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Former Football Player turned Full-Time Mathematician, John Urschel, kicks-off the #GenSTEM contest to get kids pumped up to go back to schoolDALLAS, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To get more students excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects as they head back to school, Texas Instruments (TI) teamed up with newly-retired Baltimore Raven John Urschel to kick-off the #GenSTEM contest. The goal is to show today's generation of STEM students (#GenSTEM) that whatever they are in to, whether it's cooking or fashion or football, STEM is in it too. John Urschel: Life after Football Why "STEM" adds up Do the math: Two ways to play, two ways to win Get in the game To discover your STEM strengths or share how STEM inspires you, visit: www.GenSTEMcontest.com. [i] Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, STEM 101: Intro to tomorrow's jobs About Texas Instruments: Education Technology, a business of Texas Instruments, provides a wide range of tools connecting the classroom experience with real-world applications, helping students and teachers to explore mathematics and science interactively. TI's products and services are tested vigorously against recognized third-party research, which shows that the effective use of graphing calculators improves the mathematical skills of students and their attitudes toward mathematics. For more information, visit www.education.ti.com. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at www.ti.com.
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