National Science Foundation awards grant to UTEP and Smithsonian Latino Center
National Science Foundation awards grant to UTEP and Smithsonian Latino Center
By Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum The University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) and the Latino Center have received a $297,550 grant from the National Science Foundation for a three-year impact study […]
Stem Sisters
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Latinos are underrepresented in STEM—the science, technology, engineering, and math fields. But four recent STEM grads from DePaul University joined Maria Hinojosa for this first […]
The Importance of STEM Education for Latina Mothers
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Like any mother raising two young children, much of my attention is focused on their education with an eye toward their futures and the opportunities they […]
¡Bien Hecho! Latino Engineer Heads NASA Program
By EFE/Fox News Latino Los Angeles – Since 2012, a Mexican-American engineer has been in charge of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, program, which operates from the […]
Let’s hear it for STEAM – not just STEM – education
By Monica Olivera, NBCLatino There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about the importance of STEM education. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics play a critical […]
Why the National STEM Education Fund Is So Important
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Occupations in STEM fields are the second-fastest growing in the nation, just behind health care, according to a Georgetown University study. And while the nation is expected […]
Tapping the STEM Potential of Latinos
By Brenda Álvarez, NEA Today When it comes to innovations in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, the United States has had, over the past two centuries, the […]
Congress Steps Up with National STEM Competition
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Former Astronaut Jose Hernandez makes a strong case for expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and computer science fields in a recent op-ed […]
Expanding STEM Education With Teacher Training
By Cindy Long, NEA Today Students in Pat Yongpradit’s computer science class at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, work with robots and create mobile games and apps for […]
A Smart Investment in STEM Education
By José Hernández, Fox News Latino STEM has more than a funding problem – it also has a demographic problem. African-Americans, Latinos and American Indians are collectively 26 percent of the working […]
