Science Teacher’s Viral Creative Classroom Decor Continues to Inspire a New School Year
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We would love to be in her classroom! Yennifer Castillo is a FAMU alumna and aerospace graduate student who has become known across social media for her creative classroom decor. A fifth-year teacher, Castillo said it was always her dream to become an educator, PEOPLE reports. “I have a picture of myself and I was […]
WIT Scholarship to Cover Full Costs for Black Students Pursuing STEM Careers
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Wade Institute of Technology is looking to encourage Black students to pursue careers in STEM! WIT is an experiential Silicon Valley-based college for students of African descent pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The college announced that it is accepting applications for the 2024 Wade Scholarship Program (WSP), which covers the full […]
Meet the Team of Black Student Scientists Behind the First COVID-19 Vaccines
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When reports of a new coronavirus strain that emerged in China hit airwaves in early 2020, no one could’ve guessed how it would dramatically change the world as we know it. Spreading rapidly and causing massive deaths globally, who knew that a small group of lab students in Bethesda, Maryland would be the key to […]