February NALA(STEM) Newsletter

Celebrating Black History & Month of Love!

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NALA STEM
February 24, 2025

After a couple months hiatus from the newsletter, we’re back and excited to share some things going on in this new format!

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OPPORTUNITIES/ EVENTS

Excited to share this funded NSF REU opportunity at Michigan State University with you all! Please share widely and encourage applications by the February 15 deadline. This opportunity is not limited to MSU students. I am happy to answer questions and connect you with the PIs.

Summer 2025 funded undergraduate research application open to all first- and second-year science and engineering majors! The deadline to apply for this great summer research program is February 15! 

Summer Research Opportunity: Semiconductor Materials and Technologies
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Program Dates: 10-week duration, May 19 – July 25, 2025
Program Features: $6000 Stipend, On-Campus Housing Provided,
Travel assistance for out-of-state participants is available, Professional Development

Eligibility: NSF REU Participants must be US Citizens, US Nationals, or permanent Residents

POSTDOC FELLOW POSITION

STEM CONNECT PROGRAM

UMICH-ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR POSITION OPEN

NEW PODCASTS EVERY MONTH!

THIS MONTH’S EPISODE Imani Porter breaks down Professional Development Session on leadership led by Paul Faronbi last year.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHTS

We Celebrate Patricia E Bath this STEM Black History Month
Howard University School of Medicine alum Dr. Patricia E. Bath’s many firsts include becoming the first woman to head an ophthalmology training residency program in the country. The Harlem native and cofounder of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness is also the first Black woman physician to receive a patent for a medical invention. Today, Bath’s Laserphaco Probe technique for cataract surgery, which has restored or improved the sight of millions, is the procedural standard.

Despite official university policies extolling equality and condemning discrimination, Bath experienced both sexism and racism during her tenure at both UCLA and Drew. Determined that her research not be obstructed by the "glass ceilings," she took her research abroad to Europe, where her research was accepted on its merits at the Laser Medical Center of Berlin, West Germany, the Rothschild Eye Institute of Paris, France, and the Loughborough (England) Institute of Technology. At those institutions she excelled in research and laser science, the fruits of which are evidenced by her patents for laser eye surgery.

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