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Robert R. Taylor Network, Inc.
LAIV* Wire
Volume 4 Issue 1 - January 2013
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We, at the Robert R. Taylor Network, Inc. are proud to bring this e-publication to your desktop. This is a monthly compilation of what is new in the world of black culture in architecture, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (ASTEM)
*Leadership, Archives, Institute, Ventures and Network
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 1. STEM Initiative Aims to Broaden Minority Student Access to AP Science, Math Courses
Ronald Roach, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
January 3, 2013
With the aim of increasing underrepresented minority and female participation in Advancement Placement (AP) STEM courses, the College Board has announced the launch of the AP® STEM Access program. The initiative is targeting more than 800 public U.S. high schools to start new AP science and math courses while encouraging "traditionally underrepresented minority (Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native) and female students who demonstrate strong academic potential to enroll and explore these areas of study and related careers," according to the College Board, which administers the SAT and AP course and exam program.
Read Full Story: www.diverseeducation.com
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2. Creating a New Generation of African-American Tech Entrepreneurs
The Habari Network
January 21, 2012
The number of African Americans going into the fields now collectively referred to as STEM- science, technology, engineering and math-are not just disappointingly low: They are shocking statistics, according to panelists at Wharton's recent Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference.
Read Full Story: www.thehabarinetwork.com
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3. How One STEM School Aims to Lower the Achievement Gap
January 3, 2013
The U.S. is suffering from a shortage of applicants in the science, technology, engineering and math fields--or STEM. This is especially true for non-Asian minorities and low-income students, who are statistically less likely to be exposed to STEM professionals, have access to STEM education and hold STEM jobs. According to a recent study by Change the Equation, a non-profit initiative to improve STEM education in the United States, there are two job openings for every unemployed STEM professional.
Read Full Story: www.pbs.org
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4. 10th Annual Regional Celebration of African American Artists Exhibt-20th Century African Americans in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
The Texarhana Regional Arts & Humanities Council
This annual exhibition honors local and national achievements by African Americans in various fields: artists, musicians, inventors and others. This year's exhibit honors African American men and women who were and are pivotal in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M). Panels are created and displayed at the Regional Arts Center, each featuring the biography and list of accomplishments of the honorees.
Exhibit Dates: January 22-March 9, 2013
Read Full Story: www.trahc.org
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5. Middle-School Girls Taste of Science at STEM Academy
The University of Texas at Dallas News Center
January 25, 2013
Sixty-five African-American middle-school girls from the Dallas Independent School District will visit the UT Dallas campus this Saturday to walk on a liquid and solve a "whodunit" using fingerprint analysis. The activities are part of a STEM academy called "Passport to STEM," a half-day workshop aimed at fostering girls' interests in science, engineering, technology and math (STEM).
Read Full Story:www.utdallas.edu/news/
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6. STEM Conference Inspires Girls to Think Big
Ashley Johnson, Selma Times-Journal
January 12, 2013
Women are less likely to enter STEM career fields than men in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The STEM career fields of science, technology, engineering and math, are still dominated by men and this leads some to believe that this a main reason for the remaining salary gap between genders in America. But one organization in Selma is working to change that and inspire young African American girls to pursue these STEM fields.
Read Full Story: www.selmatimesjournal.com
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7. Urban Education Institute 2013: Addressing the 21st Century Imperative: Improving STEM Sucess in Communities of Color
North Carolina A&T
January 2013
Purpose of the Urban Education Institute
The theme of this year's Urban Education Institute is Addressing the 21st Century Imperative: Improving STEM Success in Communities of Color. National Leaders in the political, corporate, and academic communities have warned that the American way of life is threatened because we are falling behind other countries in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Dates: March 7-9, 2013 Greensboro, NC 27411
Read Full Story: www.uei.ncat.edu
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8. Jumpstarting STEM Careers Symposium supports women, minority students
asu news [science & tech]
January 24, 2013
Being an effective communicator does not come naturally to everyone, especially when speaking about topics such as science or math, or, when negotiating with your boss for a high salary. To help students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), the Central Arizona Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS-CAZ) presented a half-day symposium aimed particularly at women and minorities, on how to become stronger and more effective communicators.
Read Full Story: www.asunews.asu.edu
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9. Minority Woman Architect Makes Name for Self
Minority News
January 28, 2013
Few architecture firms get the opportunity to work with renewed architect Renzo Piano on ground breaking design and construction of a world icon-in this case the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, but that is exactly what Interactive Design, Inc. (IDEA) of Chicago did. What is more unusual, however, is that firm is helmed by Dina A. Griffin, a black woman-in fact one of only 262 black women architects in the U.S.
Read Full Story: www.blackradionetwork.com
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10. Infographic: A Look at Minorities in STEM
January 9, 2013
1. A whopping 73% of scientists and engineers are white. A 2006 study showed that white men make up 55% of scientists and engineers (the vast majority) and white women 18%. Asians were the only minority group with significant numbers working in STEM, holding 17% of the jobs between both men and women.
Read Full Story: www.stemologist.com
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