Last month, SACNAS held its science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) Conference virtually. According to SACNAS, college-level through professional attendees were immersed in scientific research and professional development sessions at the almost week-long
On the next episode of High-Tech Sunday, the hosts sit down with Korie Grayson, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan's department of chemical engineering. Her research is focused on the evaluation of novel nano- and microparticles for
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Cell, a website that helps answer questions about life sciences careers, showcased a list of 100 Hispanic/Latinx scientists. According to Cell, the list was selected based on scholarly achievements, mentoring excellence
The Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program is one of the largest sponsors of research in biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and Earth science. To date, BES has supported more than 6,100 Ph.D. scientists and over 2,100 students, according to
The U.S. Department of Energy announced this fall that its Office of Science selected 52 graduate students for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2020 Solicitation 1 cycle. The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), which enrolls 18,000 students every year, recently announced that they have received a $2.9M grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title V: Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) program. “We are extremely
Last month, NASA announced it is building an asteroid laboratory at the Johnson Space Center, where scientists are looking forward to examining samples of rocky remnants from the early days of the solar system. Some of the researchers that will study the material a
ClearFlame Engine Technologies has developed a soot-free engine for heavy-duty applications. For the thirteenth episode of High-Tech Sunday, tune in to listen to CEO Dr. BJ Johnson and CTO Dr. Julie Blumreiter talk about what inspires and motivates them, and thei
Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization, says it will serve half a million students in more than 100 public school districts this year through its Khan Academy Districts program, and the MAP Accelerator, which it conducts in partnership with the Northwes
Amazon announced several job milestones recently. So far this year, the company said it had promoted 35,000 operations employees across North America, and created 100,000 jobs heading into the holidays. Also, the company provided training for more than 30,000 emplo
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