by Danielle Ferguson, Ed.D., Researcher, American Institute for Research (AIR)
Dr. Danielle Ferguson, now a researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), focused her dissertation on African American Women in STEM: Uncovering stories of persistence and resilience through an examination of social and cultural capital. In this article, Dr. Ferguson shares some of what she learned from her research.
Continue reading Cultural Brokers Build Bridges for African American Women in STEM
By Anna Sokiran
On November 17th, Victor Glover became the first African-American astronaut to begin a full six-month stay on the orbiting lab. Continue reading NASA’s First Black Man to Arrive at Space Station for Long-term Stay
By Joel Hruska
The search for a truly room-temperature superconducting material has been one of the great Holy Grails in engineering and physics. The ability to move electricity from Point A to B with zero resistance and hence no losses would be a game-changer for human civilization. Continue reading Scientists Have Discovered a Genuine Room-Temperature Superconductor
By Shannon Stirone, Kenneth Chang and
High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life.
Continue reading Life on Venus? Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds
Aaron Yazzie continues to set his sights higher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. With a Diné (Navajo) background, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and as a Mechanical Engineer with a focus on Sample Acquisition and Handling at NASA, Yazzie designs mechanisms for acquiring geological samples from other planets.
Continue reading Navajo Roots Trailblaze a Path to Mars
The Television Academy nominated a record number of Black actors for Emmys on Tuesday morning, with 34.3% of the acting nominees being Black.
Continue reading Emmys 2020: Record Number of Black Actors Score Nominations
By Lisa Mae Brunson
For generations, Black voices and influencers have been suppressed and overlooked. Black people and Black communities are constantly fighting for an end to racial, social, and economic oppression. Continue reading 136 Black Innovators in STEM + Arts You Should Know and Support!
