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This October, the S-STEM Resource and Evaluation Center (REC) will host the 2026 S-STEM Scholars & PI Meeting in Washington, DC. To commemorate this meetin…
Scholar Spotlight: Nurhaliza Syukur
Nurhaliza Syukur is an S-STEM Scholar at Utica University. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Nurhaliza shares her vision for the future of STEM and the impact …
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Alyssa Montanez
Alyssa Montanez is an S-STEM Scholar at Arcadia University. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Alyssa shares how she has come to feel a sense of belonging in ST…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Barbara “Barbie” Lorenzo
Barbara "Barbie" Lorenzo is an S-STEM Scholar at Miami Dade College. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Barbie shares what her experience as an S-STEM Scholar h…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Gregor Posadas
Gregor Posadas is an S-STEM Scholar at Boise State University. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Gregor shares where he sees himself within the next 10 years a…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Carlos Aguilera
Carlos Aguilera is an S-STEM Scholar at California State University Long Beach. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Carlos shares what being an S-STEM scholar me…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Scott McCloskey
Scott McCloskey is an S-STEM Scholar at the University of California, Irvine. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Scott shares how being an S-STEM scholar has le…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Arlette Morcelo
Arlette Morcelo is an S-STEM Scholar at the University of Central Florida. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Arlette describes the inspiration and motivation t…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Salomee Khawja
Salomee Khawja is an S-STEM Scholar at New York City College of Technology. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Salomee shares how pivotal mentorship has been in…
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Rachel Bang
Rachel Bang (she/her) is an S-STEM Scholar at Metropolitan Community College Kansas City. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Rachel describes the initial spark …
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Seth Gordon
Seth Gordon is an S-STEM Scholar at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Seth describes what life might look like in …
S-STEM Scholar Spotlight: Karly Diebold
Karly Diebold (she/her) is an S-STEM Scholar at Juniata College. In this S-STEM Scholar Spotlight, Karly describes what initially interested her, and keeps her…
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