Category: Outreach

K-12 Curriculum Integration using Engineering Engagement Kits from CELL-MET Museum Project

Last August, when faced with the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions and a Leadership Commitment and Plan for Action to increase our outreach to underserved communities and build clear pathways to opportunities within CELL-MET, Helen Fawcett, Director of Student Engagement and Research Experiences Programs for the NSF ERC CELL-MET, together with Workforce Development and Education (WDE) leaders […]

The Virtual CELL-MET/Materials Day on Design Fabrication of Tissue Architectures will take place October 23, 2020

On Friday, October 23, 2020, CELL-MET partners with BU MSE to host Materials Day 2020. The event brings together experts from around to world discuss advancements in tissue engineering. Topics range from in vitro self-assembly to scalable microprinting and the biofabrication of living and non-living materials.  This virtual workshop will feature a keynote lecture by […]

Engineering Expo at FIU inspires youth interest in STEM studies

Click here for a video highlight of the 2019 Engineering Expo at FIU On February 22nd, 2019, Florida International University hosted hundreds of local grade schoolers at the 2019 Engineering Expo. The event began with a welcome address from John Volakis, Dean of Engineering & computing at FIU, as introduced by CELL-MET Culture of Inclusion […]

CELL-MET visits East Boston High School to discuss engineering with future college students

Amanda Dillingham participated in the first cohort (Summer 2015) of the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Teachers (NSF RET) Site in Integrated Nanomanufacturing at Boston University.  Through her involvement that summer, she started to develop “case study” curriculum and implementing it in her classrooms. Her piloted curriculum has also been used in several other […]