Bakery Square in Pittsburgh’s East End. TechShop Pittsburgh is a do-it-yourself makerspace, where you can create anything that you can imagine. There is equipment for woodworking, laser cutters, 3D printers, a metal shop, sewing machines, a waterjet …
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Jun 26
What is a Chemical Engineer? University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Chemistry and Petroleum
On Monday, June 13, 2016, we began our STEM Careers Tour with a visit to University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Chemistry and Petroleum. Students gathered in a conference room for a brief introductory presentation. While we ate our lunch, four graduate students studying chemical engineering described what a chemical engineer is, and how they differ …
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