A monthly compilation of articles on black culture in ASTEM.

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1. Ellen Weiss book on Robert R. Taylor wins Award of Excellence from Society of                     Architectural Historians

2. Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology 

3. Five New Black Members of the Institute of Medicine

4. STEM Majors Profitable for Latino Students

5. Taking Measures of Black Students in STEM Courses

6. Time Warner Cable's STEMfest ignites a world of discovery in more than 4,600 kids

7. House Passes STEM Jobs Act

Brian Seidman, New South, Inc.

November 26 , 2012

 

The Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) gave Dr. Ellen Weiss their 2012 Award of Excellence for her biography of the first academically-trained African American architect, Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington, during their 2012 Annual Meeting in Athens, Georgia. 

 

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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

November 10, 2012

 

Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology fulfills the wishes and dreams of the Museum's founder, Dr. Charles H. Wright- himself a man of science- by teaching children of the contributions of African American scientists and inventors, and of contemporaries and career paths in the STEM fields, inspiring them to see greater possibilities for themselves, and for their contributions to the world.

 

Read Full Story: thewright.org

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

November 7, 2012

 

The Institute of Medicine, established in 1970, is part of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors for members of the medical and health fields. This year 70 new members were elected to the Institute of Medicine. Five new members are Black. 

 

Read Full Story: jbhe.com

Politic365

November 9, 2012

 

A study in Research in Higher Education found that, "majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) proves to be the most profitable for minority students, whether they actually pursue the STEM field professionally or not." 

 

Read Full Story: politic365.com

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

November 16, 2012

 

A common stereotype is that African American college students avoid taking courses in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. But new data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that nearly 86 percent of African American college students take at least some STEM courses during their college years.

 

Read Full Story: jbhe.com

Milwaukee Courier

November 17, 2012

 

Time Warner Cable's (TWC) fourth annual STEMfest on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3, drew more than 4,600 visitors to Discovery World for experimentation and fun. An evening of programming for 760 Girl Scouts, complete with special classes and a sleep-over, kicked off the event.

 

Read Full Story: milwaukeecourieronline.com

New America Media

November 30, 2012

 

The House of Representatives on Friday passed the STEM Jobs Act, which would increase the number of green cards available to foreign graduates with advanced technical degrees in science, technology, engineering and math from U.S. universities. It would not create additional visas; rather, it would eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery Program, which allots almost half of its visas to African immigrants.

 

Read Full Story: newamericamedia.org

Linda A Lucchetti, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

November 25, 2012

 

The Lab is one of six Department of Energy (DOE) sites that will receive funding along with 22 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), for research areas in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced in a press release that it has awarded $4 million in grants to eight teams comprised of 22 HBCUs and six plants and laboratories.

 

Read Full Story: llnl.gov 

Alexandra Tilsley, Inside Higher ED

November 1, 2012

 

The idea that the country needs more graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is not new, but several universities are now increasing their focus on finding those potential graduates, turning specifically to community colleges. The City Colleges of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago recently announced a partnership, along with a $100,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities' Minority Male STEM Initiative, which is funded by the Kresege Foundation, to support male minority STEM students at the community college system in transferring to and graduating from Illinois-Chicago. 

 

Read Full Story: insidehighered

Kimberly Maul, Madamenoire

November 30, 2012

 

According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, only 25 percent of professional computing occupations in the US were held by women in 2011. Additionally, only three percent were African-American women, four percent were Asian women, and one percent were Hispanic women. A Brooklyn-based nonprofit organization, DIVAS for Social Justice, is hoping to change those numbers with its programming, which encourages students to use multimedia projects to discuss social justice and other issues facing their communities. DIVAS, which stands for Digital, Interactive, Visual Arts, and Sciences, launched five years ago as a way to get students in undeserved neighborhoods more interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

 

Read Full Story: madamenoire.com

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