SACNAS News Magazine

The SACNAS News showcases the science and diversity of SACNAS members while sharing their personal stories and experiences. Each issue of the bi-annual 36-page publication features in-depth coverage of a theme relevant to the minority scientific community along with resources for academic and professional development. Written by and about SACNAS scientists, the SACNAS News is truly the voice of the SACNISTA movement.

Latest Edition

Summer/Fall 2011, Vol. 14, No. 1
Building Confidence

Feature

Building Confidence
by Patty Talahongva
As an undergraduate, Dr. Erika Camacho had a funny feeling she didn’t quite belong. “Lots of people thought I was there to fill a quota,” she recalls. But she had sacrificed to get there and refused to give up... Continue reading

Science Education Feature

Shedding the Imposter Syndrome:  A Conversation Between Mentors
by Elma Gonzalez, PhD & Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD
"I believe the Imposter Syndrome is widely exprience, but ironically, everyone who experiences it feels isolated and certain that if they speak of it, everyone will know they are doomed to failure... Continue reading

Student Forum

Building Confidence Through Building Community
by Leslie Ann Caromile, PhD
I stood there alone as the singular Native American pathology graduate—but with a room full of family and friends, I did not feel alone. I was proud of my achievements and confident in my abilities as a scientist; however, it wasn’t always this way... Continue reading

Viewpoint - Featured Mentor: Ricordo Cortez, PhD
by Ricardo Cortez, PhD
Viewpoint features distinguished SACNAS mentors, honored annually at the national conference, who respond to questions from studetns regarding research, graduate school, internships, and so on... Continue reading

Postdoc & Beyond Features

Building Confidence as a Lever for Success in Industry
by Patricia Berger, PhD
Self-confidence allows us to have a positive and realistic outlook on our surroundings and ourselves. In an industrial setting, self-confidence will play a key role... Continue reading

Fully Committed, Fully Confident: An Interview with Michael L. Penn, Jr., MD/PhD
by Sigolène Ortega
Dr. Michael L. Penn, Jr., recognizes that the key thing to understand about confidence is that no one is confident 100% of te time—confidence truly waxes and wanes... Continue reading

SACNAS Community Articles

Building Confidence Through Collaboration: Tools for Increasing Student Success at Community Colleges
by Karla E. Marquez
Every two weeks, students from different majors, age groups, and economic and family situations meet  in the Napa Valley College (NVC) Math, Engineering, Sciecne Achievement (MESA) Center... Continue reading

Highlights from Native American Programming at SACNAS
by David Wilson, PhD
As the director of Native American initiatives at SACNAS, I am privileged to be working toward creating a sustainable pipeline that supports and provides opportunities to young Native scientists... Continue reading

Science in Action Profiles
Featuring: Cynthia Ivette Wood, Aura Alegra Eroy-Reveles, PhD, and Vladimir Ramirez-Carrozzi, PhD
"I love to do experiments to discover the unknown. I truly enjoy m job because every small finding could some day result in a novel therapeutic that alleviates human disease - and I find that rewarding... Continue reading

Vision, Confidence, and Science Policy
by Robert Barnhill, PhD
Confidence is a requirment for success in envisioning and implementing science policy. SACNAS is an agent for social change that seeks to radically transform and diversity the face of science and thereby, science itself... Continue reading

Contribute to the SACNAS News

Write an article, submit a question for a SACNAS mentor, or share your latest career/degree news with the SACNAS community. Contact SACNAS News editor Jenny Kurzweil.

Archive: SACNAS News Previous Editions

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