Tag Archives: hispanic
One Latina’s quest to get Latinos into STEM
August 29, 2012 – 4:00 pm
Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez is a doctoral student studying equity in science education and a former science teacher. She’s been doing research at a high school… more
Latino youth do medical research in LA
August 15, 2012 – 6:00 pm
The Latino & African-American High School Internship Program at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in California allows young students the chance to do original research… more
1/3 of Latino families have full Internet access
August 15, 2012 – 10:30 am
According to some really interesting data tables from the U.S. Census Bureau about computer and Internet use (2010), just 34% of Hispanic households have access… more
6 tech questions with cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz
August 8, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Más Wired interviewed Lalo Alcaraz, cartoonist and satirist extraordinary, about how his work has been amplified by technology. Since his days as a Berkeley graduate… more
Census report: Latinos in the U.S.
August 8, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau released an interesting report called “Who’s Hispanic in America?” that includes interesting statistics about Latinos in the U.S. Everything from population… more
How to get Latinos into STEM
August 8, 2012 – 10:00 am
Parents can take steps at home to encourage their children to enter STEM fields.
Can San Antonio be the Latino Atlanta?
July 25, 2012 – 10:00 am
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro thinks the city has the potential to become the Latino Atlanta with a strong middle class and a large segment of Latino professionals.
Latinos should revolutionize STEM
July 25, 2012 – 9:00 am
Latinos should seize upon this field to bring all the economic, social, and intellectual power that the field of STEM affords to their communities.
Valet parking goes mobile with Flash Valet
July 18, 2012 – 4:00 pm
Eliseo Diaz and Juan Rodriguez are the founders of a tech startup based in Austin, Texas called Flash Valet. The basic premise is to manage… more
Latina CompSci prof shares her POV
July 18, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Steminist did a great profile on California State University, Los Angeles Professor Claudia Espinosa-Villegas. Professor Espinosa-Villegas works as a lecturer in the College of Engineering,… more
