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Johnson & Johnson Announces Winners of 2019 Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Health, Higher Education, Mentorship, Press Releases, Scholarships, Women in STEM

The six winners are assistant or associate academic professors or the global equivalent and represent women leaders in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design; Each winner will receive $150,000 in funding and three years of mentorship from Johnson & Johnson. (New Brunswick, N.J. – April 8) | Johnson & Johnson today …

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Milliman announces $750,000 gift to The Actuarial Foundation’s Math Motivators program

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Financial, Foundations, Industry, K-12 Education, Low-Income Students, Volunteering

In February of 2019, global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman Inc. announced that it had donated a three-year, $750,000 gift to support The Actuarial Foundation‘s Math Motivators tutoring program, raised entirely by donations from employees and alumni through the Milliman Giving Fund. The Actuarial Foundation’s Math Motivator program provides free math tutoring to high students who either do …

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A Behind The Scenes Look at the Miles and Inspiration Gained in Documenting NBC News Learn’s Engineering Your World Video Series

By / January 27, 2021 / Associations, Digital Content, Diversity in STEM, Energy, NSF, STEM Media, Women in STEM

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] This is a guest blog post by Ellen Rose, producer for NBC News Learn and its Engineering Your World  video series   On March 6, 2018, I boarded my flight for the first of 20 shoots for NBC News Learn’s original series “Discovering You: Engineering Your World.” While I knew …

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Hey Hollywood, Now’s the Time to Show More Positive Roles of Women and Girls in STEM

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, STEM Media, TV & Film, Women in STEM

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]By Koshi Dhingra, Ed.D As the world prepares for the upcoming Oscars, Hollywood has a chance to change its ways.  Many TV shows and movies depict women and girls as the unattractive, overworked nerd or the lonely, strange, and unhappy person who may be brilliant in her field but who would …

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Join MWM on International Women’s Day for the Balance For Better Webinar

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Industry, Million Women Mentors, Nevada, STEM Events, Women in STEM

For International Women’s Day, Million Women Mentors is hosting the Balance For Better Webinar, where we’ll hear from an international cross-sector of leaders on why gender balance is important to their industry and to the economy as a whole, as well as a bit about what efforts are seeing the most impact. This webinar will take …

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Texas Girls Collaborative Project Announces 2018 Million Women Mentors® – Texas “Stand Up for STEM” Award Winners

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Million Women Mentors, Texas, Women in STEM

The awards recognize individuals and organizations in Texas advancing women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) AUSTIN, TX, December 7, 2018 | Today, the Texas Girls Collaborative Project, which connects and supports Texas-based organizations that empower women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), presented its Million Women Mentors® …

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Changing Student Trajectories Through Access to STEM Education

By / January 27, 2021 / Detroit, Diversity in STEM, Non-Profits, Out-Of-School STEM Programs, Robotics, STEM Competitions

By Don Bossi, president of FIRST® There’s been plenty said about the effects of diversity on corporate decision-making and creativity, but what we too often forget is that, as far as diversity and the talent pipeline are concerned, lives and livelihoods are very much at stake. As professional STEM opportunities continue to expand, we need …

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Journeying through the World of STEM

By / January 27, 2021 / African-Americans in STEM, Diversity in STEM, Higher Education, Women in STEM

This is a guest blog post from Lauren Bush, freshman at Howard University and Bison STEM Scholar, Cohort II. In this modern world, STEM has become the “it” topic. However, we are still facing both a minority disparity and a lack of females in STEM driven fields. To combat these problems, companies and colleges alike …

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How Being Black in STEM Changed my Life

By / January 27, 2021 / African-Americans in STEM, Diversity in STEM, Higher Education, Viewpoints, Washington, Women in STEM

This is a guest blog post from Jazmine Grant: Bison STEM Scholars Member Cohort 2, Howard University Class of 2022. Being black and STEM is not a rarity anymore; however, it still is a challenge to draw the minds of minorities to STEM careers. The challenges and struggles minorities are given makes it arduous to want …

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What It Actually Takes to Mentor Over a Million Women and Girls in STEM

By / January 27, 2021 / Diversity in STEM, Mentorship, Million Women Mentors, Non-Profits, STEMconnector, Women in STEM

Go #BeyondTheBuzzword: Share what mentoring over a million women and girls in STEM actually looks like using #MWMentorIRL! Million Women Mentors (MWM) will gather again this year at our annual Summit & Awards Gala in DC in October to celebrate some pretty significant milestones: over 2.3 million commitments to mentor and over 1 million completed …

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