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Fayetteville State University was awarded a $2.3 million grant to advance its STEM education initiatives.

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Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Clark Atlanta University alumna Danielle Mitchell is on a mission to increase the representation of Black women in the clinical research industry.

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Spelman College has teamed up with the nonprofit SMASH for an initiative aimed at increasing the representation of Black women in STEM.

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NFL player Emmanuel Ellerbee has founded a nonprofit designed to introduce student-athletes to STEM.

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Lindsay Davis is the first Black student to earn a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Vanessa E. Wyche will become the first Black woman to serve as the director of a NASA center.

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Monique Mendes is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.

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Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett is leading the effort to find a cure for COVID-19.

President Obama's legacy includes strong support for the sciences.

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West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.

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Air Force Maj. Robert Lawrence Jr.—America’s first Black astronaut—was recently honored for his contributions to space exploration.