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7) Show them that science is translatable to other careers. Even if they don’t go on to be an actual engineer, there are so many opportunities for people who have science degrees, says Evans (pictured here). You can go into business and law because science makes people good leaders and problem solvers, says Evans, who has a dual engineering degree from Spelman and Georgia Tech, interned at NASA in college, and works as a patent attorney. Explain to your child or teen that a science degree will open up more doors to employment and make them more marketable after college.

STEM Spotlight: 7 Ways to Pique Your Child’s Interest in Science

Advice and news about careers, education, and business opportunities in science and technology

Looking for ways to pique your child’s interest in science and engineering? Well it starts…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: August 17, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Adding Diversity Into the Equation

Minority chemists face barriers in the pipeline between academia and the workplace

Less than a year after Teri Quinn Gray began working as a research manager for…

By Brittany Hutson

Posted: June 1, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Black Enterprise and a team of educators and business leaders in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields held a STEM Forum hosted by ExxonMobil at Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center in Atlanta on May 19, 2010. The forum, moderated by Derek T. Dingle, editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise Magazine, focused on the long-term and the short-term workforce preparedness in the fields of science and technology, with an emphasis on education (college and K-12) and workforce retraining. Panelists included Donna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center; Thomas D. Boston, Ph.D., a member of the faculty of Georgia Tech and of the Black Enterprise Board of Economists; Sylvia T. Bozeman, director of the Center for the Scientific Applications of Mathematics at Spelman College; Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., a NASA astronaut, physician and president of The Harris Foundation; and Kevin M. Warren, chairman, president and CEO of Xerox Canada. (All Photos by Lonnie C. Major)

PHOTO GALLERY: Black Enterprise STEM Forum

Experts focus on education and workforce preparedness in science, technology, mathematics and engineering

BLACK ENTERPRISE and a team of educators and business leaders in the science, technology, engineering…

By LaToya M. Smith

Posted: May 27, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Why We Must Embrace STEM Education

To paraphrase an old saying, it will take a village to make our children employable and our nation competitive.

“To paraphrase an old saying, it will take a village to make our children employable…

By Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.

Posted: April 15, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill

High court justice to retire; DOE invests in HBCUs

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said he will step down when the court finishes…

By Joyce Jones

Posted: April 9, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Black Icons in Science

Molecular biologist Reginald Smith talks stem cell research, becoming a ‘thought leader’

Reginald Smith, molecular biologist at General Electric, is the lead scientist on a cell technology…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: February 23, 2009 Tags: , , , ,
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Top African Americans in Technology

Donya Douglas on her love of the sciences

Over the next few days BlackEnterprise.com will introduce to you three digeratis who are reshaping…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: February 19, 2009 Tags: , , , ,
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