Adding Diversity Into the Equation
Quinn Gray deals with the stigma attached to affirmative action Less than a year after Teri Quinn Gray began working as a research manager for DuPont, the Wilmington, Delaware, chemicals manufacturer,...
View ArticleThe 5 Sexiest Jobs in Science
Careers in science can be exciting, fulfilling, and lucrative. Scientists are often portrayed as geeks, nerds and dorks. Adding to that depiction, the work they do can seem so far removed from everyday...
View ArticleWATCH: will.i.am Pushes Youth Education in the Sciences with TV Special
will.i.am advocates STEM education as being cool for kids with new TV special on ABC Science and technology are the industries of tomorrow. Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am understands that clearly...
View ArticleWhite House Conducts 2nd Annual Science Fair
(Image: White House) Did you know that the constitution calls for the legal protection of scientific inquiry and discovery? That makes sense since several of our founding fathers were inventors and...
View ArticleHow I Did It: Web Entrepreneur Makes Finding Right Products Online Easy
Asmau Ahmed, Founder of PlumPerfect.com Asmau Ahmed is founder of Plum Perfect, a visual search engine that provides personal beauty recommendations to shoppers when they upload their photos. Ahmed was...
View ArticleMy Cool Stem Career
When it comes to choosing a career, our society puts a lot of emphasis on professional fulfillment. It makes sense. The more passionate someone is about their work, the better they are at it. One of...
View ArticleTeen Makes History as Nation’s Youngest African American Engineer
(Image: File) Fluent in five languages. Versed in psychology, math and classical studies. Oh, and add to that being the youngest African-American engineer in the country. Britney Exline set a major...
View ArticleThe New Alchemy: Engineering Grammy Gold
(Image: Grammy.com) By Carolyn Malachi Jimmy Douglass has four Grammy Awards and more than four decades in the music industry. The versatile recording engineer and record producer flows effortlessly...
View ArticleWashington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
With Stevens’ Retirement, Obama to Name New Justice U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday that he will retire at the end of the court’s term in June or July. At...
View ArticleWhy We Must Embrace STEM Education
It’s the time of year when parents are filled with pride as well as great relief that their sons and daughters have achieved a major milestone: graduation. When Junior, attired in cap and gown, walks...
View ArticleTalking Points: Poll Says Retire ‘Negro’
Did you check 'Negro' for race? Pondering the Negro Question In a BlackEnterprise.com poll on whether the 2010 Census form should have used the word “Negro” to identify African Americans, the majority...
View ArticleAdding Diversity Into the Equation
Quinn Gray deals with the stigma attached to affirmative action Less than a year after Teri Quinn Gray began working as a research manager for DuPont, the Wilmington, Delaware, chemicals manufacturer,...
View ArticleSavannah State Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Train STEM Teachers
Image: savannahstate.edu Savannah State University announced its receipt of a $1.4 million grant courtesy of the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. In partnership...
View ArticleAlabama State University Receives $1 Million in Grants for STEM
Image: alasu.edu Alabama State University recently announced the receipt of more than $1 million in federal funding to help boost research opportunities for students in the fields of science,...
View ArticleHow To Raise a Scientist
Jason Coleman has been an engineer since childhood, he just didn't know it. As a kid growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Jason Coleman loved to tinker with electronics, take apart household items,...
View ArticleHow One Group of Professionals are Creating a Pipeline for Minority Youth in...
Image: Joseph Bonivel, Ph.D., Keshia Ashe and ManyMentors students (File) It’s no secret that the need for more minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is greater than ever with...
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