Diversity in STEM

NASA has donated $11.7 million to eight HBCUs to support the creation of curricula centered on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Howard University and Georgetown University will launch a medical humanities center aimed at reducing health inequities.

Actress Sonequa Martin-Green is empowering the next generation of STEM innovators through a new partnership with Frito-Lay Variety Packs.

The HBCU STEM scholarship initiative FOSSI has raised $17 million to provide grants for scholars in need.

Mattel recently released a Game Developer Barbie in efforts to break gender stereotypes in the STEM industry; but one thing the toy company failed to do was feature the doll in different ethnicities. The only available option was a White doll with red hair. After noticing this while picking up a doll for his wife who is a Black game developer, Marcus Montgomery was prompted to come up with a solution of his own.