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TONKINSON FOUNDATION TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE THROUGH NEW CARTA MEDALLION

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By: Sarah Hernandez Imagine learning musical techniques first-hand from a Grammy Award winner, or getting acting tips from a renowned Hollywood actor as part of the curriculum. Wouldn’t it be great, if while earning a degree, students had the opportunity to learn directly from the leading actors, musicians, designers or architects in the field? That’s […]

Back to College by Mina Tocalini for 360 Magazine

Emily Green Reinvents Post-Pandemic Education

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced students, teachers, and parents to change their ways of doing things almost overnight as schools closed and learning went online. The situation left everyone scrambling – and often grumbling about the limited learning taking place under this hasty reinvention of how schools operate. But, despite all the downsides, could this moment […]

Dr. J. Goosby Smith

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Named Vice President for Community Belonging and Chief Diversity Officer at Pepperdine University Dr. April Harris Akinloye will join Smith as assistant vice president for community belonging. Press Release: The KAIROS Company for Pepperdine University Pepperdine University announced today its long-anticipated selection of the University’s inaugural vice president for community belonging and chief diversity officer, Dr. J. […]

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Sphere We Go! STEM Exhibit

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WonderWorks Orlando Unveils New STEM Exhibit Explaining Earth’s Spheres: Sphere We Go! WonderWorks Orlando announces the opening of a new exhibit focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The new exhibit topic will focus on the layers of the Earth’s spheres and is scheduled to open March 11, 2021. “Earth is a topic that most […]

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Remote Learning Tips for Parents

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While remote learning can negatively impact motivation, engagement, and curiosity, there are ways to help stressed out students. Emily Greene suggests 5 things that parents can proactively do at home to help their kids better manage the challenges of the disruption to schooling, and for some, the partial return to in-person learning. As she writes in her […]

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Super Bowl STEM Activities

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With millions of families tuning into Super Bowl LV to see if Tom Brady will win another championship, there is also a great opportunity to introduce some fun activities that will keep kids learning and active. Youth sports and learning experts at Skyhawks Sports Academy and STEM Sports® recommend two fun activities to get children learning and […]

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SKOOG x SESAME WORKSHOP – A NEW WAY TO PLAY

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SKOOG Inc., a media tech company with a mission to enrich children’s lives through creative and immersive play, today announced a global partnership with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, introducing a new interactive platform that merges tactile technology with an ever-expanding content library featuring Sesame Street characters. The platform combines multi-sensory play […]

Nadya Ortiz Parallels that of ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Character

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She grew up in an economically depressed area, became a teenage chess star, and traveled the world as an international chess woman grandmaster. Now she is a senior software engineer at Apple. This isn’t the story of the fictional character Beth Harmon from “The Queen’s Gambit,” but rather of Nadya Ortiz, who received a master’s […]

Purdue Startup Fund Helps Move Technologies Across the World

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A new funding option is helping provide support for Purdue-affiliated startups looking to gain traction and improve the world through innovative technologies. The Purdue Startup Fund was started in 2020 by Purdue Ventures, an arm of the Purdue Foundry. The Foundry is an entrepreneurship and commercialization hub whose professionals help Purdue innovators create and grow […]

Thunderbird School of Global Management Celebrates Grads with Robots & Holograms 

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Delivering an innovative and inclusive experience fit for this historic year, Thunderbird safely recognized the academic accomplishments of its class of 2020 in a technology-enhanced graduation celebration today to close an unprecedented fall semester. The online event took place within an immersive virtual reality rendering of Thunderbird’s new global headquarters, opening August 2021. The ceremony was held […]