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A Latina Engineer Fights For A Review of Her Tenure Case

About 50 students and faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder protested last month in support of Dr. Lupita Montoya, a former assistant professor denied tenure in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Now a research associate at the university,  Montoya has been fighting for a review of the decision on her tenure since her case first came up in fall 2016.

March 11, 2020

STEM

How Can STEM Fellowships Evaluate Applicants More Equitably?

How can STEM fellowships make their evaluation processes more equitable. Dr. Joyce Yen, director of the University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, has some ideas.

January 8, 2020

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Santos Named University of Illinois Information Sciences Dean

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign welcomed Dr. Eunice Santos as its new dean this fall. An award-winning scholar, Santos’s honors include the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development award and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Computer Society Technical Achievement award.

October 22, 2019

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Latina Leaders Talk Education, Public Policy at Third Annual Summit

California Rep. Nanette Barragán remembers her immigrant parents telling her, “Doctor or lawyer – that’s the only way you’re going to get out of poverty.” She shared the memory Wednesday at the third annual Latina Leaders Summit hosted by The Hill, which brought women together to discuss how policymakers can level the playing field for Latinas in politics, education and the workforce.

July 24, 2019

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University of Maryland Summer Camp Strives to Diversify Computer Science

The number of jobs in computer science is expected to grow by 19 percent by 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But women only graduate with 18 percent of computer science bachelor’s degrees. This summer, the University of Maryland continues to combat this disparity with summer camps.

July 17, 2019

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Study Finds Women Undergrads in STEM Facing “Chilly” Campus Climate

Research published this month found that as women students remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, they are being subjected to an unwelcoming, “chilly” atmosphere in these male‐dominated fields.

June 12, 2019

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Pioneering Geneticist’s Podcast Plums Race and Ancestry

Dr. Janina M. Jeff, who loved science growing up in New Orleans and studied genetics at Spelman College and Vanderbilt University, is dedicated to bridging that field and a Black American community that historically has viewed it with suspicion.

May 29, 2019

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Organizations Support, Empower Women of Color in Tech

Walker Legacy’s annual “Women of Color in Tech” tour will feature keynotes and panel discussions throughout the country to empower more multicultural women to succeed in the technology industry. The tour – powered by Comcast and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) – will expose future and current women entrepreneurs to resources and opportunities, such […]

May 21, 2019

Asian American Pacific Islander

Weaving Scientific Breakthroughs

When spider silk biologist/geneticist Dr. Cheryl Hayashi was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2007, she saw it as an affirmation that it’s okay to work on something that might seem offbeat.

April 29, 2019

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Dr. Stephanie T. Dance-Barnes Named Recipient of Teaching Excellence Award

Winston-Salem State University associate professor Dr. Stephanie T. Dance-Barnes has been named the recipient of the 2019 UNC System Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dance-Barnes teaches courses on cell and molecular biology and also serves as co-chair of the school’s Department of Biological Sciences. The award will be presented by a Board […]

April 11, 2019

STEM

New Volume Adds Nuance to Research on Undergraduate Women in STEM

A new volume about the “complexity of inquiry” around undergraduate women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) responds to what scholars and co-editors Drs. Lara Perez-Felkner and Joy Gaston Gayles say is a need for a more in-depth understanding from scholarly, policy and institutional research communities in order to address and eliminate gender disparities in STEM.

March 11, 2019

STEM

Dr. Cynthia V. Flores: Math Mentor

Growing up in the mostly immigrant community of Pico-Union in Los Angeles, Dr. Cynthia V. Flores was surrounded by those who had a strong work ethic and an “expressed value in education,” although many had not graduated from high school, let alone college.

February 6, 2019