U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) has issued a statement congratulating Captain Zeita Merchant on her historic appointment as Rear Admiral (lower half) in the United States Coast Guard. Captain Merchant, a 2011 BEYA winner for K-12 promotion of education, is the first African American woman to be selected for Flag rank in the Coast … Continue reading “2011 BEYA winner makes history as first African American woman to be selected for Flag rank in the Coast Guard”

STEM City USA has announced its intention to develop a virtual copy of Tyrone Taborn, the creator of Career Communications Group, Inc. The company is responsible for producing US Black Engineer magazine’s BEYA STEM Conference for almost four decades. In 2020, Taborn also introduced the STEM City USA metaverse. In addition, Taborn is responsible for the … Continue reading “STEM City USA is creating a digital replica of Tyrone Taborn, founder of Career Communications Group”

Morgan State University announced this week that Vice President of Research Willie E. May had been selected to serve as President-Elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. (Photo: Courtesy of Morgan State) May is expected to begin … Continue reading “Morgan State University’s Willie E. May to serve as President-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science”

Career Communications Group is paying its respects to the family of Eric D. Garvin, a 2013 hall of fame honoree.

Many higher education leaders and pundits are convinced that affirmative action in college and university admission practices will be on the chopping block.

Norma Clayton was one of 111 new members to receive the highest professional distinction conferred on engineers.

New additions to the NASA Advisory Council will bring new ideas and solutions to complex problems.

Recently,  Gina Guillaume-Joseph announced that she was embarking on a new journey as Chief Technology Officer at Workday.

The MPT Foundation, Inc. has announced the appointment of Tyrone Taborn to its volunteer board of directors.

The Royal Aeronautical Society presented Dr. John Tracy with an award in 2021.