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The application site is now open for the National Laboratories Professional Development Workshop for Underrepresented Participants (CMD-IT NLPDev 2012), for which the primary goal of this pilot program is to mentor underrepresented participants on successful strategies for navigating the professional ladder and becoming familiar with the various opportunities in computational science at the Department of Energy's national laboratories. The focus of the workshop is on the following underrepresented groups: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and People with Disabilities. Deadline: Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Nine (9) week summer program, opportunity to work on exciting cutting-edge topics in communications. Deadline April 13, 2012.

The SACNAS Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) in Washington, DC. The institute prepares participants to assume leadership roles in the global scientific community by offering advanced strategic trainings that develop critical leadership skills for underrepresented minority scientists. Please do not miss on this great opportunity. Deadline is March 22, 2012.

Are you interested in finding out what research is about while getting paid for it ? Are you interested in working on cutting edge technologies bridging Computer Science and Engeneering and Health Care ? Are you interested in working on technology solutions that impact the health care crisis and improve the quality of life for the elderly, people with chronic illnesses, and persons with disabilities ? Priority Deadline: March 7, 2012 Deadline: March 28, 2012

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On-Going Opportunities
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU):

SPOTLIGHT

HENAAC 2011

Congratulations to Yolian Amaro Rivera from the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (UPRM), she was selected Scholar of the week in Great Minds in STEM. [more]

HENAAC 2011

Four CAHSI students from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez were selected HENAAC Scholars.Congratulations to Yolian Amaro (Femprof), Beatrice Perez (Femprof), Nelian Colon (ARG Student), and David Bartolomei (ARG Student). [more]

The Undergraduate Scholarship Program provides an opportunity for rising junior students to study disciplines relating to the NOAA's mission. Students attending Minority Serving Institutions (Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan-Native Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions) receive appointments to approved NOAA offices and sites upon acceptance to the program.

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College Scholarships for High School Seniors Who Face Limited Access To Educational and Career Opportunities in Their Communities.

Deadline: January 27, 2012 for the 2011/2012 academic year. Applicants will be notified of scholarship award status in May – June 2012.

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The sponsor seeks to assist Hispanic students in completing their higher education goals. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to student members in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Deadline(s): 09/17/2011

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The Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship is a one-year scholarship program for outstanding women graduate students and is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a PhD. This program supports women in the second year of their graduate studies. Women who are interested in this scholarship must apply during first year of graduate studies. Scholarships are granted by Microsoft Research at the discretion of Microsoft.

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Congratulations to Samantha McGuinn from Las Cruces High School. She is one of the 35 students selected for the 2011 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. She participates in the Young Women in Computing Program, it works in conjunction with CAHSI and NMSU.

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Congratulations to the FemProf student Marisel Villafañe–Delgado, she has been selected to receive a 2011 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship for 2011 – 2012. Marisel will be graduating this semester and will be doing graduate studies at the University of Maryland.
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Hector-Samuel Congratulations to Héctor Tosado (left) and Samuel Rodriguez from University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. They have been selected for a TRUST Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TRUST-REU) program at Cornell University from June 6 to July 29, 2011. [more]

Natasha Nesiba Congratulations to Keishla Ortiz, Mentor Grad student from University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. She has been admitted to the TRUST Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TRUST-REU) program at UC Berkeley.
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Congratulations to the following University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez students, who were selected to participate at the TRUST Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) at the following locations:
  • María D. González - Drexel University
  • Rebecca Torres - University of Arkansas
  • Yolián Amaro - Arecibo Observatory
  • Rosedanny Ortiz – University of Pittsburg
  • Susana Galicia – University of Maryland
  • Johanna Rivera – University of Texas at Austin
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Congratulations to Gabriel Lizarraga, from the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University. He got Honorable Mention for the 2011 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) fellowship. Gabriel also obtained the GAANN fellowship last semester. [more]

Congratulations to the following FemProf students, they got accepted for a Poster Session at The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2011:
  • María D. González - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • Nataira M. Pagán - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • Beatrice Pérez - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • Jolián Amaro - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • Damaris Crespo - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
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Congratulations to the FemProf student Nátali Pujols, she has won an ESES/NOAA-CREST graduate fellowship. Nátali will be doing graduate studies at the City University of New York. [more]

Congratulations to the following CAHSI students for being selected to attend the Google FUSE 2010 program this summer...
  • Nataira Pagan - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • Nelian Collazo - University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
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Congratulations to the following CAHSI students for being selected to receive the following awards...
  • 2010 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF)
    - Araly Barrera, University of Houston-Downtown
     
  • National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)
    - Paul McCall, Florida International University
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Natasha NesibaThe Young Women in Computing Program of the New Mexico State University Computer Science department is ecstatic to announce that Natasha Nesiba has been selected for the prestigious and competitive 2010 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for First Years. ... [more]

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