The 2024 Sierra Nevada Science Symposium was hosted in March. The event was a collaborative effort between the University of California, Merced, the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, and UC Merced Natural Reserve System Yosemite and Sequoia Field Stations. Rese
Texas A&M University has announced that the Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies will take place in May. (Photo credit: Texas A&M University). On May 10, undergraduates from several engineering departments will walk across the stage. The departments incl
A group of researchers, including an environmental scientist from UC Santa Barbara, has developed a framework to assess equity in energy transitions. They recently published their findings in Environmental Research Letters. The study outlines equity metrics for f
On March 27, after the tragedy in Baltimore, CASA conducted wellness checks on all members living in south Baltimore. (Photo credit: Maryland Matters). During the checks, CASA services and community organizing teams discovered that the tragedy affected one of th
Nine teams of students from the University of California, Irvine, won top prizes in the ANTrepreneur Center's AI Innovation Challenge. In each track, the first-place winner received $10,000, the second-place winner received $5,000, and the third-place winner recei
The University of Texas at Austin, a leading Hispanic-serving institution, has announced a new approach to training civil, architectural, and environmental engineering students. The leadership and service required to solve global challenges will be emphasize
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has teamed up with Café Bustelo to offer twenty-five $5,000 El Café del Futuro Scholarships. Since 2014, the partnership has awarded $805,000 in scholarship funds to more than 100 Hispanic students n
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has conducted a study on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) enrollment data for the academic year 2022-2023. They shared some interesting facts on social media https://www.facebo
The University of California recently announced that it enrolled the largest class of students in its history for the fall term. This includes a significant increase in California undergraduates and a corresponding decline in out-of-state students.
Hispanic Americans are glaringly underrepresented among the ranks of scientists and those in allied professions, says a new Pew Research study. Hispanic adults make up 17% of the U.S. workforce but just 8% of those working in a science, technology, engineering o
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