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Playing video games can be fun, creative, and educational. No, really! It's true! Just ask Bia Hamed, director of K-12 STEM Outreach at Eastern Michigan University. Join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" and hear how Bia’s programs and her Digital Divas and Digital Dudes are turning young people onto careers in STEM subjects.
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Expanding access to meaningful STEM Education: That's the mission behind UniteSTEM in Ypsilanti. The non-profit describes education as "an adventure," and it wants to create real-world career opportunities by working with local kids and giving them access to the tools required to be a success. UniteSTEM co-founder, Frank Norton, provides an insider's look at the program in this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi" with WEMU's David Fair and Concentrate Media's Sarah Rigg.
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In this week's "On The Ground Ypsi," Lisa Barry and project manager Sarah Rigg talk to Scott Heister, Southeast Regional Director for Mi STEM and a…
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Character artists, animators, sound designers, programmers, and coders are just a few of the team members it takes to design and launch a video game. It…
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Eastern Michigan University is kicking off its annual Digital Divas conference today. There’s something different about it this year because of the…
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Eastern Michigan University is hosting its inaugural "Digital Dudes" STEM conference on Friday. 89.1 WEMU's Jorge Avellan has the story. Like its "Digital…
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Only 26% of STEM workers are women, and in response, the "Digital Divas" were born. Now the program is trying to reach High School and Middle School aged…
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Eastern Michigan University's "Digital Divas" event returns to the EMU campus Friday, 04/12/2019. Patrick Campion sat down with Bia Hamed, event…
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The third and final construction phase of Eastern Michigan University's science complex has been completed, and a dedication ceremony was held Thursday…
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For the past eight years, Eastern Michigan University has been working with girls in Metro Detroit to spark interest in the STEM field. Through workshops…