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

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Businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith donated $15 million to his alma mater Cornell University to create pathways in STEM for underserved and underrepresented students.

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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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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $12 million to a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating medical school expenses for BIPOC students.

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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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Aliyah Griffith made history by becoming the first Black scholar to earn a graduate degree in marine sciences from the University of North Carolina.

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The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has invested $5 million in HBCUs to increase representation in the engineering 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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Author Andrea Stephenson and her 6-year-old son released a book designed to teach youth about Black STEM pioneers.

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Livingstone College received a $2.24 million endowment to advance its STEM initiatives.

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