Northward of 2,200 dispensaries are licensed in the state as of January, along with 235,000 active patient licenses, according to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. This means that if every licensed dispensary had opened their doors for business and were getting an even share of the available market, they would be servicing roughly 105 patients […]
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Strong STEM
The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools (FOKCPS) is seeking community partners to help place science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centers in all of the district’s elementary schools before classes start Aug. 14. Though foundation partners have contributed more than half the money needed, there is still a significant gap to fill. The initiative […]
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High impact
Impact Oklahoma annual meeting April 25 Will Rogers Theatre 4322 N. Western Ave. impactok.org Free Impact Oklahoma has given more than 40 grants in 13 years, and the membership is now preparing to choose this year’s beneficiaries. The organization, a network of women who aim to make the “community stronger and better for everyone,” pools […]
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Chill science
Tinker ‘Bout It6-10 p.m. Tuesday Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 $20 Walking through Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) with a child with Asperger’s Syndrome is a different experience, a much more cautious experience. Thousands of people are bouncing around the exhibits like hyper-heated particles in a boiling cauldron of water, lights and sounds […]
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Flowering minds
Imagine a high-tech camp where every aspect of the property is built to help young women engage with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs and a new potential learning experience waits around every corner. There’s a rock wall in the cafeteria, a zip line and treehouses for stargazing. Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma plans to […]
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Youth: Touching science
Tinkerfest 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29 Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 Free Of the many cars expected at Science Museum Oklahoma for this year’s Tinkerfest, two will be completely taken apart. Clint Stone, vice president of programs at the museum, said the free event, now in its second year, is designed to […]
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Science Museum Oklahoma’s winter break camps offer educational fun with snow, mining, hibernation and more
Camps are offered Dec. 21-22 and Dec. 27-29.
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The metro is home to five “exemplary high” achieving schools
The metro is home to five “exemplary high” achieving schools.
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OKC National Memorial & Museum’s summer camp teaches students about the importance of STEM careers
The camp partners with the University of Central Oklahoma’s Forensic Science Institute to teach students about the fundamentals of forensic practices.
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OSU-OKC and Dove Science Academy team up for early college program
The program will enable high school students to graduate with their associate’s degree.