In partnership with the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, the Institute of the Americas, an NGO based at the University of California in San Diego, sponsored a Professional Workshop for Teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at CETYS University in Mexicali, Baja California. The five-day workshop for high school teachers, focused on robotics, programming, ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 18 June, 2018 | Topics:
Consulates, Education, Events, News, Science & Tech, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
With the support of the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Dr. Olivia Graeve, professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego is visiting Ciudad Juarez this week to meet with students, academics, entrepreneurs, NGO officials and local industry managers to discuss trends in nanotechnology and ways to attract ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 13 May, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Study in the U.S.
The ChicasSTEM closing ceremony was held Saturday, April 22 at the Technology Hub in Ciudad Juarez. “ChicasSTEM came about as a result of our desire to encourage young women to pursue their passion for the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering, and math,” said U.S. Consul General Daria L. Darnell in her remarks. Thirty-five young ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 23 April, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
At the annual #Cruce2PM tech and innovation event, Mexicali public school students presented their creative and problem-solving projects using JoyLabz-provided Makey Makey toys used to teach kids to code. A panel of judges including Will Ostick, Consul General in Tijuana, as well as representatives of Innovation Labs, Skyworks, Honeywell, and Baja California’s Educational System, evaluated ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 30 March, 2017 | Topics:
Consulates, Education, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Tijuana, U.S. & Mexico, Western Hemisphere
The US Consulate in Tijuana and Garage Hub launched the “Interactive Workshop on The ABC of Invention, and How to Do and Design” conducted by Tom Heck, Vice-President of the Makey-Makey Education Project. The workshop was aimed at Mexicali STEAM teachers who learned techniques to teach invention literacy, and how to use design thinking via a Makey-Makey, an electronic device that teaches programming ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 21 February, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Events, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Tijuana, Western Hemisphere
The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez hosted the visit of Dr. Karen Lips to Ciudad Juarez and the city of Chihuahua. While in the border region, Dr. Lips met with representatives from the International Boundary and Water Commission and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission and met a group of young women, who are participants ...
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By U.S. Mission to Mexico | 9 February, 2017 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Education, Environment, Events, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
The U.S. Consul General in Ciudad Juarez Daria Darnell and city of Chihuahua Mayor Javier Garfio Pacheco participated today in a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the new makerspace at the Benjamin Franklin Corner in Chihuahua. The makerspace is a new collaborative interactive space for creators and innovators of any age that includes laptops, workbenches, ...
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By munozp | 9 August, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Art & Culture, Benjamin Franklin Library, Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Culture, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Benjamin Franklin Corner, Makerspace
Mexico City July 22, 2016- Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Ambassador
David H. Thorne led the State Department’s “
Innovation Roadshow ” in Mexico July 20-22. This visit was a next step in bolstering support for entrepreneurship and follows visits by Ambassador Thorne and delegations to Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The delegation was made up of a ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 25 July, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: David H. Thorne, inadem, innovation, MUSEIC
Mexico City, June 21, 2016.- The United States Embassy in Mexico is pleased to announce the entrepreneurs who will represent Mexico in the Global Leaders’ Summit, that will take place in Palo Alto, California from June 22 to June 24.
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 21 June, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Science & Tech, U.S. & Mexico
| Tags: Ambassador Jacobson
The U.S. Department of State’s third annual Fishackathon begins today on Earth Day in
40 cities around the world. Fishackathon, organized by the
Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships , is a public-private partnership that brings together the U.S. government with the private sector and civil society to answer Secretary Kerry’s call in saving our ocean. The event calls on coders, designers, and ...
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By Embajada de Estados Unidos en México | 22 April, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Mexico
Dr. Olivia Graeve, Professor of Mechanics and Materials at the University of California, San Diego visited Tijuana to share experiences and advice with engineering students at the State University of Baja California, Valle Las Palmas Campus and at Technological University of Tijuana. The lectures highlighted the importance of STEM Education. Dr. Graeve shared her work ...
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By noriegajm | 21 April, 2016 | Topics:
Education, Events, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, Tijuana
In order to motivate young entrepreneurs interested in developing technology-based innovative projects, the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez sponsored the USMX-Preneur camp in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua. As part of this boot camp, entrepreneurs gathered at the Albert Einstein 20-30 High School, where they attended workshops on creating a value proposition and business ...
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By munozp | 3 March, 2016 | Topics:
Ciudad Juarez, Consul General, Education, Events, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
