By The Downey Patriot
Lil’ Libros Publishing has acquired world rights to a bilingual five-board book STEAM series, Dr. Ochoa’s Stellar World, researched and written by Dr. Ellen Ochoa, American engineer who became the first Latina woman to go to space. Continue reading First Latina to go to space announces bilingual STEAM board book series
By Tawanah Reeves-Ligon
The beauty of the STEAM fields is that they represent industries where growth and change are constant. STEAM is all about repurposing and redefining both ourselves and the world Continue reading Letter From the Editor — The Power of Act II
BY Caitlin O’Kane, CBS News
A well-preserved dinosaur embryo has been found inside a fossilized egg. The fossilized dinosaur embryo came from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in southern China and was acquired by researchers in 2000. Continue reading A dinosaur embryo has been found inside a fossilized egg. Here’s what that means.
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
At first glance, the image looks like a standard drawing that could easily be found in the pages of a medical textbook or on the walls of a doctor’s office. Continue reading A viral image of a Black fetus is highlighting the need for diversity in medical illustrations
Interview and Story By Brady Rhoades
On a day he’ll never forget, astronaut Leland Melvin saw 24 sunsets in 24 hours. He flew over his hometown of Lynchburg, Va., and thought of his family, his modest and healthy upbringing; seven minutes later he was over Paris. Continue reading Leland Melvin’s Making Space Inclusive
In the early 2000s, U.S. colleges and universities began opening offices of diversity through which they frequently appointed a single officer to field student, faculty, and staff complaints and to expand Continue reading Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in College STEM
, ABC News
Despite 15% of the world’s population living with some form of a disability, research into the effects of climate change on the disabled community is still emerging. Continue reading Climate activists with disabilities fight for inclusion
, NY Times
Eric Ingram typically moves through the world on his wheelchair. The 31-year-old chief executive of SCOUT Inc., a smart satellite components company, was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, a rare condition that affects his joints and blocked him from his dream of becoming an astronaut. He applied and was rejected, twice. Continue reading A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, collectively known as STEM make up the fastest-growing and highest paid fields in the U.S. with diverse job opportunities in careers ranging from aerospace engineers, programmer to operations director, yet Latinas only account for 3% of the industry. Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Latinas are working together to create a pipeline of diversity in STEM
By CATHY FOLEY, PRAJVAL SHASTRI AND SARAH MADDISON, The Wire
All around the world, there is an extreme gender imbalance in physics, in both academia and industry. Continue reading We Must Include More Women in Physics – It Would Help the Whole of Humanity
