(Austin, TX) – The winners of the 2019 TAME Capital Area STEM Competition have been announced, but participating students are not divulging any details. Hosted at The University of Texas at Austin’s Engineering Education and Research Center on Saturday January 19, 2019, the free event brought together more than 160 student competitors from across the region. Texas students […]
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T-Shirt & Hashtag Design Contests Open
Are you a #CalculusCowgirl? An #AspiringAstronaut? Do you love STEAM projects that challenge you artistically? Registered students from TAME Clubs across Texas are invited to submit their creative ideas in two different design contests for the 2019 STEM Competition season: 15th Annual T-Shirt Design Contest (theme: “Powering Civilization”) 1st Annual Hashtag Contest (no theme, open to […]
How does a sleeping bag… help Texas students see the future?
Help Texas students sleep well and dream big—donate by midnight on January 31st at tame.org/paypal. “If you’re a STEM person, everything you love is here. You get to take tests and meet people who have the same interests as you. You get to see what you’re going to be like. When we meet engineers, it […]
How does a sleeping bag… lead to innovative industries?
Help Texas students sleep well and dream big—donate at tame.org/paypal. “We need all the engineers we can get.” Gregg Rice, 3M Workforce diversity is a worthwhile investment. According to recent research, mixed gender teams achieve 40% more patents than all-male teams, while gender diversity at the management level results in a $42 million increase in […]
How does a sleeping bag connect a Texas student… to an exoskeleton?
Help Texas students sleep well and dream big—donate at tame.org/paypal. TAME Ambassador Taylor Johnson joined a TAME club in 7th grade. She’s now majoring in biomedical engineering. We’re proud of her – and we’re happy to see that even a hi-tech arm can use a little blue tape. When TAME students like Taylor collaborate on […]
How does a sleeping bag… make a wind turbine spin?
Help Texas students sleep well and dream big—donate at tame.org/paypal. When TAME students collaborate on an engineering design challenge, they’re not thinking about gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic differences. They’re thinking about how to make a better wind turbine, how to maximize wing span, or whether a spitball can qualify as an air-powered vehicle. They’re thinking […]