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Issue 13: October 2015
Eureka! continues campus STEM engagement with city teenage girls
The third year of the Eureka! partnership between the College of Natural Sciences and Girls Inc. of Holyoke brought dozens of teenage girls to campus for intensive exposure to college life with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields. Watch The Video →
Sandra Petersen receives Presidential Award for Excellence in STEM
Sandra Petersen, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, and director of the STEM Diversity Institute on campus, received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Barak Obama at a June 2015 White House ceremony. Read More →