More than a dozen San Diego County nonprofits will be the recipients of $750,000 in grants from The San Diego Foundation to create more opportunities for youth to study STEM fields.
The foundation is directing funds to 13 programs reaching young people, particularly those from underrepresented communities. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation recently reported that Latino and Black communities are greatly underrepresented in San Diego’s highest-paying industries and occupations, many of which are related to STEM science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The programs receiving grants are:
San Diego State University Research Foundation, supporting the WE BELIEVE program (Women and Black Empowered Learners Interning in Engineering Environments). The university will provide summer research internships for Black high school and community college students.
A drive-thru coronavirus testing facility in South Korea. Credit: Republic of Korea.
It feels strange to look back on 2020 and try to think of anything good to say about the year, the last 12 months being largely defined by a deadly pandemic and a presidential election that seemed to expose the fragility of US democracy. It’s hard to look past the distressing stuff the pandemic lockdowns, the agonizingly long vote counts, the unexpected national importance of Wayne County, Michigan’s election canvassing board and to remember the positive things that happened.
But throughout the cataclysms of 2020, the
Bulletin, its expert contributors, and its staff produced excellent work. Here are a few stories that are among the best we produced within the category we call disruptive technology.
Parenting on the Go: Episode 3
Cost: Free
San Diego Children s Discovery Museum presents Parenting on the Go, Episode 3: Gaming - How Play Helps Grown-Ups Learn about Kids. Playing house, shooting hoops, and building tall towers play a pivotal role in the way children learn and understand the world around them. In fact, playing games with your child can provide critical insight into the way they learn and enhances skills necessary for their development. Join the Museum’s Director of Education, Whitney Raser, as she speaks with Dr. Kimberly Vanderbilt, an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University San Marcos and Director of the CSUSM ROCKSTAR (Research On Children s Knowledge of Social Thinking And Reasoning) Lab, about the importance of game-play for children. During this bite-sized conversation, you’ll learn what games tell us about how kids learn and how you can use games to help you child practice real-world skills.
What Exactly Is Molecular Surveillance and Why Are HIV Advocates Freaking Out Over It?
Dec. 22, 2020
HIV community members protest the use of molecular surveillance onstage at the 2019 United States Conference on AIDS.
POZ/Jennifer Morton
In the world of HIV, there’s always something for advocates and activists to worry about. Take 2020 alone, for example: Not only did we have to worry that people living with HIV were getting meds, proper care, and other needs met amid the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also had to worry, on a more macro level, that COVID was distracting federal, state, and local officials alike from moving forward on plans to end the HIV epidemic entirely by 2030 (now revised to 2025 under the incoming Biden administration).