In a major new push to help increase diversity and inclusion in the world of STEM, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will soon be supporting academic programs at several of the nation’s leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)….
Tag: Mathematics
Making History: Most Prestigious Math Prize Goes to Woman for First Time
At age 76, Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck is both a math genius and a role model and advocate for gender equality in science and mathematics, two fields that are traditionally not welcoming to women. For the first time in history (and long overdue) the most prestigious math award in the world…
Racist Hackers Try, and Fail, to Dull Black Girl Magic in NASA Competition
A group of racist Internet trolls tried to hack a NASA competition to take votes away from the only group of all Black girls who were lead contenders in the race. But these “Hidden figures in the making,” as they call themselves, refuse to let the negativity tarnish their Black…
Women, Minorities Continually Left Behind In STEM Jobs
A study released by U.S. News and Raytheon gives a detailed analysis of the continuous growth in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field but not for everyone: overall, women and minorities are not making progress in this field at the same rate as white males. However, other studies show…