Oct 4, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
Imagine the moments just before the event: an empty lecture hall at the University of Alberta filling with eager and engaged students; team advisors are sharing final thoughts and advice with their teams; the judges are immersed in conversation; and the room buzzes...
Jun 19, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
These are exciting times for the geekStarter community! On June 10 and 11, geekStarter teams gathered to share and celebrate their projects and to learn from expert guests and mentors how to succeed at competitions and, more importantly, how to make a difference in...
Jun 1, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
On May 26 – 27, geekStarter synthetic biology teams from Calgary’s Ted Harrison School and Canmore’s Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy travelled to California to participate in the final event of the Berkeley Program – an exceptional...
Apr 12, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
If you program a robot to be creative, who is more innovative – the human that built that robot, or the artificial intelligence (AI) itself? It’s these types of questions that are pushing boundaries in the world of robotics, and students in...
Mar 7, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
MindFuel’s geekStarter program hosted a two-day intensive lab skills workshop at the University of Lethbridge last weekend. The workshop brought together Alberta geekStarter middle-school and high-school teams to practice lab techniques, further develop their...
Feb 8, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
Once again, student teams across Alberta are beginning their work on solving real-world science problems. This year, in the high school and middle school category, MindFuel has seven schools participating. “Seeing middle and high school students working with mentors...
