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Two students hold up their LED sneaker prototypes
STEM education
Pint-sized engineers showcase their inventions
Published May 18, 2018
Through the STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools program, city youngsters learn science and engineering basics
A little girl learns about buoyancy
City students get a leg up in STEM fields
Published April 30, 2018
Baltimore youngsters benefit from strategic partnerships with Johns Hopkins and Lockheed Martin
Female panelists on stage
Professional advice, life lessons
Published April 12, 2018
Women in STEM symposium includes discussions on communication and negotiation strategies, work-life balance, career planning
Paintings on display
STEAM education
Young artists showcase their work
Published Feb 1, 2018 Photos
Annual exhibition aims to get students excited about STEAM education, which combines arts with traditional STEM fields
Three BEAM students work on a math problem with their instructor
Center for Talented Youth
Bridging the math gap for low-income students
Published Oct 25, 2017
Program prepares middle school students for college level math so they can pursue STEM majors
Two students peer into microscopes
STEM Education
SABES program expands in Baltimore
Published Sept 12, 2017
City schools, JHU launched SABES in 2013 to improve STEM instruction
Four young kids sit at a table and play with colorful blocks in various shapes including square, hexagon, rhombus, and trapezoid
STEM Education
Making room for spatial learning
Published July 20, 2017
Science of Learning Institute pilot program will introduce spatial learning—a factor in STEM success—into third-grade curriculum
SABES
City students engineer solutions
Published May 4, 2017
Kids use science to help their neighborhoods, the capstone to a five-year STEM education pilot program co-led by JHU, BCPS
Mechanical engineering
Sneak peek at a future in science
Published Feb 14, 2017
Sixth-graders from three West Baltimore schools tour JHU's mechanical engineering labs
Immersive learning
Hooked on science
Published Nov 10, 2016 Video
Study finds that program that brings live fish into classrooms not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science