Businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith donated $15 million to his alma mater Cornell University to create pathways in STEM…
Fayetteville State University was awarded a $2.3 million grant to advance its STEM education initiatives.
Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $12 million to a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating medical school expenses for BIPOC students.
Clark Atlanta University alumna Danielle Mitchell is on a mission to increase the representation of Black women in the clinical…
Aliyah Griffith made history by becoming the first Black scholar to earn a graduate degree in marine sciences from the…
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has invested $5 million in HBCUs to increase representation in the…
Spelman College has teamed up with the nonprofit SMASH for an initiative aimed at increasing the representation of Black women…
Author Andrea Stephenson and her 6-year-old son released a book designed to teach youth about Black STEM pioneers.
Livingstone College received a $2.24 million endowment to advance its STEM initiatives.
NFL player Emmanuel Ellerbee has founded a nonprofit designed to introduce student-athletes to STEM.
Legendary actress and activist Nichelle Nichols was honored by NASA for her transformative role in diversifying the space exploration industry.
Trailblazing ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath will be posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Lindsay Davis is the first Black student to earn a doctorate in chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Vanessa E. Wyche will become the first Black woman to serve as the director of a NASA center.
Dr. KMarie King will become the first Black woman to sit at the helm of a surgery division at an…
will.i.am teamed up with the Los Angeles Unified School District for the creation of a robotics program for children in…
A Virginia-based middle school has been renamed after NASA trailblazer Katherine Johnson.
Spelman College has unveiled a new initiative designed to increase the representation of Black women in biotech.
Pharrell Williams has launched a tech entrepreneurship initiative for youth.
