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SACNAS Press Room
SACNAS Press Releases
- SACNAS and Ecological Society of American (ESA) Form Strategic Alliance, August 2008.
- SACNAS, SHPE, and MAES Partner to Transform the Nation's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce. August, 2008.
- SACNAS Recognizes the Contributions of Five Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching. July, 2008.
- SACNAS and MentorNet Partner. June, 2008.
- SACNAS Receives 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). May, 2005.
Books, Journals and Magazines
Articles by and about SACNAS staff and members of the organization, published in periodicals nationally:
- Science Careers, "Shattering the Glass Closet," by Jenny Kurzweil. December 2008.
- Native Peoples Magazine, "Looking at the Big Picture: Native Scientists," by Laurel M. Sheppard. October 2008.
- Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, "The New Ph.D.s of SACNAS," by Erica Tortorella. August 25, 2008.
- New Jersey Mathematics Teacher, "The SACNAS Biography Project," by Jason Shaw. May 2008. View full PDF.
- Paths to Discovery: Autobiographies from Chicanas with Careers in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering. Edited by Norma E. Cantú. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2008.
- SIAM News, (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), "SACNAS Meeting Gives Minority Students a Lift," by Barry Cipra. March 2008. Link to full article in PDF format: http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/1313.pdf
- ASBMB Today (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), "Minority Student Conferences: ASBMB's Involvement," by Phil Ortiz. November 2007. View the full article online on page 16.
- Science, "Meaningful Mentoring--Native American and Latino Success Stories," by Lin M. Hundt and Jenny Kurzweil. October 5, 2007.
- Nature, "Beyond the glass ceiling," by Kendall Powell. July 5, 2007. (Article features interview with SACNAS president, Aaron Velasco.) Link to full article: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2007/070705/pdf/nj7149-098a.pdf
- Diverse, "Operation STEM: Hispanic organizations are on a mission to get more students to pursue the sciences," by Dina Horwedel. November 16, 2006. (Article features interview with SACNAS executive director, Judit Camacho.)
- Journal for Minority Medical Students, "Community-Based Program Takes Action Against Health Disparities," by Jenny Kurzweil. Winter 2006, Vol. 18, No. 2.
- Journal for Minority Medical Students, “Building a Career in Medicine," by Britney Grayson. Fall 2005, Vol. 18, No. 1. View full article online.
- Journal for Minority Medical Students, “Changing Careers—At the Beginning,” by Ivonne Vidal-Pizarro, Ph.D. Summer 2005, Vol. 17, No. 4. View full article online.
- Hispanic Network Magazine, “Keeping up with the Future: the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos in Science,” by Jenny Kurzweil. Summer 2005, Vol. 17, Issue II, page 47.
- Journal for Minority Medical Students, “The End of Minority Programs?: How New NIH Policies Affect Latinos and Native Americans,” by Jenny Kurzweil. Spring 2005, Vol. 17, No. 3, page 16. View full article online.
- Journal for Minority Medical Students, “A Helping Hand: Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS),” by Jenny Kurzweil. Winter 2005, Vol. 17, No. 2, page 8. View full article online.
- Winds of Change, “A Lineage of Mentors: Native American Women in the SACNAS Biography Project,” by Jenny Kurzweil. Autumn 2004, pages 34-37.
- Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, “SACNAS: Love at First Sight … and Ever After,” by Jenny Kurzweil. November 29, 2004, Vol. 15 No. 5, pages 35-37.
- Chemical & Engineering News, “Positively Charged,” by Victoria Gilman. December 6, 2004, pages 40-41. View full article online
- Progress Magazine, “SACNAS 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting Recap,” by Jenny Kurzweil. Fall 2003, Vol. 1 No. 4.
Newspapers
Articles about SACNAS published in newspapers across the nation:
- Deseret News, "Scientists to mingle with Latino and Native American youths," by Deborah Bulkeley. April 13, 2008.
- Kansas City Star, "AS I SEE IT: Divisive organizations have no place in America today," by Aaron Velasco. October 11, 2007.
- El Paso Times, "Officials work to get more minorities into science," by Michael D. Hernandez. August 26, 2007. View full article online.
- Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Santa Cruz mentoring group strives to educate minorities,” by Banks Albach. July 5, 2005. View full article online.
- San Jose Mercury News, “Guiding minorities into the sciences,” By Melissa Navas. July 19, 2005, page 6A.
- Albuquerque Journal, “The Scientific Method Meets Pueblo Wisdom,” by Debra Dominguez. October 4, 2003.
Radio
Interviews and radio appearances by SACNAS Board of Directors members and staff:
Websites and Online Reports
Reports by SACNAS partners and affiliates regarding joint endeavors:
- American Mathematical Society (AMS) report on mathematics activities and presentations at the 2007 SACNAS National Conference. View full report online.
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) article on how federal agencies can work with SACNAS, reprinted from FDA Bulletin 14, November 2004. View reprinted article.
Science Diversity Reading
Articles/books from other organizations/publications on diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics:
Reprints
- American Society of Plant Biologists, "Your Interview of Your Prospective Postdoc Position," by Kryste Ferguson and Ivonne Vidal Pizarro. Reprinted from SACNAS News, Spring 2008, Vol. 10, No. 2.
- In Chemistry, “Recognizing your Excellence: How to Obtain Letters of Recommendation,” by Kika Friend. November/December 2005. Reprinted from SACNAS News, Spring 2003, Volume 5, No. 2.
- Winds of Change, “The Practice of Balance,” by Candita Woodis-Rucker. Summer 2003. Reprinted from SACNAS News, Spring 2003, Vol. 5, No. 2.
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