Category: Engineering
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Dr. Tyrone Taborn to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from BDPA at Golden Anniversary Gala
WASHINGTON, D.C. (bdpatoday®) — Dr. Tyrone D. Taborn is nominated to receive one of BDPA’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awards. BDPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for individuals whose careers and […]
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Robots Compete during RoboJawn as Philly Tech Week Returns
PHILADELPHIA — Robots take the field for their initial rounds of competition during RoboJawn ‘22. FIRST Tech Challenge RoboJawn is similar to an official tournament in many ways. Teams bring […]
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Patriots Technology Training Center Celebrates its Silver Anniversary
Award-Winning Youth STEM Program across the National Capital Region Reaches a 25-Year Milestone! SEAT PLEASANT, MD—Patriots Technology Training Center (PTTC) of Seat Pleasant, Maryland celebrated its 25th Anniversary Friday evening, […]
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First Black Female to Lead Brigade of Midshipmen
ANNAPOLIS, Md. ― The Commandant of Midshipmen announced the spring semester midshipman leadership positions, Friday, Nov. 6, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade […]
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GM executive Telva McGruder promoted as automotive giant’s tech-inclusion missions rapidly evolve
DETROIT, MI (BDPA Detroit) ― General Motors Company (GM), welcomes Telva McGruder as their new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. In a recent statement, the global automotive corporation looks […]
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NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
WASHINGTON ― NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA. […]
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U.S. Senate confirms new Air Force Chief of Staff with a unanimous historic vote
WASHINGTON―General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. will become the first black service member to lead an American military branch after lawmakers on Tuesday voted to make him the Air Force’s 22nd […]
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Amazon’s Future Engineer Program funds High School Computer Science Courses
Jeff Bezos visits Dunbar High School in Washington,D.C. Amazon launches Future Engineer Program
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FAMU Crowned 2018 HBCU Battle of the Brains Champion
AUSTIN, TX—The HBCU Battle of the Brains (BOTB) is a hybrid event between a “Hackathon” and a “Business Case Competition” where teams from HBCUs across the country develop a solution […]
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Grass-Roots Tech Organization Reaches 20-Year Youth Tech Milestone
SEAT PLEASANT, MD—Patriots Technology Training Center (Patriots) 20th annual Youth Summit on Technology launched Saturday, May 6, 2017 with a Mix and Mingle breakfast session, industry keynote speaker, career and organization […]