By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com On Jan. 30 the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a new collaborative broadband pilot program with Coppin State University, the historically Black university in West Baltimore, entitled ConnectEagle Nation. The program will improve broadband, high-speed internet service throughout West Baltimore while making it more affordable for local residents. […]
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Morgan State researchers chosen for prestigious science and technology fellowships
By AFRO Staff Morgan State University is aptly represented among the 300 science and technology professionals selected to join the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s 50th class of fellows. Craig Scott, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan, Archana Sharma, Ph.D., associate professor in Morgan’s graduate Landscape […]
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PRESS ROOM: NASA Postdoctoral Program seeks early career and senior scientists for prestigious fellowships at its locations across the U.S.
(BUSINESS WIRE) – NASA invites both early-career and senior scientists to explore fellowship opportunities in its postdoctoral program and share in NASA’s mission to develop advancements in science, technology, aeronautics and space exploration. The deadline to apply for this cycle of fellowships is March 1, 2023. Learn more or apply for fellowships in the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP). ORAU […]
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Registration open for 2023 BEYA STEM Conference
By Lango Deen, U.S. Black Engineer and Information, Technology Magazine The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference will return to the nation’s capital for the 37th annual celebration of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Career Communications Group’s US Black Engineer magazine is partnering once again with the Council of Engineering […]
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Black women in tech might be the key to climate justice
By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black Toxic air. Dirty water. It seems we find out every day about another Black neighborhood being damaged by environmental pollution. The Justice Department recently filed a complaint against the city of Jackson, Miss. — which has been without clean water since August — over its alleged violations of the […]
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Senate says feds, tech fall short on watching extremists
By David Klepper, The Associated Press The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are failing to adequately monitor domestic extremists, according to a new Senate report that also faulted social media platforms for encouraging the spread of violent and anti-government content. The report, recently issued by the Senate Homeland Security panel, called on federal […]
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Are you prepared to fight ransomware? Tech experts weigh in on the most popular form of cyberattack
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As the world becomes more technologically savvy, so comes with it the threat of online crime. One of the latest digital threats to security has been ransomware. According to the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ransomware is malware that encrypts files, […]
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Dr. Loretta H. Cheeks: a national ‘GEM’ in STEAM
By Darnell Hill, Special to the Arizona Informant, BlackPressUSA Since starting her career journey in the chemical industry while at Southern University and A&M College, Dr. Loretta H. Cheeks has defied many odds for what is possible for a lifelong career doing what she loves and being who she is. She wears her overcoming many […]
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Sensory overload: are tech devices affecting your sleep?
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Kimberly Maker, 53, used to be skeptical about the world of sleep study. In the beginning she didn’t believe in it– thinking it was a fictitious field of medicine. Given her opinions about the field at the time, she ignored her primary care doctor’s advice to undergo […]
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Artificial Intelligence in art underlines deeper implications for workers
By Matthew Wynn and Kyle Russo, Capital News Service Artificial Intelligence — it’s the thing of sci-fi movies and dystopian novels. It’s also present and real, impacting laborers and professionals across industries. Recently, a man used the AI image generator Midjourney to enter a fine arts contest for the Colorado State Fair under the “Digital […]
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Baltimore entrepreneurs integrate technology and fashion
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO What is the solution for a jogger who runs at night and fears being hit by a passing car? What can help athletes who want to play on a basketball court without risking the injury of a bad slip and fall? Where do medical professionals, searching for an […]
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What’s happening at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX?
By The Associated Press The imploding cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is now short billions of dollars after experiencing the crypto equivalent of a bank run. The exchange, formerly one of the world’s largest, sought bankruptcy protection last week, and its CEO and founder resigned. Hours later, the trading firm said there had been “unauthorized access” […]