The American Indian Science and Engineering Society provides mentorship, support, opportunities to Indigenous students in STEM fields
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WISELI recognized for improving gender diversity in academia
UW’s Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute is one of 10 winners in NIH’s competition recognizing universities that have helped close gender gaps within their biomedical and behavioral sciences departments.
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UW–Madison launches STEM Diversity Network
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has launched the STEM Diversity Network, a website and collection of resources for students, faculty and staff in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The STEM Diversity Network was built by Ahna …
$1M grant to boost engineering education at College of Menominee Nation
(Above) The National Science Foundation grant supported an event that brought John Herrington, the first enrolled Native American (Chickasaw) to fly in space, to the College of Menominee Nation and UW–Madison over a three-day visit. …
Innovative teaching practices encourage minority students in STEM
Like many seniors majoring in biology, Christian Hernandez is pursuing the pre-med track. However, he nearly didn’t make it past his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison As a Latino first-generation college student, Hernandez …
Great Lakes Higher Education funds initiatives at UW-Madison to diversify STEM fields
Initiatives to improve diversity in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) at UW-Madison will get a multi-million dollar boost from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Despite the rapidly growing number of jobs in STEM fields, fewer than 40 …