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Backpacks with donated supplies filled for thousands of students
OAKLAND, Calif. - The 25th annual Stay-in-School packing event is sending 6,000 fully-stocked backpacks to Oakland Unified students after Saturday's packing party. Volunteers with Lend a Hand filled thousands of backpacks with supplies. Bags for younger students include crayons and drawing paper. For the older students, their supplies include writing...
Investing in tomorrow: Sandia donates advanced manufacturing machines to Las Positas College
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sandia National Laboratories recently donated two cutting-edge manufacturing machines complete with full attachments to the Advanced Manufacturing and Transportation program at Las Positas College. The donation was part of a broader movement to adapt to the new economic challenges facing the United States. “We...
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory hosts 21 Oakland middle schoolers for free 1-week camp
An incredible one-week experience just wrapped up for more than 20 local kids.Each of them got to spend time at one of the most advanced laboratories in the world for a summer science camp.It was an unforgettable experience, not just for the students, but for the scientists and staff."This is one of the most advanced laboratories in the world, the highest powered x-ray free electron laser over two miles long," said Dorian Bohler, a SLAC staff scientist who helped develop the camp. His children are now also participants.MORE: High school students get hands-on experience with internships at UCSF Kanbar Center...
UC Santa Cruz to Host Semiconductor Workshop
(TNS) — College students and curious community members from across the county and Bay Area are invited to join a two-day workshop on July 26 and 27 at UC Santa Cruz about semiconductors and the development of computing technology that acts more like the human brain. The workshop is...
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