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#TJFWHM18 Dorothy Vaughn…. A Not So Hidden Figure

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    Dorothy Vaughn– “I changed what I could and what I couldn’t, I endured” First African-American woman to supervise a group of staff at (NACA) NASA’s Langley Research Center. The group she supervised was comprised of all African American women, who performed their complex mathematical problems by hand. The process earned them the title “Human Computers”. The ladies were required […]

Dillard University Ranks Second in the Country in Black Physics Undergrads

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One of the smallest historically black colleges in the U.S. boasts a huge accomplishment: pound for pound, tiny Dillard University in New Orleans graduates more physics majors — and, notably, more female physics majors — than far bigger schools with more resources. With an enrollment of 1,200, Dillard ranks second in the country in black […]

Edward Waters biology students presenting at National Biomedical Research Conference

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Updated: 10/6/2015 9:40 AM CST Media Contact: Dee Registre Coordinator of Public Relations Office of Institutional Advancement Phone: 904-470-8050 Cell: 904-240-6251 Email: d.registre@ewc.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2015 EWC BIOLOGY STUDENTS SELECTED TO PRESENT AT NATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) biology majors, Melvin Johnson and Ariana Vitale, were […]