by Becky Rodriguez Last month, in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, I highlighted notable Black STEMists on Twitter every week day for the month of February in collaboration with the @HaynesChemLab. Here’s the thread I created to …
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Celebrating Native American/ Indigenous History Heritage Month with notable STEMists
by Becky Rodriguez As I write this, I first want to acknowledge the land the University of Minnesota is on. These are the original homelands of the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations. It is important for …
Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement
Episode Summary Last November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called “Reading vulnerable learners’ applications to grad school: we need to stop failing them.” In this episode of the podcast, University of Minnesota …
Notable Black STEMists: Celebrating Black History Month on Twitter
by Becky Rodriguez Representation in STEM is something that is incredibly important to me. Higher education isn’t filled with people like me – people of color. The more I advance in my career, the more …