UC Berkeley Student Aims to be the ‘Female, Mexican Carl Sagan’

UC Berkeley Student Aims to be the ‘Female, Mexican Carl Sagan’

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*This is incredibly inspiring. About a young woman, a child of immigrants, who follows her dreams, and creates her own path with a clear goal. We can all relate to […]

A Better Graft: How A Mexican-American Biomedical Researcher Is Making Her Mark

NewsTaco April 3, 2014

*Yes! Anytime I see a story about a Latin@ kicking serious butt (especially in STEM), I’ll post it. Go Maria! (Oh, and ¡Viva Chihuahua!) VL By Bill Vourvoulias, Fox News Latino […]

No Latinos, Girls or Blacks Take AP Computer Science Exam in Some States

Mary Mata January 13, 2014

By Liana Heitin, Education Week A new analysis of test-taking data finds that in Mississippi and Montana, no female, African American, or Hispanic students took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science. In fact, […]

Why Are There Still So Few Women and Latinos in Science?

Mary Mata October 4, 2013

By Eileen Pollack, The New York Times Last summer, researchers at Yale published a study proving that physicists, chemists and biologists are likely to view a young male scientist more […]

Latina Neuroscientist Looks for Nerve-Healing Genes

NewsTaco August 22, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco There’s something to learn from the way the California Blackworm regenerates the injured parts of it’s body. It’s one of those marvels of nature where life […]