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Moving Into the Future

BNY Fab Lab gets a visibility boost at the Science Center, along with some major upgrades.

The STEM of Animation

The new Pixar exhibition at Carnegie Science Center offers insights into how the animation studio created some of its most iconic films.

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Storytelling through STEM

A program at Carnegie Science Center helps teens learn science, technology, engineering, and math skills by producing their own children’s books.

Q+A: Doug DeHaven

In conversation with the mechatronics engineer at Carnegie Science Center.

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Succeeding together

Perry Traditional Academy is working to become one of Pittsburgh’s top-performing high schools. Carnegie Science Center is helping the North Side high school reach its goal.

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All in for Carnegie Science Center

Knowing firsthand how the informal learning adventures at Carnegie Science Center can help kids dream big, one donor couple wants to expand who has access.

A portrait of Daisy Lampkin and miniature replica in the Miniature Railroad of her home

Demanding the Vote

Daisy Lampkin, one of the suffrage movement’s trailblazers, called Pittsburgh home. Her remarkable story is now part of Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad & Village.

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Learning, Together

Carnegie Science Center pairs local high schoolers with STEM professionals in a program designed to teach both new skills.

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At Long Last: Expanded Learning and Fun

The Science Center’s new PPG Science Pavilion will welcome more young learners, expand the kinds of science fun they can cook up, and bring large-scale traveling shows to the region.

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A Life in Lego

How a corporate lawyer-turned-artist transformed a favorite childhood toy into sought-after artwork, inspiring countless kids to rethink what is art and who can make it.

Portrait of Stephen Paul Canton at the Carnegie Science Center

How I Fell in Love with Science

More than 2,000 area students participate in STEM competitions each year through Carnegie Science Center. For some, it ignites a lifelong passion for science.

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Engineering the Future

Pittsburgh’s legacy of engineering excellence is far from a thing of the past. The region’s big thinkers continue to find solutions to big problems.

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Face Time: Liz Whitewolf

[media-credit name=”Photo: Joshua Franzos” alignnone size-full] Photo: Joshua Franzos [/media-credit] When self-described “maker” Liz Whitewolf learned that her daughters wanted loft beds, she didn’t take them shopping. Instead she helped

Tour Your Future participant Dallas Mercurio gets an up-close look at a model of a human heart during an interactive tour at Allegheny General Hospital.

Tour Your Future

Carnegie Science Center partners with local workplaces to inspire young women to expand their vision of their life’s work.

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Inspiring The Earliest Learners

Children are natural-born scientists but need rich learning environments, prepared teachers, and engaged families to feed their natural curiosity. Carnegie Science Center is leading the way.

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Making the Difference

Can kids who are blind and visually impaired enjoy the digital makerspace experience? Carnegie Science Center says yes, and took its Mobile Fab Lab to Erie to prove it.