In celebration of Pollination Week, June 18-24, I wanted to give everyone a few ideas for a great Urban Science Adventure Activity you can do this weekend.  Today, June 21st is also Summer Learning Day. Join communities across the country in celebrating the importance of summer learning. Summer Learning Day is widely supported by educators, [...]

June 18-24, 2012 is Pollinator Week. Join me is raising awareness of the importance of pollinators our ecosystems.   How well do you know your bees? Take this quick and see: Bee Identification.    

Whether you realize it or not, but pollinating animals like bees, flies, beetles, butterflies, birds,  and even many mammals are are vital to our delicate ecosystem.  These animal pollinate the flowers of grasses and trees and crops that not only support agriculture but also terrestrial wildlife. June 18-24, 2012 is International Pollinator Week. Originally posted [...]

Thank you very much! Thanks to so many people’s feed back I was able to add more names and links my lists identifying STEM scholars and professionals of color.  Each of the previous posts in this series have been updated. Identifying the Top STEM Professionals of Color – getting started The Root 100 2012: Nominate [...]

Pictures of some version of this tweet have been circulating around the interwebz , greeted with all kinds of co-signs and Amens.  My reaction to it was repulsion. Change my last name? Why would I want that? I can’t tell you how many times this topic comes up among  adults I know.  Whether it be [...]

I’m still continuing my crusade to shine the spotlight on Top STEM Professionals of Color.  Today, I’m sharing my list (and hyperlinks) of African-American Science Bloggers, Writers, and Tweeters.  And I’m doing this in conjunction with the announcements of the 2012 Black Weblog Award categories.  It’s a nice spread of categories and I am happy [...]

Last week, I issued a call out to the internet universe to Identify the Top STEM Professionals of Color.  I was heartened. So many people reached out – via Twitter, email and in the comments to share names of scientists and organizations that promote diversity and inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).  It seems [...]

I couldn’t sit back and NOT see something that only comes through every 105 years. So I got off of my duff, drove down to Oklahoma City to the Oklahoma Science Museum to see the Transit of Venus It was nice crowd.  At first there were only 40 people or so, but by 5pm (my [...]

I should have written this post many months ago.  In October 2011 I critiqued The Root Top 100 list for failing to include many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals.  Yesterday, I revisited those same feelings when I responded to The Loop 21’s article on We Need More See More Black Faces in Science [...]