A professor of physics at the University of Houston (UH) is using a coating he developed a decade ago to improve the protective qualities of surgical masks. Seamus Curran told UH that the coating developed in his lab can improve the ability of surgical masks like
Help is on the way for some of the most at-risk students at California State University Long Beach. According to a Cal State Long Beach announcement, the launch of the Shakarian Leads Endowment Fund comes at a time when Beach students face additional pressures amid
San Diego State University (SDSU) has long been a leader in providing transformative experiences for students in learning and research. On Monday, SDSU posted a blog highlighting the many solutions that faculty and staff have introduced to continue academic and co-
Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) has announced that the organization has suspended all upcoming K-12 and university programs scheduled through to the end of April. According to the statement from Dr. Juan Rivera, chairman of the GMiS Board and CEO, Covid-19 has had a sev
Florida International University (FIU) announced Thursday that the university has moved more than 4,000 classes online in what it calls an "unprecedented transition." The statement said that 2,400 faculty members and 50,000 students have been moved from face-to-f
Women of Color STEM Conference’s Health, Science & Technology All-stars may not make headlines often, but there are thousands of minority women behind the miracles of today’s health science and technology. They are medical researchers, administrators, physi
In an abundance of caution during the national public health emergency with quarantines and restrictions, HACU has announced plans to hold its National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education online. Registration is now open for the virutal event and the deadlin
“The National Science Foundation is pleased to join the COVID-19 HPC Consortium,” said France Cordova, director of the National Science Foundation. “Frontera and other NSF-funded advanced computing resources will enable the nation’s science and engineering
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute has released a list of COVID-19 resources for the community. Although the CHCI has postponed its Health Summit to June 16, the caucus says it will continue to share information about helpful resources. Please read the ful
America’s Voice, an organization working to put millions of undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship, has published a blog thanking those who are keeping the health care services and food supply lines running. "Immigrants are integral to feeding American
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked with…
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Humboldt State University, one of four campuses within the California…
