SHUT OUT: Black and Latino Students and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds are Denied Access to AP STEM Opportunities
A new report finds Black and Latino students continue to be shut out from learning opportunities through AP STEM courses....
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Aliyah Griffith Becomes UNC’s First Black Marine Sciences M.S. Graduate
Aliyah Griffith is the first African American student to graduate from UNC's 50-year marine science graduate program....
Spelman College Partners with SMASH to Diversify Tech Industry
Spelman College Partners with SMASH to diversify the tech industry. The partnership offers programming and support to young women of color interested in STEM....
The Brains Behind the Company, Looker, That Google Acquired for $2.6 Billion
Looker, a big data analytics platform, was recently acquired by Google. Meet the black software engineer who is the brains behind Looker....
Esteemed Center for Disease Control Scientist and Morehouse Graduate Goes Missing
The body of missing Center for Disease Control employee, Timothy Cunningham was found drowned in a river near his home seven weeks after he went missing,...
Google Doodle Celebrates Black Female Aviator Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman left a remarkable legacy and demonstrated persistence and courage that inspired many other African Americans in the aviation field....
The First Human Voice on Mars is Black
The rover transmitted Charles Bolden’s voice to Earth from Mars—the first time a voice has ever broadcast to Earth from another planet....
Computer Scientist Valerie E. Taylor Receives Distinguished Fellowship
Valerie E. Taylor is being honored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for "broadening participation in computing.â€...
Black Engineers Pay Homage to Noted Black Architect and Activist
The National Society of Black Engineers will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to architect and civil rights activist, Harvey B. Gantt, at its annual Professional...
Matthew Nelson Proves It’s Never Too Late to be an Engineer
"He is the oldest national chair in NSBE’s history."...