A monthly compilation of articles on black culture in ASTEM.

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1. David Adjaye tops PowerList 2013

2. 40 years: why NOMA and being a black architect still matters

3. Karen Gibbs of Harvard University Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship

4. Tapping the STEM Potential of Latinos

5. Growing more black science and math majors

6. The Future of STEM Education May Be at Risk

7. Basketball Legen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Serve as California's After School STEM Ambassador

Lizzy Davis, The Guardian

October 25, 2012

 

David Adjaye, the architect chosen to design Washington DC's $500m National Museum of African American History and Culture, has topped a list of Britain's most influential black people, ahead of double Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah and The Wire Idris Elba. In the sixth edition of the aPowerList, the top 100 people regarded as role models in their fields, the Tanzanian-born founder of Adjaye Associates is hailed as an inspirational figure who saw off financial crisis during the recession to become one of the country's most high-profile architects.  

 

Read Full Story: Guardian.co.uk

Katherine Williams, Katherine's Toolbox

October 15, 2012

 

Woman at party says, "I have seen your work." I think jokingly "am I famous? are the paparazzi hunting me down?" At the party [9/24/2010] a few years ago, I was reminded of how small the circle of black women architects is. I was standing in a room of affordable housing/community devlopment folks and it didn't even really phase me that I was one of the few black women and one of only two black women architects/designers in the room. I forgot I stand out.

 

Read Full Story: Katherinew.com

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

October 25, 2012

 

Karine A. Gibbs, an assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at Havard University, is one of the 16 Packard Fellows this year. Her research focuses on identifying the mechanisms underlying self-recognition in the bacterium Proteu mirabilis. A native of Jamaica, Dr. Gibbs was raised in Baltimore. She is a graduate of Harvard University and holds a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from Stanford University.

 

Read Full Story: jbhe.com

Brenda Alvarez, National Education Association Today

October 23, 2012

 

When it comes to innovations in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, the United States has had, over the past two centuries, the good fortune to be able to tap the brain power of its citizens -both native born and those who have immigrated here. Their invaluable contributions have sharpened America's innovative edge to a fine point.

 

Read Full Story: neatoday.org

Alfonzo Porter, Washington Post

October 10, 2012

 

American colleges and universities are poised to produce about 3 million STEM (Science, Engineering, Technololgy and Math) majors over the next decade. But according to a 2012 report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the demand will far outstrip the supply for these coveted graduates. In order to fulfill the nation's requirements, an estimated 1 million more STEM majors will be needed to fill future high-tech job openings.

 

Read Full Story: washingtonpost.com

Yahoo News

October 24, 2012

 

It's not every day that high school student get the chance to meet a renowned physicist. But Arkansas high school students spent Tuesday listening to Dr. James Gates, a noted African-American theoretical physicist, talk about his career and the importance of a STEM education. "There are half of million jobs that can't find Americans to hire because they don't have the skills level," he told the package auditorium at Philander Smith College in Little Rock. "These are the jobs you most want to have in the future."

 

Read Full Story: news.yahoo.com

Big Valley News

October 17, 2012

 

Basketball legend and New York Times best-selling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will help lead efforts to boost after school STEM learning opportunities for California's kids, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced at the California STEM Summit in San Diego. Education in STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math- is widely considered to be one of the keys to California's economic future. It is a major cornerstone of the Torlkason's Blueprint for Great Schools and the focus of a task force he created in the spring.

 

Read Full Story: bigvalleynews.com

Yesha Callahan, Clutch Mag Online

October 29, 2012

 

Rochelle Ballantyne 17, of Brooklyn is taking the chess world by storm. She is on the verge of becoming the first African-American female chess master and her journey has been documented in the film, Brooklyn Castle. Brooklyn Castle tells the stories of five members of the chess team at I.S. 318 middle School in Brooklyn...Ballantyne was recently profiled in Teen Vogue and talked about her rise in the chess world and her motivation.

 

Read Full Story: Clutchmagonline.com 

Your Houston News

October 25, 2012

 

Two hundred prominent business and political leaders teamed up to tee-up for Houston Community College's fourth Annual Fall Golf Classic benefitting HCC'S Minority Male Initiative. Fifty teams raised $140,000 for HCC's MMI Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy.

 

Read Full Story: yourhoustonnews.com/bellaire/

The Journal of Higher Education

October 1, 2012

 

A consortium formed by deans of the nation's leading engineering schools has presented a plan to Congree to increase the number of underrpresented minorities in engineering by 60 percent over the next 12 years. The Consortium of Minority-Serving Engineering and Technology Programs at Urban, Public Universities proposes the enactment of legislation akin to the GI Bill for minority studnets in STEM fields.

 

Read Full Story: jbhe.com

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