May 20, 2024 | History, Science
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early...
Sep 25, 2023 | Education, Science, STEM
A group of Black high school students from Hamilton and Halton area got a taste of university life this summer, thanks to a hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) enrichment and leadership program held at McMaster. The student...
Jun 19, 2023 | Juneteenth, Science, STEM
When Antentor Hinton Jr., was growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, he didn’t know he could become a scientist. In his sophomore year of college he got a phone call in 2007 that would change his life – and his career trajectory –...
Apr 24, 2023 | Education, Science, STEM
Three Penn students founded Nexus, a club that encourages Black academics to explore the interdisciplinary studies of the mind and artificial intelligence. Through the creation of Nexus, College seniors Michael Konu and Razan Osman, and College sophomore Nwai...
Oct 24, 2022 | History, Leadership, Science
Decades of innovation have given us everything from cheap medicines to space satellites to the computer you’re reading this article on. Overcoming social and workplace barriers, Black scientists and inventors have spearheaded progress in many of these fields. From...
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