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SACNAS Press Room
SACNAS Press Releases
Books, Journals and Magazines
Articles by and about SACNAS staff and members of the organization, published in periodicals nationally:
- New Jersey Mathematics Teacher, "The SACNAS Biography Project," by Jason Shaw. May 2008.
- 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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