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ED expands STEM programs at HSI with rich and storied history

POSTED ON Jan 28, 2020

St Mary's University, one of the earliest Hispanic-serving Institutions in Texas,  has opened a new exhibit on Latinos and Marianist education in San Antonio. According to the university, public history graduate student Edgar Velázquez Reynald helped Gerald E. Po

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College pays tribute to Kobe Bryant

POSTED ON Jan 27, 2020

Trade-Tech, the oldest of the nine public two-year colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District, had a poignant post on its Facebook wall Sunday. "LATTC joins the world in mourning the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and the others who perished i

New list reveals Best Cities for STEM Jobs

POSTED ON Jan 23, 2020

If you're looking for professional opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), then go west, but things on the East Coast are also looking up. According to a new study by WalletHub, Washington D.C. ranked second after Seattle in Washington s

Latino Leadership Inc. reinstates emergency response for Puerto Rico

POSTED ON Jan 21, 2020

Thoughts and prayers are not enough, but hearts are with Puerto Rico. Since Dec. 28, the island has been ravaged by earthquakes. Tremors have destroyed or damaged hundreds of structures in the last two weeks, forcing thousands to flee. According to news reports,

NSF awards $1M in grants to help low-income STEM students advance

POSTED ON Jan 21, 2020

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announced last week that its Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has received a $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a system that will increase the number of scientists, mathematician

Science creates more opportunities for the next generation, NSB report says

POSTED ON Jan 16, 2020

The National Science Board delivered the State of U.S. Science and Engineering report to the President and Congress on  January 15, 2020, in fulfillment of the congressional mandate. According to the most recent estimates, the U.S. workforce includes about 17 m

Goya Foods launches new Culinary Arts & Food Science Scholarships

POSTED ON Jan 14, 2020

Goya Foods, America's largest Hispanic-owned food company, has launched a scholarship program with $20,000 of scholarships each year,  beginning this fall. Scholarships are in the amount of $5,000 awarded per academic year and are renewable for up to three additio

Two Math Grads Making Waves in Math & Climate Research

POSTED ON Jan 13, 2020

Ligia Flores and Kiara Sanchez, both Mathematics graduate students, are expected to present their work at the 2020 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth in June. The annual event is billed to attract more th

USF College of Pharmacy welcomes 100 new students each year

POSTED ON Jan 06, 2020

Reports once suggested that demand for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians would outpace supply by the 2020s. However,  trend data show that this has not been the case during the 2010s. Last summer, the University of South Florida announced a $10 million gift fro

The Benefits of CEE Degrees

POSTED ON Jan 02, 2020

Civil engineers design, build and supervise infrastructure projects and systems, while Environmental engineers use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, and chemistry to develop solutions to environmental problems. Less than a decade after earning

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