Haury Program Challenge Grant April 2017

On April 25, 2017, the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice awarded the 2nd Challenge Grant to STEM RISE Arizona. The project Preparing the Next Generation of Native American and Hispanic STEM innovators focuses on strengthening opportunities related to the nexus of social justice and the environment in the education pipeline (k-12) for underserved Native Americans and Hispanic youth by preparing students with the necessary math background for them to take advanced math courses by 12th grade to increase the number of underserved youth placing into higher prerequisite math courses required in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) related majors at PCC and the UA, and to inspire underserved Native American and Hispanic youth to pursue STEM careers. Watch a video of their presentation here. Read the full press release.