Tag: stem

By Michael Tomberlin Alabama NewsCenter Ed Farm has hired Waymond Jackson Jr. as its first CEO. Short for “education farm,” the tech-focused education and workforce development initiative...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times More than 100 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across Alabama gathered at Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham...

By Ashleigh Aldridge UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has received a $1.25 million ADVANCE grant from the National...

By Idrissa N. Snider For The Birmingham Times One of the more challenging fields for African Americans remain STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) but there are...

By Keisa Sharpe Alabama Newscenter The Birmingham chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) recently awarded five students scholarships to further their studies. The mission of...

By Lauren Poteat BlackPressUSA As the U.S. continues to push towards a more information-based economy, job opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics...

By Nancy Prater Alabama Newscenter Teen girls think chemical engineering is a world away, but, actually, it’s as close as their lips. Making lip gloss with household...

By Carma Henry BlackPressUSA An African lady has become the first Black woman to get a doctorate degree in aerospace engineering. The talented lady is said to...

By Sequoia Blodgett Black Enterprise Black Girls Code recently launched a series entitled, #FutureTechBoss where they are highlighting some extremely inspirational young girls in the field. According to...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Students from nearly a dozen colleges and universities were at Iron City on Friday for the fourth annual Birmingham Business...