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1. Garza, Kristine (Tina), Ph.D.
(Biographies/Biographies)

... my advancement as a scientist. I know, from personal experience, the obstacles a minority student must overcome and I know of the importance of exceptional mentoring. As a result, I have always wanted ...

2. Scholarships for Keystone Symposia
(Static/Announcements)

... in the biomedical and life sciences. Based on a rigorous peer review process and held in stimulating venues, the conferences provide valuable opportunities for scientists to share their ideas and ...

3. Puerto Rican Neurobiologist Strives for MORE
(Progress Magazine/Spring 2009)

... in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. A number of notable Hispanic scientists work in the U.S. today.  They include Nobel physicist Luis Walter Alvarez, chemist Mario Molina, ...

4. Tracing Americans’ African Roots is No Mean Feat
(Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1)

By Peter Aldhous Courtesy of New Scientist When Barack Obama sought his African roots, he had it easy: his father came from Kenya's Luo tribe. For most African Americans, the quest is more daunting ...

5. Earth's Tribes Unite Against Climate Threats
(Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1)

By Debora MacKenzie Courtesy of New Scientist From Arctic Inuit to Pacific Islanders, indigenous peoples from 80 countries are meeting at a summit in Anchorage, Alaska (pdf), this week to forge a common ...

6. Huge Gene Study Shines New Light on African History
(Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1)

By Peter Aldhous Courtesy of New Scientist The history of Africa, the cradle of humanity, is written in its genes. And now we have our best-ever view of African genetic diversity, with the publication ...

7. Don’t ‘Go along to Get Along’
(Blogs/Lovell Jones)

... of power as well as young minority scientist to read. As I have said to my mentees, you have a choice between the stress of confrontation or the stress of assimilation.  For me, I have elected to be ...

8. Yes We Did! Now What?
(Progress Magazine/Spring 2009)

... invited prominent scientists to give their opinions on these issues. Please read their responses below and use the comments section to express your own thoughts.     +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...

9. Mixed-Race Americans Face Wage Discrimination
(Progress Magazine/Spring 2009)

 Courtsey of New Scientist Luckily for Barack Obama, the US president's salary doesn't depend on who gets elected. A study of racial discrimination in the US workplace suggests that mixed-race Americans ...

10. Obama Goes 'All In' For Science
(Progress Magazine/Spring 2009)

by  Peter Aldhous Courtsey of New Scientist Never has so much money been pumped into science so quickly and with so much hanging on a successful outcome. The full scope of President Barack Obama's ...

11. The Path to Success:
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... [of achieving success]." In addition, King takes time to give scientific and motivational talks to current MARC participants and other aspiring minority scientists. "The MARC program has given ...

12. Science To Boost Agriculture Production
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... system, anchored in cocoa, coffee, oil palm, and rubber, and involves yams, maize, and nonfarm work as well. Within each of these systems, policy-makers, scientists, and farmers should explore all ...

13. New Research Venture
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... days almost all scientists work in teams, Chemers says. Leadership skills and teamwork skills are thus crucial to modern research. Mentoring is also important. Another researcher on the project, psychology ...

14. New Cases of Scientific Abuse by Administration
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

The Union of concerned Scientists released new evidence that the Bush Administration continues to suppress and distort scientific knowledge and undermine scientific advisory panels. The number of scientists ...

15. HHMI Ups Investment in Undergraduate Science
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... interdisciplinary collaborations. Scientists trained to be outstanding researchers need to learn to be outstanding teachers. More minorities must be encouraged to pursue scientific careers. To help ...

16. Grants Awarded to NARCH
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... (NARCH). The purposes of the NARCH initiative are: 1. to develop a cadre of AI/AN scientists and health professionals engaged in biomedical, clinical, behavioral and health services research who ...

17. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... in space when she left the Earth's atmosphere in 1991, and has since spent 20 days in space. She is also the co-inventor of several technologies used in systems that help NASA scientists analyze distant ...

18. Bush and Kerry Duke It Out
(Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4)

... scientists got down to cases, though, they learned that a number of these were not strong or would not propagate. After the death of Ronald Reagan to Alzheimers Disease, many scientists urged the Bush ...

19. UNCF: An example of Public/Private Partnership
(Progress Magazine/Mid Summer2004 Vol. 1 No. 3)

... pharmaceutical giant, Merck & Co., Inc. “Our goal was to support the development of world-class African American research scientists,” explained Jerry Bryant, PhD, UNCF’s director for science education ...

20. Students Taste Outer Space
(Progress Magazine/Mid Summer2004 Vol. 1 No. 3)

... the Vomit Comet. NASA has made great strides in controlling the symptoms, and scientists say they still cannot predict who will be sick and who will not. But they nevertheless distribute a government-issue ...