Posts by Laurie Meszaros
Advisory Board for The Perry Initiative Formed
We’ve recently formed an Advisory Board for The Perry Initiative. This group, comprised of Perry Initiative site hosts, alumnae and friends, will help focus our programming toward current engineering and…
Read MoreYoung campers visit The Perry Initiative
This week, we received some very special visitors! Young campers attending the University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool’s Body Mechanics camp joined us on Monday and Wednesday and worked closely with…
Read MorePerry Initiative Co-founder Dr. Jenni Buckley Discusses “Designing for Diversity” in a TEDxYale Talk
Dr. Jenni Buckley, Perry Initiative co-founder and assistant professor of engineering at the University of Delaware, discussed the design process and how this can guide diversity in the engineering field in…
Read MoreIntroducing New OIA Lesson, Fracture Puzzles
We are excited to introduce Fracture Puzzles, a new lesson in The Perry Initiative’s Orthopaedics In Action curriculum! Orthopaedics In Action (OIA) is our unique, NGSS-aligned, hands-on curriculum for middle…
Read MoreOrthopaedics In Action Featured on K12 Engineering Education Podcast
The Perry Initiative is honored that Orthopaedics In Action was recently featured on K12 Engineering Education Podcast. Host Pius Wong chatted with Perry Initiative co-founder Jenni Buckley and collaborator…
Read MoreDuPont Honors The Perry Initiative at Empowering Celebration
On January 16, 2017, DuPont graciously honored The Perry Initiative at their 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The theme of the ceremony was Strengthening Our Communities, Empowering…
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