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TMSC’s Spring 2026 Homeschool Program Sparks STEM Discovery
This semester, Talcott Mountain Science Center (TMSC) welcomed homeschool students ages 6-13 for another engaging season of STEM exploration through its Spring 2026 Homeschool Program. Running Fridays from March 20 through May 8, the six-week program combined discussion, guided tutorials, and hands-on learning to help students deepen their understanding of science and technology while fostering…
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Get to Know the Faculty Research Mentors Behind TMRI’s Summer Program
This summer, students participating in the inaugural Talcott Mountain Research Institute (TMRI) Summer Program will engage in STEM research, working alongside scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and educators who are actively shaping their fields. Beginning July 6, 2026, the four-week immersive summer experience will bring together advanced high school students and Faculty Research Mentors for hands-on research,…
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TMA Student Dean Raptis Leads Pre-Algebra Lesson
At Talcott Mountain Academy (TMA), students are encouraged to explore their interests and learn from one another. Recently, 8th grader Dean Raptis stepped into the role of guest lecturer during a Pre-Algebra class, leading a lesson for his peers with confidence and enthusiasm. The lesson was both engaging and academically rigorous, and students loved the…
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TMA Students Recognized at 2026 CSW UConn Writing & Art Competition
Talcott Mountain Academy (TMA) is proud to celebrate our students who received recognition at the 2026 Connecticut Student Writers (CSW) Magazine and Contest, hosted by the Connecticut Writing Project at UConn. This competition invites K-12 students to submit original writing and art, with selected works published in the CSW Magazine. This year, several TMA students…
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TMRI STEM Adventure Travel 2027
Exploring nature in its most extraordinary moments and places. Talcott Mountain Research Institute (TMRI)’s STEM Adventure Travel programs extend our mission as a pioneering STEM institution—one where education, research, and outreach inspire and empower advanced and curious learners—beyond the classroom and into the world itself. These journeys pair rigorous scientific content with direct experience, inviting…
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TMA Students Excel in 2026 Science Fair & History Day Competitions
In March 2026, Talcott Mountain Academy (TMA) seventh- and eighth-grade students participated in the Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair and Connecticut History Day, two competitions in which TMA students take part each year. Their projects reflected strong curiosity, thoughtful research, and a commitment to excellence, earning recognition at the regional and state levels. Connecticut Science…
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Dr. Jay White Named Resident Lecturer in Manhattan for Lectures on Tap
(Avon, CT – April 7, 2026) – Packed rooms. Big questions. A city that never sleeps and never sits still. Over the past year in Manhattan, Dr. Jay White has been quietly building something special: an audience drawn to science not as abstraction but as a way of seeing, feeling, and making sense of the…
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Talcott Mountain Research Institute Celebrates Draper Prize Laureate and Alumnus Eric Fossum, Announces May 12 Inaugural “On the Shoulders of Giants” Lecture
(Avon, CT — March 4, 2026) — Talcott Mountain Research Institute (TMRI) proudly celebrates Dartmouth College Professor Eric R. Fossum, Ph.D., for receiving the 2026 Charles Stark Draper Prize, widely regarded as engineering’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize. A Connecticut native and alumnus of Talcott Mountain Science Center, Dr. Fossum will return to the Mountain…
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Meet Linda C. Ivany: Talcott Alumna and STEM Leader
This article is an excerpt from the Winter 2026 Talcott Continuum newsletter. Download the full newsletter. Linda C. Ivany, PhD, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Syracuse University, credits her early experiences at Talcott Mountain Science Center (TMSC) with shaping her career and her love of discovery. Linda began…
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Talcott Lightning: Relaunching a Robotics Legacy
This article is an excerpt from the Winter 2026 Talcott Continuum newsletter. Download the full newsletter. Talcott Mountain Science Center’s robotics team, Talcott Lightning, has a long history, with trophies dating back to the 1990s and early 2000s, but few in the years between. Over the past two years, led by Dhiren Dommeti, Computer Science…
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