The Home Depot Foundation has announced a $50 million commitment to the training of 20,000 tradespeople over the next 10 years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 158,000 unfilled construction sector jobs in the U.S. – a number th
Google is remembering the Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro, who passed away on April 26, 1988. His birthday is today, and to honor him, Google has a special Google Doodle. Guillermo Haro (March 21, 1913 – April 26, 1988) was the first Mexican elected to the R
The NASA Interns, Fellows and Scholars initiative is seeking new applicants. Sumbit your application by March 16 for a summer 2018 session through OSSI. OSSI is the One Stop Shopping Initiative, an online recruitment, application, selection and career development
For the first time, Telemundo Deportes will introduce a woman to provide in-match commentary for a FIFA Men's World Cup. Argentine sports journalist Viviana Vila has been covering soccer since 1999 for Radio Continental de Buenos Aires. She debuted as an analyst
Carlos Brito is a mechanical engineering graduate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and he earned an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is now chief executive of a global company with 200,000 people in 50 countries and m
Natalia Denegri has been named one of "The 25 Most Powerful Women" in the magazine People en Español. The list will be in the March edition of the magazine. "To be chosen by People magazine as one of the most powerful Hispanic women is a great honor. It means I a
FinTech innovators interested in joining FinLab’s fourth-year class can now complete and submit an application. To date, the Financial Solutions Lab has supported 26 financial technology companies offering products that reach over 2.5 million Americans and hav
An energy summit by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute is scheduled for March 14, 2018, in Washington, DC. The CHCI Energy Summit will discuss the future of energy, the role of Latinos in energy, technology and innovation in the industry, and the role o
In 2014 Hispanics received only 6 percent of the doctoral degrees in science and engineering awarded to U.S. citizens or permanent residents, compared to 72.5 percent by non-Hispanic whites, according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universiti
Billboard, the leading destination for innovations in music, has announced that Raúl Alarcόn Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., tops Billboard's annual "Power 100". Opening its citation for Raúl Alarcόn Jr., Billboa
IBM announced this week that its apprenticeship program has earned…
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