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The Tech Interactive survives pandemic and welcomes visitors back this weekend San Jose science center reopens May 29 honoring educators, students and families News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tech Interactive science center will open its doors to the public Saturday, May 29, for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began. Visitors will once again be able to build robots, watch IMAX documentaries, see the inside of th...

The Tech Convenes Top STEM Professionals to Advise Young Women on Career Paths Virtual event hosted by The Tech Interactive and Miss CEO inspires high schoolers News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250 people from around the United States gathered for "Women in Tech: Finding Your Path," a virtual event co-hosted by The Tech Interactive and Miss CEO yesterday. The program, presented by the Intuitive Foundation,  began wi...

The Tech Convenes Top STEM Professionals to Advise Young Women on Career Paths Virtual event hosted by The Tech Interactive and Miss CEO inspires high schoolers News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250 people from around the United States gathered for "Women in Tech: Finding Your Path," a virtual event co-hosted by The Tech Interactive and Miss CEO yesterday. The program, presented by the Intuitive Foundation,  began wi...

Professor receives grant to promote STEM beyond classroom Amber Simpson, Ph.D., to use $1.5M to continue ongoing research into informal learning environments March 11, 2021 Provided by the Binghamton University website Amber Simpson, assistant professor in the department of teaching, learning and educational leadership (TLEL) at the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA), has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to continue her research. In an effort to investigate how we can...

Updated on March 4, 2021 at 8:11 am NBC Universal, Inc. While many South Bay businesses, especially restaurants, were thrilled to move into the less restrictive red tier this week, new rules still don’t offer enough freedom or incentive for many other businesses to open their doors.  The Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell, like many other businesses, are still trying to determine if they should reopen as the capacity restrictions still make it tough for the show to go on. Download our mobile app...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Patrick J. McGovern Foundation awards $4.1 million to expand tech education and build an inclusive tech workforce February 18, 2021 GMT (PRNewsfoto/Patrick J. McGovern Foundation) BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The full promise of a digitally enabled society can be achieved through educational opportunity for all students and potential tech workers. To advance this vision, the Patrick J. McGovern ...

But no amount of problem-solving could have prepared the museum for what came in 2020. "Its the first time weve ever been closed like this," Tech Interactive President and CEO Katrina Stevens said. "We had no notice, the same as everyone else, that we had to shut our doors and everyone had to go home. We thought maybe, it would be a couple weeks?" Overnight these once busy exhibits closed and theyve been this way since March. Tech President and CEO Katrina Stevens knew they had to find a way to...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The global COVID-19 outbreak caused most Bay Area music and arts organizations to cancel in-person experiences in 2020, including San Franciscos iconic Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. While the pandemic may have put a Golden Gate park tradition on hold, it has not stopped the team behind the event from working to support the local music and arts community in a financially-trying year. Frances Hellman, of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and the Hellman Foundation, joined ABC...