“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 […]
TAME, Partners Awarded $1.24M NASA Space Education Grant
TAME is proud to partner with the WEX Foundation, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio Pre-freshman Engineering Program (SA PREP), the Challenger Learning Center/Scobee Education Center, Steuck & Associates, and with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to develop Space-STEM education projects. The $1.24M grant awarded to the team by the National Aeronautics and […]
TAME Scholarship Winners Announced for 2016
We are excited to announce the winners of our 2016 TAME Scholarships. Alejandro Reyes – University of Texas at San Antonio, Electrical EngineeringBenjamin Sarawichitr – Texas A&M University, Nuclear EngineeringC. J. Gutierrez – Texas A&M University, Mechanical EngineeringCarson Bristo – Texas A&M University, Biomedical EngineeringChisomo Mbalule – Midwestern State University, Physical TherapyCole Nash – […]
Texas STEM Students Get Help from Sundt Foundation
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) welcomes the Sundt Foundation as a community sponsor of the 31st annual State STEM Competition. Over 280 students from around Texas competed in the event on April 30, 2016, which celebrates achievement in math, science, and engineering. Students and chaperones pay no fee to participate thanks to sponsorships like […]