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What This Student Gained From Civil Engineering and Studying Abroad

POSTED ON May 16, 2020

Since stay-at-home guidelines were announced, school online has become a fixture across the country.  In March, Andres Restrepo, a Morgan State University civil engineering major, moved back home to a suburb in Washington D.C. Since then, he's taken some pretty to

Watch X-STEM Online: May 13-15 and May 18-19

POSTED ON May 15, 2020

The USA Science & Engineering Festival's X-STEM Symposium has traditionally kicked off the April festival, which was postponed due to COVID-19. This week, it was announced that the popular X-STEM Symposium will provide a series of free daily Livestream events o

Students might be back on campus for the fall, says St. Mary’s

POSTED ON May 14, 2020

St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans to resume classes on campus in the fall. The university is also preparing for students to move into the residence halls. According to the university, the timeline for making decisions on how exactly

Shift to virtual learning will run through fall term 2020, CSU Chancellor says

POSTED ON May 13, 2020

On March 17, California State University campuses transitioned in-person operations of the university to a virtual model. Almost two months later, the largest system of four-year higher education in the country has announced that courses will continue to be deliver

Graduations, Commencements, and Research Week activities

POSTED ON May 12, 2020

The May 11 commencement at Arizona State University (ASU) celebrated the university's first virtual ceremony. According to ASU, some 12, 000 of more than 16,000 graduates joined the fight against the coronavirus, whether by volunteering in their home cities, in res

Land A Job with CCG’s JobMatch Service

POSTED ON May 07, 2020

Once news of the public health emergency had sunk in, and the country began to close shop state by state, many employers started revoking job offers. For Ashley Turner, who’s worked as a university and professional relations development manager at Career Communic

Top 10 Seniors at UTEP announced

POSTED ON May 06, 2020

Strong adherence to community engagement, steadfast perseverance, and a commitment to the advancement of not only themselves but their peers are the hallmarks of seniors at The University of Texas at El Paso. Each year, the Top 10 Seniors Award recognizes students

Spring Commencement at UTSA announced

POSTED ON May 04, 2020

The University of Texas at San Antonio  (UTSA) has announced the dates for its Spring Commencement. Divided up into three ceremonies, graduates in the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences will wear their class rings on May 17. The rings are report

Top Hispanics of the Decade | Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff

POSTED ON May 01, 2020

Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff is a molecular biologist. Before founding Intersections SBD in 2014, she was chief executive officer of Cytonome, Inc. (2006 – 2009) and chief scientific officer of Cytonome/ST, LLC (2009 – 2014). Prior, she was vice president for resea

Top Hispanics of the Decade | Richard Tapia

POSTED ON Apr 30, 2020

Richard Tapia is internationally known for research in computational and mathematical sciences. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Tapia with the National Medal of Science—the highest honor bestowed by the government on scientists and engineers. In 2014, Tap

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