Tag Archives: stem
Profile: Computer science pioneer Mary Fernandez
August 29, 2012 – 1:00 pm
STEMinist did an interesting profile on Dr. Mary (María) Fernández, who currently works as Assistant Vice President, Information and Software Systems Research. She told STEMinist… more
Latino mentors help Latino kids into STEM
August 29, 2012 – 9:00 am
A new study found that mentors of a similar background can help usher young people into STEM. The study, “Individual differences in preferences for matched-ethnic… more
Tech in Texas tries to recruit more women, minorities
August 22, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Where are all the women in tech?
It’s a simple question with a complicated answer. A recent report tried to answer the question, especially given… more
Latino youth do medical research in LA
August 15, 2012 – 6:00 pm
The Latino & African-American High School Internship Program at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in California allows young students the chance to do original research… more
Profile of Luz Rivas, engineering educator
August 15, 2012 – 1:00 pm
There was a really cool profile of a Latina engineer in STEMinist this week, Luz Rivas currently works as an engineering educator at Iridescent. She… more
Even girls who like STEM aren’t likely to pursue it
August 8, 2012 – 4:00 pm
The Department of Commerce released a study that shows that, even if women pursue STEM fields, they are more likely to change majors and not… more
How to get Latinos into STEM
August 8, 2012 – 10:00 am
Parents can take steps at home to encourage their children to enter STEM fields.
Blacks, Latinos shut out of top science HS
August 1, 2012 – 11:00 am
The Coalition of The Silence, an advocacy group, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education that black, Latino and disabled students are being… more
Broadband ‘fundamental’ to civil rights
August 1, 2012 – 9:53 am
An interesting piece in Politic365 this week highlights a discussion at the “Job Creation and Education: Programmatic Efforts to Increase Broadband Adoption in African American… more
Latinos should revolutionize STEM
July 25, 2012 – 9:00 am
Latinos should seize upon this field to bring all the economic, social, and intellectual power that the field of STEM affords to their communities.
