ST. LOUIS — Webster University in St. Louis will begin construction on a new 85,000-square-foot Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) later this month. Construction crews will start by staking out the physical perimeter of the building before preparing the site.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is no longer a novelty in schools; it’s the new norm. Today, traditional schools and specialized STEM academies alike regularly partner with STEM related firms to enhance their curriculum.
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Construction on the new Sandy Hook Elementary is on schedule and about $2.3 million under the project’s original $50 million budget. As such, Gov. Dannel Malloy decided to include the savings in a plan for more than $350 million in bond payment cuts — even though the project won’t be officially completed for three to four months.
LAS VEGAS — Earlier this month in Las Vegas, the Education Market Association hosted EDexpo 2016 for dealers and suppliers in the educational products marketplace. The event marked the organization’s 100th anniversary, and showcased products from 187 different companies, an increase of 10 percent over the prior year.
The Rochester, Minn., office of HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) recently announced the addition of Dawn Vickerman as the firm’s business developer directing new business opportunities for HGA’s growing healthcare, corporate and higher education market sectors. Vickerman has more than 20 years’ experience in sales, marketing and customer service. She studied at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and Winona State University in Minnesota.
Canon USA Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, recently introduced the LX-MU800Z. The LX-MU800Z is the company’s first single-chip DLP projector with a laser phosphor light source that delivers at maximum brightness for 20,000 hours of virtually maintenance-free operation, reducing total cost of ownership. Key features on the LX-MU800Z projector include native WUXGA (1920 x 1200) resolution, up-to-8000 lumens, a dynamic contrast ratio up to 10,500:1, and seven interchangeable lens options with motorized lens shift for installation flexibility.
