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10/21/2009 | CUR provides Registry for Undergraduate Researchers
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
The Council on Undergraduate Research is now hosting a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research ... [more] |
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| 10/8/2009 | NSF launches BPC Community portal
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) is a NSF sponsored program. The goal of the BPC is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented graduates in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on women, persons with disabilities, and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders). ... [more] |
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| 9/21/2009 | Pew Hispanic Center Releases Demographics of U.S. Hispanics by Country of Origin
PEW Hispanic Center
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, recently released demographic profiles of the five largest Hispanic populations in the United States by country of origin: Mexican, Puerto Rican,* Cuban, Salvadoran, and Dominican. These profiles also describe the employment and income characteristics of each group. ... [more] |
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| 9/15/2009 | Hispanic Youngstown Professor uses CAHSI as a resource
YSU Magazine
Graciela Perera sees field experience as the best kind of confidence-builder. That’s why the computer science professor has made it a priority to find hands-on opportunities for students in her first two years on the YSU faculty. ... [more] |
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| 9/1/2009 | FemProf News
FemProf
Each of the five FemProf women who graduated in the spring of 2009 will enter doctoral degree programs at first-tier engineering schools during the 2009‐2010 school year. ... [more] |
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| 8/3/2009 | HENACC 2009 Award Winners
HENAAC
HENAAC is proud to announce the 2009 Award Winners in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). For twenty-one years, HENAAC has recognized the achievements of America's best and brightest engineers and scientists within the Hispanic community ... [more] |
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| 7/21/2009 | President Obama Honors UTEP Engineering Professor
Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology Online
A University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) professor was one of 22 honorees named recently by President Barack Obama for their efforts to mentor minorities who are studying science and engineering ... [more] |
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| 7/18/2009 | CAHSI Students fundedy by Google
Congratulations to the following CAHSI students, who were selected to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, funded by Google 2009 Grace Hopper Student Scholarship ...
- Aida Gandara, University of Texas, El Paso
- Arely Mendez, University of Texas, El Paso
- Maria Ordonez, University of Texas, El Paso
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| 7/9/2009 | Dr. Cecilia Aragon honored with The Presidential Early Career Award
"PRESIDENT HONORS OUTSTANDING EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS"
Washington, D.C. - Office of the Press Secretary
President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers ... [more] |
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| 7/1/2009 | Dr. Cecilia Aragon & friends launch Latinas in Computing
By Christine Willard Heinrichs, Contributing Editor - Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology
Being both a woman and Hispanic can make it difficult for an IT pro to fit in, even with really great qualifications. Professional women as a group are nearly all white and non-Hispanic. Hispanics in technical fields are nearly all men. So what’s a Latina to do? ... [more] |
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| 6/17/2009 | Google Hispanic Scholarship Winners
"Announcing our Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars"
Google Student Blog
Congratulations to the following CAHSI students for being selected as Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars ... [more] - Luis Ernesto Saumell, Florida International University
- Mario Ernesto Consuegra, Florida International University
- Ramon Jesus Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
- Ricardo Portillo, University of Texas, El Paso
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| 6/1/2009 | Faculty Update
Congratulations to the following individuals! - Dr. John Fernandez has recently been promoted to Full Professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
- Dr. Desh Ranjan was named Chair at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
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| 4/16/2009 | Dr. Ann Gates Honored with Tapia Achievement Award
EL Alliance
At the conference awards ceremony, Dr. Ann Quiroz Gates was presented with the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing. The Tapia award recognizes an individual with outstanding achievements in scientific scholarship, a strong civic presence within the scientific community, and a dedication to the attainment of true ethnic diversity in computing and related disciplines. ... [more] |
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| 3/5/2009 | Ann Gates named Plenary Speaker for TAPIA
UTEP, Engineering News
Dr. Ann Gates, Associate Vice President of Research at The University of Texas at El Paso has been named a plenary speaker for the 2009 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference ... [more] |
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1/15/2009 | CAHSI: Developing Leaders Through Mentoring
By BJ Wishinsky, Communities Program Manager - Anita Borg Institiue for Women
Last week I was privileged to participate in the annual meeting of the Computing Alliance for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), a consortium of universities working to increase the number of Hispanic students who pursue and complete degrees in Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE). CAHSI’s annual meeting ... [more] |
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