Skip to content

ESD Home

TechCentury

Powered by

Engineering Society of Detroit Lawrence Technological University

Category: K-12 Education

K-12 Education / STEM / Workforce Development

Full STEM ahead: Oakland Schools show off new mobile classroom

WATERFORD TWP.—What is 1,000 square feet and offers up to 40 students simultaneous access to interactive, high-tech, state-of-the-art industry equipment? It’s Oakland Schools’ new STEMi Mobile Innovation Station, a mobile …

Higher Education / K-12 Education / STEM

LTU hires new assistant director of its Marburger STEM Center

SOUTHFIELD—Jay Jessen has joined Lawrence Technological University as assistant director of LTU’s Marburger STEM Center. The Marburger STEM Center is LTU’s clearinghouse for its K-12 outreach and education efforts in …

Engineering Education / Higher Education / K-12 Education / STEM

LTU taking its program on the road in ‘21st Century Mobile Tour’

SOUTHFIELD—Since its founding 90 years ago, Lawrence Technological University has proven to thousands of students that science, technology, engineering, architecture and design, and mathematics and computing—the STEAM disciplines—aren’t just pathways …

Computer Science / K-12 Education

Melvindale educator one of 10 Amazon computer science Teachers of the Year

SEATTLE—Terry Laesser, a teacher at Melvindale High School, is one of just 10 national members of the Amazon Future Engineer Teachers of the Year. Each year, Amazon recognizes 10 teachers …

K-12 Education / Women In Engineering / Workforce Development

LIFT, Girl Scouts offer engineering exploration to grades 8-12

DETROIT—Officials at LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, and the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan announced that they have launched a LIFT advanced manufacturing initiative aimed …

App Development / K-12 Education / Startups

Ruru updates tutoring app

FARMINGTON HILLS—Ruru Technologies LLC, developers of the No. 1 ranked on-demand tutoring app in the Google Play Store, has announced an updated version of its app, as well as the …

Digital Divide / K-12 Education

Michigan schools, nonprofits to get free internet to serve 4,100 at-risk students

LANSING—As students and teachers mark a full year remote learning, AT&T and broadband nonprofit Connected Nation are continuing to work to put the connectivity vital to education into the hands …

Coronavirus / K-12 Education / Life Sciences

Ferndale firm offers rapid COVID-19 testing to Michigan schools

FERNDALE—Officials at Olive Labs Inc. announced a partnership with Concentric, a COVID-19 testing division of Boston-based Gingko Bioworks, to provide rapid testing for schools. Olive Labs Inc. is a women- …

Foundations / K-12 Education

Kellogg Foundation website shows improvements in Battle Creek schools

BATTLE CREEK—Officials of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced the launch of a new web site, ChangeStartsHereBCPS.org, to share achievements, opportunities and lessons learned thus far, four years after the foundation’s …

Higher Education / K-12 Education / Lawrence Technological University / STEM

LTU educator wins university’s John G. Petty Community Champion Award

SOUTHFIELD—A chemist by education whose career has turned to firing up young people about the career prospects in the STEAM disciplines has been honored with the third annual John G. …

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Read the magazine:

TechCentury
Advertise or Contribute an Article
Lawrence Technological University

Subscribe to TechCentury.com

Top Posts

  • Liquid Web Bought Out By Chicago Firm; Founding CEO To Step Down
  • Kettering, Michigan Tech Top Graduates' Salary List
  • New oxygen sensor for pilots from Sterling Heights company
  • Esperion names chief medical officer
  • LTU’s Marburger STEM Center reaches thousands of students with an important message: STEM careers can be fun!

Archives

Follow Us On

© The Engineering Society of Detroit   |   ABOUT