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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Stroman STEM Academy tours UHV


Daniel White, a University of Houston-Victoria assistant professor of biology and program coordinator for the UHV biology and chemistry programs, shows Stroman Middle School students a video of a rollercoaster in UHV’s visualization theater Tuesday during Stroman STEM Academy’s field trip to the campus. About 170 students in the Stroman STEM Academy visited the UHV campus Tuesday and Wednesday and met with UHV biology, computer science and mathematics faculty to learn about STEM subjects. Throughout the two days, the students participated in demonstrations including extracting DNA from fruit, chemistry reactions, computer robotics and magic tricks involving math.
Daniel White, a University of Houston-Victoria assistant professor of biology and program coordinator for the UHV biology and chemistry programs, shows Stroman Middle School students a video of a rollercoaster in UHV’s visualization theater Tuesday during Stroman STEM Academy’s field trip to the campus. About 170 students in the Stroman STEM Academy visited the UHV campus Tuesday and Wednesday and met with UHV biology, computer science and mathematics faculty to learn about STEM subjects. Throughout the two days, the students participated in demonstrations including extracting DNA from fruit, chemistry reactions, computer robotics and magic tricks involving math.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to more than 65 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus as well as teaching sites in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from excellent faculty at an affordable price.

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