In the fall of 2019, the Chaparral Outreach Program in Chaparral, New Mexico, kick-started the STEM Sisterhood program to encourage seventh- and eighth-grade girls to explore science, technology, engineering and math careers and pursue their education at New Mexico State University. While the program was met with a successful start, the COVID-19 pandemic brought progress […]Read More
Organizers of the 2019 McDonald’s Hispanos Triunfadores announced that three employees from The University of Texas at El Paso will be among the honorees at this year’s event. Adriana Dominguez, Ph.D., assistant professor of theater and director of audience development; Azuri L. Gonzalez, lecturer and director of the Center for Community Engagement; and Guillermina R. Solis, Ph.D., […]Read More
The University of Texas at El Paso is the top institution in the continental United States for producing Hispanic bachelor’s graduates who continue on to earn doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, according to an article published in Issues in Science and Technology. Hispanic bachelor’s graduates who continue on to earn […]Read More
New Mexico State University has been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to prepare students for careers in computing and provide scholarships for academically talented community college students in the computer science field who need financial help. NMSU is the lead institution in partnership with New Mexico Institute of Mining and […]Read More
Active Learning at this West Side school got a boost of science, technology, engineering and math thanks to a new designation from the Texas Education Agency. Brown Middle School is now an official T-STEM Academy and is one of a selective number of campuses in Texas who offers a curriculum focusing on those important subjects. […]Read More
On Saturday, January 27, hundreds of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from throughout El Paso county will get a taste of careers in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at the seventh annual Adventure for Your Future health sciences fair. The event, hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso), […]Read More
Eight students from El Paso Community College (EPCC) and The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) attended the 29th Annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Great Minds in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (GMiS), that took place in Pasadena, California earlier this month. “I am proud to educate the future ethical […]Read More
Great Minds in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) today announced its 2017 Class of HENAAC Award Winners. UTEP’s Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph.D., Dudley Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, professor of chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry, was selected in the education category. “Dr. Gardea-Torresdey is an extraordinarily accomplished educator, mentor and researcher,” […]Read More
Three students from El Paso Community College (EPCC) were awarded the Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) in the field of Computer Science with an emphasis in Cyber-Security. This program has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since fall of 2011 and has been supporting students’ financial and educational needs. The […]Read More
The 2017 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Fiesta, which is coordinated annually by Workforce Solutions Borderplex and the STEAM Fiesta Committee, announced the winners during an awards ceremony last week. This was the culmination of efforts that impacted regional middle school students along with high school competitors. The multidimensional, two-day event for middle […]Read More
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