“It was science, but it was AWESOME!” “If I don’t make it to the NBA, I will become an engineer.” How do you get kids excited about science as they are about, say, basketball? In its mission to launch the next generation of STEM professionals, the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) uses all […]
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STEM Investments: A win-win for Texas competitiveness and our communities
How does a kid from Baytown end up working on the spacecraft that will take us to Mars? “Education.” That’s what a Boeing engineer – and Baytown native – said to a group of students in Texas. And we could not agree more. Our future engineers, scientists and leaders are sitting in […]
Permian Basin Area Foundation Awards $12,500 for STEM Learning
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is proud to announce that the Permian Basin Area Foundation has generously awarded $12,500 to empower students in the Permian Basin to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The grant will support the TAME Trailblazers, bringing an innovative, mobile STEM engagement program to students at five locations in […]
Time Warner Cable Sponsors Trailblazer Visits in South Texas
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering thanks Time Warner Cable and Connect a Million Minds for making it possible for our Trailblazer mobile science museum to visit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV and the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Annual Gathering. We appreciate your volunteers helping the students get excited with […]
3M Awards $20,000 for STEM Learning in Greater Austin Area
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is proud to announce that partner 3M has generously awarded a $20,000 grant to empower Texan students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The grant will support the TAME Trailblazers, bringing an innovative, mobile STEM engagement program to students at schools in the greater Austin area. […]
Tocker Foundation Drives Summer STEM Learning
Every year, the TAME Trailblazers travel over 20,000 miles and bring the excitement of STEM to over 20,000 Texas students. And thanks to a generous donation of $70,000 from the Tocker Foundation, we’re really going places! The Tocker Foundation will make it possible for the Trailblazer science-on-wheels units to visit 40 small and rural libraries across […]