STEM

Ymca Of Greater Houston Extends Stem Learning Opportunities To Local Youth

The Y on the Fly Mobile Makerspace brings educational programs, ideas and activities directly to children in the Greater Houston Area The YMCA of Greater Houston’s Y on the Fly Mobile Makerspace is a youth outreach STEM-based enrichment program on wheels that empowers today’s children to solve tomorrow’s problems. Y on the Fly has brought ideas of coding, robotics, programming, mechanics and circuitry into neighborhoods across the North Houston area, including The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring and […]

YMCA Of Greater Houston Extends STEM Learning Opportunities To Local Youth

The Y on the Fly Mobile Makerspace brings educational programs, ideas and activities directly to children in the Greater Houston Area The YMCA of Greater Houston’s Y on the Fly Mobile Makerspace is a youth outreach STEM-based enrichment program on wheels that empowers today’s children to solve tomorrow’s problems. Y on the Fly has brought ideas of coding, robotics, programming, mechanics and circuitry into neighborhoods across the North Houston area, including The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring and […]

Harmony Science Academy – Houston Students Blast Off to National Rocketry Contest

A team of student rocket enthusiasts from Harmony Science Academy – Houston is setting its sights on the national finals next month. HSA- Houston is one of two teams from Houston to qualify for the American Rocketry Challenge, the world’s largest student rocket contest. For the competition, the HSA-Houston team has to build a model rocket that safely carries a payload of one raw egg to three different altitude and time goals. With their first flight goal […]

Cornyn: Univ. of Houston to Receive $1.3M Federal Grant for Hispanic Students in STEM

Senator John Cornyn

The University of Houston has been awarded a $1,263,472 federal grant to help faculty identify factors that promote and hinder the success of Latina STEM majors at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced today.  The grant will be awarded over the course of five years.  The funding comes through the National Science Foundation (NSF), which supports research, innovation, and discovery to provide the foundation for economic growth in America.  More information […]

UHV Receives More Than $13 Million In Fundraising Campaign

The University of Houston-Victoria announced Nov. 10 the results of its multiyear fundraising campaign titled “Here, We Go” that raised $13.4 million, 12 percent more than the university’s $12 million goal. “The Here, We Go campaign that ended Aug. 31, highlighted just how incredible UHV’s community is,” UHV President Bob Glenn said. “These donations are all individual endorsements of the university’s mission to offer a quality, affordable education to our students and serve our communities. […]

Olson Announces Congressional App Challenge Winner From Missouri City

Rep. Pete Olson Congratulates Tavishi on Winning the App Challenge

Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today announced that Tavishi Sinha from Missouri City, TX is the TX-22 winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge. Sinha is a seventh grader at Quail Valley Middle School. She developed an app to help a national non-profit, Teens Helping Seniors, simplify their grocery delivery process in efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19. Shina’s app will now be displayed at the U.S. Capitol Building as well as on the House […]

Harmony Public Schools Begins Open Enrollment for 2021-2022 School Year

Harmony Public Schools is a free, open enrollment public charter school serving families in 23 communities across Texas Harmony Public Schools, the largest STEM-focused charter public school network in Texas, is now accepting open enrollment applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Harmony offers a free public education with special emphasis on Project-Based STEM Learning, College Prep, Career Readiness, and Character Education to PreK-12 students at 58 campuses statewide. In 2019-2020, Harmony Public Schools received 23 “A” District and […]

Harmony Public Schools Launch Esports Program

Harmony Public Schools has launched an Esports program to keep students actively engaged and involved in extracurricular activities during the COVID pandemic. Maintaining safe social distancing activities that will enrich the lives of our students is a top priority for Harmony Public Schools.  Esports are competitive online multiplayer games where students can engage in social and emotional learning and acquire 21st century skills. The students in the Esports programs are using video games and game development […]