Somewhere in the Texas Panhandle, there’s a student who wants to be the first woman on Mars. Somewhere on the Gulf Coast, there’s a child who really loves bugs. Somewhere in the Valley, there’s a kid who dreams in pixels. The TAME Traiblazers connect students like these to STEM concepts and real-life educational and career […]
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Raytheon Funds Truck for Trailblazer Program
Texas is big: 269,000 square miles, from the plains of the Panhandle to the shores of the Gulf and down to the Rio Grande in the south. Thanks to funding from Raytheon, the TAME Trailblazer rolling science-on-wheels units can offer consistent STEM programs to students anywhere in Texas. “The morning that the Trailblazer was parked […]
Congressman Hurd and TAME Trailblazer Visit Fort Stockton Middle School
Students at Fort Stockton Middle School are preparing for a day of exciting visits to their 8th Grade STEM Day. Congressman William Hurd (R-TX23) will attend the event on Friday, December 4th, held in recognition of The Boeing Company’s contribution to STEM education in Texas. Students will also be welcomed aboard the TAME Trailblazer, a unique traveling science […]
Trailblazer Delivers Science to 2,000 Port Arthur Students
An eighth grade student tries her luck as a meteorologist in front of a green screen at the weather station in the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering Trailblazer at Abraham Lincoln Middle School in Port Arthur. Photo credit to The Port Arthur News. “Playing hooky has never been so electrifying,” writes The Port Arthur […]
Trailblazer Brings Science to Summer Camp in Austin
MyFoxAustin | KTBC | Fox 7 Austin | News Weather Sports Trailblazer I rolled through Austin today at Decker Middle School as part of a summer program of United Way for Greater Austin, that focuses on preventing summer learning loss. Local media came out to get a closer look at the hands-on science exhibits and see […]
3M Awards $15,000 to TAME for Trailblazer Visits
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is proud to announce that partner 3M has generously awarded a $15,000 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. […]