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![FC Dallas Foundation – STEAM FC is one of the 2023 grant recipients. The FC Dallas Foundation, Frisco Independent School District, and the National Soccer Hall of Fame formally launched STEAM FC powered by NEC in 2019. [File photo: FC Dallas Foundation screenshot]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NEC-FC-Steam-940x436.jpg)
FC Dallas Foundation – STEAM FC is one of the 2023 grant recipients. The FC Dallas Foundation, Frisco Independent School District, and the National Soccer Hall of Fame formally launched STEAM FC powered by NEC in 2019. [File photo: FC Dallas Foundation screenshot]
NEC Foundation of America Announces More Than $500K in 2023 Grants
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 8, 2023
Irving-based NEC Foundation of America, the charitable giving fund of the NEC Corporation of America, has announced its 2023 grant recipients. With the grants, the foundation is dedicating more than $500,000 to Dallas-area schools and non-profit programs. See who got the grants—and how they're making a difference in Dallas and beyond.
by Lance Murray |
May 31, 2023
Kelley Cornish will lead the foundation, a Dallas-based workforce development and community building organization committed to building bridges to opportunity. "Bringing Kelley in to lead the foundation is a strategic and advantageous relationship that will help our efforts in a unique and inventive way," said foundation Chairman T.D. Jakes.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2023
The UWorld Cares grant program aims to strengthen the pathway to higher education, address workforce skills gaps, and eliminate barriers to higher education by partnering with community organizations.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 28, 2020
The funding from the philanthropic arm of Toyota USA will provide virtual learning resources for more than 350,000 students at schools in 13 states. In North Texas, that includes the Dallas Independent School District, Plano Independent School District, and Dallas-based Uplift Education.
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[Photo: Courtesy Texans Can Academy]
STEM Meets Sports: Texans Can Academy Hosts Beyond The Ball
by Liz Goodwin | Jun 28, 2019
Dallas - Oak Cliff's Texans Can Academy hosted the IT Immersion experience last week, giving students the chance to learn about the multitude of careers in the sports world that exist off the field.
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by Lance Murray |
May 6, 2019
The Dallas-based maker of semiconductors has a profound legacy of innovation, and Rich Templeton is excited about the future, too.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 10, 2019
TI's Rich Templeton says, “Innovation in this world is alive and well: It’s alive and well at TI, and it’s alive and well in North Texas,” as he works to promote STEM education.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 16, 2018
Bernard Harris Jr. was the first African-American to walk in space, and now he's leading the Dallas-based National Math and Science Initiative to help encourage young people through its STEM curriculum.
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Image courtesy of Girls Make Games
Volunteers Needed for Event Looking to Empower Future Game Developers
by Rachel Linch | May 30, 2018
Thomson Reuters has teamed up with Girls Make Games for an event teaching girls more about the technology behind the gaming industry.
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by Isabella Couture |
May 22, 2018
DFW area programs and organizations are working to introduce girls to STEM at a younger age in order for them to develop a passion for math and sciences and later the confidence to lead in these male-dominated fields.
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by Heather Noel |
May 15, 2018
No matter what tomorrow’s jobs or classrooms look like, the first female chancellor of the University of North Texas System said there are three key skills she thinks students need to develop — problem solving, creativity, and communications.
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by Taylor Lowder |
May 9, 2018
Nine other North Texas students received awards at the competition in which they tackled math, science, and engineering tasks.
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Elementary students at Pantego Christian Academy test out Jett, a robot made by Dallas-based RoboKind to teach coding skills. [Photo: Merissa De Falcis]
RoboKind’s New Robot Teaching Kids to Be Tomorrow’s Coders
by Nicholas Sakelaris | May 3, 2018
The Dallas startup launched its robots4STEM program in March, which includes a curriculum covering coding, algorithmic thinking, and online safety through Jett the robot.
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by Dave Moore |
May 2, 2018
This weekend, the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas will officially open its STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars. It's the first time an entire Girl Scouts camp property has been dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and math education.
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by Heather Noel |
Mar 2, 2018
One of the newest chapters of the national organization for women of color in communications will partner with the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas this weekend in honor of Women's History Month.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2018
North Texas educational institutions receive financial backing for their programs from foundations and businesses.
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