by stemglobadmin | May 3, 2023 | Home, SGA Today, SGA Today New, STEM NOLA
Dr. Mackie, a Leading STEM Educator, Warns of Consequences for Communities of Color
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Speaking to medical engineers at the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Dr. Calvin Mackie warned conference attendees that America must diversify science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to ensure that technological advances can benefit populations of color. Calling STEM a “life or death” issue, Dr. Mackie urged medical engineers to help bring more diversity to STEM fields by changing the approach to STEM education. Dr. Mackie, an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, and former engineering professor, said that technology inexplicably hasn’t always worked on people of color.Dr. Mackie believes having more Black and Brown STEM experts working on these issues would help ease the concerns.
by stemglobadmin | Nov 7, 2022 | SGA Today, SGA Today New, STEM NOLA
About 10 years ago, a middle school student, Aaron Marshall, walked into a basketball gym about 45 minutes from his hometown of Hammond, La., and saw rows of booths with hands-on STEM activities, from 3-D printing to robotics.
by stemglobadmin | Jun 14, 2022 | SGA Today, SGA Today New
Raleigh’s award-winning science project featuring scholar cars NEW ORLEANS – As Raleigh Brock, an 8th grader, rode with her mother, Alyssa, from the Fox TV station where she was just interviewed about her award-winning science project, something astounding occurred in...
by stemglobadmin | Mar 28, 2022 | SGA Today, SGA Today New
The First Family of STEM: Mason Mackie, Dr. Calvin Mackie, Tracy Mackie and Myles Mackie NEW ORLEANS, LA – Mason was a seventh grader. His dad, Dr. Calvin Mackie, was an icon in STEM education. A former mechanical engineering professor at Tulane University, Dr....
by stemglobadmin | Jan 25, 2022 | SGA Today, SGA Today New
This summer, Leah Brown looked on with a smile as students began seeing ice cream, one of their favorite treats, in a whole new light. Suddenly, making this sweet, creamy delight was helping unlock the mysteries of compounds and melting points. Discussion among the...
by stemglobadmin | Jan 12, 2022 | SGA Today, SGA Today New
The junior class at St. Augustine High School snuggled into their seats at the legendary Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans. This was a special occasion. The students dined on the exquisite servings of Creole Chef Leah Chase, while Dr. Calvin Mackie, one of the...
