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Kyle Hunt, Aerospace Engineer
Rocketing into outer-space is no longer limited to NASA's astronauts. Kyle Hunt and other aerospace engineers at Virgin Galactic are making space travel accessible to all earthlings …
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Taylor Barg - Mechanical Engineering Student and Soccer Player
Taylor Barg is a senior mechanical engineering and math major at SMU, and she is also the captain of the Women's Soccer Team. Taylor leads by example, and is able to balance a heavy c…
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Cory Mitchell - Engineering Management Student & Peruna Handler
Why did you choose your major? Did you always know this is what you wanted to do? I chose my major because I thought it would be a nice blend between business and engineering. I thou…
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Courtney Kent - Creative Computing Student and SMU Band Member
Why did you choose your major? Did you always know this is what you wanted to do? Originally, I was Electrical Engineering because I really liked math and physics in high school. With…
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Lisa Ingham - Engineering Management Student and Pom Squad Member
Lisa Ingham excels on the field and in the classroom as an Engineering Management student and a member of the Pom Squad! She loves dancing and she loves STEM subjects, and she shows t…
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Melissa Wallace: Mechanical Engineer and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
Melissa Wallace is an SMU alumna who studied Mechanical Engineering. She began her career as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader during her senior year at SMU. She continued her career as a …
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Fluor Engineering Challenge
Do you want to practice your engineering skills and win a contest to win money for your school or organization? You should consider taking the Fluor Engineering Challenge!
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Football Science
Do you like sports? Well, there's a lot of science behind sports. Learn all about the science of football, and learn about it just in time for the Super Bowl!
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Underwater Robots
Scientists have created robots the size of grapefruits that can explore the ocean. They believe that they can find out a lot about what goes on under the sea thanks to these new robots!
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Artificial Intelligence Paper with Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart, the "Twilight" star co-authored a computer science research paper in artificial intelligence. This research was done in preparation for her new movie, "Come Swim". Le…
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Olympic Medals for Tokyo Games
The Olympic medals for the Tokyo Games in 2020 will be made from recycled electronic devices! This is a great way to encourage sustainability and recycling!
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Build a Galaxy
Learn all about 3D modeling and learn to build a galaxy! This activity is super fun and you learn a lot about the universe and how everything in space works!
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Table Tennis Robot
There's a robotic table tennis coach! The coach plays against you, picks up your playing style, comes up with ways of improvement, and coaches you to become a better table tennis player!
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Robotic Art Arm
There's a new robotic arm that will recreate the drawings you do digitally on paper with a pen! This means that you can draw a masterpiece on your computer or your ipad or any device …
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New Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
Six Flags has partnered up with Samsung to launch a mixed reality roller coaster! Riders wear a virtual reality helmit and experience high speed drops. Learn all about this now!
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Glowing Gloves
There are new glowing gloves with living material to aid with crime scene investigations. The living material in the gloves lights up when it interacts with certain chemicals, so it w…
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Amazon Echo
The Amazon Echo records and stores everything you say in front of it. This is cool and weird. It has recorded information from a murder, and the police are trying to get access to the…
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The Science of Baseball
Do you know how baseball and science are related? Do you know the science behind baseball? Well, watch this TEDxTucson talk by Ricardo Valerdi!
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Baseball Technique Science
There's science in everything, even baseball! There are scientific ways to make your techniques, pitches, and hits better. Learn all about them now!
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Baseball Science
You've learned about the science behind baseball and technique, but what's the science behind the equipment? What's inside a baseball? What kind of wood makes a good bat? Learn all ab…