I am told by Hawaiians that Maunakea is sacred. I am not sure I understand what that means, I am not Hawaiian, I am an outsider. Read more >
Photo: pedrik/Flickr
Maunakea and the Need to Indigenize Astronomy
Hilding Neilson, UCS Science Network, UCS
August 9, 2019 1:12 PM EDT
Antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two companion galaxies to our own Milky Way galaxy, can be seen as bright smudges in the night sky, in the centre of the photograph. Photo: European Southern Observatory/CC-BY 4.0
Celebrating Science and Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation with Hector Arce
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy
October 14, 2016 11:26 AM EDT
Diversity strengthens science. It’s more than just a matter of fairness and equity—diverse groups of people create better science. Yet it should come as no surprise that people of color continue to be underrepresented in science and engineering. Some people and organizations are doing their best to change that. Read more >
