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The application period for this scholarship will close on April 14, 2024

POSTED ON Dec 06, 2023

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is currently accepting applications for its scholarship program. The scholarship opportunities that are advertised for the 2023/2024 period include the GE Scholarship ($10,000), the Helen Cuesta Scholarship

STEM students need support as they work part-time and meet their housing and academic goals

POSTED ON Dec 05, 2023

A report from UCLA in 2020 revealed that one in five California community college students (20%), one in ten California State University students (10%), and one in 20 University of California students (5%) experience homelessness while pursuing their degrees. T

Campus research: Clean energy trailblazers

POSTED ON Dec 01, 2023

According to Fort Lewis College, 32% of Navajo Nation households lack electricity due to geographical isolation, utility barriers, cost, and a complex regulatory process. The disproportionate inequity in Native American communities can be attributed to many of

Winning logo design celebrates and inspires Indigenous culture and heritage

POSTED ON Nov 29, 2023

The Native American Center (NAC) at Lake Superior State University recently announced the winner of their inaugural logo competition. The winning logo uniquely incorporates key elements and symbolism, including the Medicine Wheel, LSSU’s Anchor, and Ojibwe Wo

American Indian Heritage Month celebrations at UNC Pembroke

POSTED ON Nov 28, 2023

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a historically American Indian university, and is the only four-year public university founded by American Indians to train Lumbee teachers in the southeastern United States. The state of North Carolina is home to

Researchers are puzzled by the Indigenous population gains in the latest U.S. census

POSTED ON Nov 27, 2023

Desi Small-Rodriguez, an assistant professor of sociology and American Indian studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, recently discussed the challenges of Native American and Indigenous identification on the U.S. Census in an interview with radio host

A member of the Cherokee Nation, Mary Ross co-authored a NASA handbook on space travel

POSTED ON Nov 22, 2023

November is Native American Heritage Month, and in celebration, NASA has highlighted the work of aerospace pioneer Mary G. Ross. Ross was a mathematician and engineer who played a crucial role in America's space age, but whose work is often overlooked. In 2018,

AISES showcases support for Indigenous minds in STEM

POSTED ON Nov 21, 2023

The United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota has announced that the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) will hold a meeting for all students on November 21. AISES is located in over 180 colleges, tribal colleges, and universities thro

Red Shawl Day is an annual national effort to stop the violence

POSTED ON Nov 20, 2023

Deb Haaland, a 35th-generation New Mexican and the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, led the Department of Interior's efforts on Sunday to commemorate Red Shawl Day. In a tweet, she expressed her commitment to ending the crisis of violence

New mentoring program promotes a competitive and diverse STEM workforce in biological sciences

POSTED ON Nov 17, 2023

Washington State University's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences recently announced the launch of a mentorship project called BioRISE: Biological Resilience for Indigenous Systems Empowerment in partnership with the University of Idaho.

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