Toronto boy, 8, gets advice from astronaut aboard International Space Station
One Toronto boy got to make the long-distance call of a lifetime this week when he spoke to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
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Posted: Jan 14, 2021 12:42 PM ET | Last Updated: January 14
Yaphet Yoseph, 8, has big plans to become an astronaut himself one day.(Submitted by Hezbawit Lijam)
–Naval Commander Victor Glover is on the International Space Station for six months. The 44-year-old astronaut arrived at the space station in November.
Glover graduated from Cal Poly in general engineering. While he was at Cal Poly he tutored math and science at Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles. That was about 25 years ago. He says tutoring middle school students taught him about facing the challenges he faced as an engineer, Navy test pilot, and ultimately, an astronaut.
Recently, Glover conducted an interview with Cal Poly Students who were members of the National Society of Black Engineers. When he attended Cal Poly, Glover was president of the group. He graduated from Cal Poly in 1999.
Imagine Yourself a Physicist
January 7, 2021•
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Educators and other professionals seeking to increase participation of underrepresented communities in science can learn from online methods that help youths visualize themselves in STEM careers. Students work with mentors to design and make mini robots at home via the Class Matters online platform.×
Imagine that you had never met a physicist, had never heard of the profession, and had never been taught what a physicist does. How likely do you think it is that you would have grown up to be a physicist? While every young person deserves the opportunity to pursue a career that offers the possibility of a brighter future, some futures are not universally accessible. In many impoverished communities, jobs are mostly available in loan companies, in restaurants, and in liquor and other convenience stores. Youth have minimal exposure to other opportunities and, as a result, do not see themselves in science, technol
New in 2021: The Army’s diversity initiatives December 30, 2020 A non-commissioned officer inspects soldiers before starting a promotion board at the Vaziani Military Base near Tbilisi, Georgia, in August 2019. (Pfc. Denice Lopez/Army) The Army set in motion a series of reforms intended to cut down on unconscious biases by removing certain biographical data points from promotion packets, issuing exit surveys to soldiers leaving the force and looking at how the service recruits and mentors personnel, such as ROTC cadets. “We want to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion is an integrated part of how we do business in the Army,” Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel issues, said this fall.
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The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology
The University of Florida recently began construction on the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology, a 263,000-sq.-ft. academic building located in the heart of UF s main campus in Gainesville.
The facility will connect students and researchers from across disciplines and create a hub for advances in computing, communication, and cyber-technologies with the potential for profound societal impact.
Anchored by a gift from UF alumnus Chris Malachowsky as well as funding from the state, the new building will provide collaboration space and focus on the application of computing, communication and cyber technologies to a broad spectrum of areas including health care, pharmacology, security, technology development and fundamental science.