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Howard University
Dr. Vernon Morris is a Professor of Chemistry and the founding director of the Howard University Atmospheric Science Program. Dr. Morris was recently interviewed regarding the impact of poor air quality on the health of Black Communities. Dr. Morris was the recipient of the 2012 NOBCChE Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award.
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University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff has announced a concentration in nanoscience as part of its Chemistry and Physics curriculum. Students may enter the program starting Fall 2020. The program is expected to increase STEM workforce diversity.
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The Bay State Banner
Letia Solomon was trained as a chemical engineer and worked as an applications and materials engineer in the defense sector. After directing, producing and starring in several short films, winning several awards and earning a Masters of Fine Arts Degree; Ms. Solomon premiered her most recent short film at Tribeca Film Festival.
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Forbes
In 2014, freshly graduated UC Berkeley alum Ryan Chan was working as a chemical engineer at a water purification plant, when he realized that the company was constantly facing equipment downtime. The workers used a maintenance program that helped them track all the breakdowns, but there was a big problem with the software they were using that was slowing them down.
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Entrepreneur
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives today. Many of us now have new challenges that come with working from home, homeschooling and sheltering in place. Authority Magazine recently interviewed scores of women in STEM who are juggling this extreme work-life balance. Among other things, they shared their biggest family- and work-related challenges, and how they are dealing with them.
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Science Daily
The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may get a boost from the results of a new study that show field courses help build self-confidence among students — especially those from underrepresented groups. Field courses build the self-confidence and "scientific competence" of all students, but the benefits are particularly noteworthy for students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM fields, who are more likely to switch majors or drop out of college, according to researchers at UC Santa Cruz who have published the results of the study in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
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U.S. Black Engineer
Managing sailors on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier isn’t quite the same as helping a group of people in a restaurant achieve a common goal. Renee Reynolds, Ph.D., currently an executive fellow at the Naval Sea Systems Command, shared her insights on leadership and management during a recent BEYA STEM Conference. Learn how she became a proactive manager, mentor and advisor.
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Technology Networks
Science has been the driving force in the modernization of the world as we know it, yet science as an industry has failed to adequately diversify with the times. While the new digital age offers opportunities to expand interest in and appeal of STEM careers, many barriers still hinder equitable access for all students.
Conversations of famous scientists often draw answers such as “Albert Einstein” and “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. While accurate references of scientific leaders, the lack of diversity in the public image of scientists can contribute to the lack of diversity in STEM fields.
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Scientific American
Ben Santer writes: "I was listening to the comforting background hum of the old refrigerator in my rented apartment. The noise stopped suddenly; the only sound left was the tinnitus ringing in my ears. From my chair, I looked out through the sliding glass door. Wind and rain animated the bright-yellow flannel bushes on the hillside. California had just had the driest February on record, and the flowered branches seemed to be stretching like fingers to catch the life-giving rainwater."
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MIT Sloan
The term artificial intelligence describes algorithms that run on powerful computers to solve complex tasks, and computer scientists are indeed the most skilled at writing such algorithms. Yet systems designed by narrowly focused technical experts — such as computer scientists, engineers and mathematicians — can produce disappointing results, as each expert sees every problem through the lens of his or her respective discipline. Mathematicians, for instance, attempt to solve every problem with statistics.
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