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May 12, 2023 | Issue 2023-7
Good luck to all of the NM students who will be competing at the 2023 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair being held in Dallas from May 13-19!!
CENTRAL NM ISEF FINALISTS

Landon Flemming
Eliana Juarez
Aditya Koushik
George Privett

CENTRAL NM 8th GRADE STUDENT OBSERVER

Sowmya Sankaran
Essentially, we want to enable students to do Data Science and achieve Data Literacy.

Are we saying that Data Science is what you do, and Data Literacy is what you know?

Not quite. In much the same way as it’s technically possible to understand a language without being able to write it, or indeed speak it fluently, it’s also possible to understand how to read data graphs without being fluent enough to frame your own questions, make visualizations or communicate with data.

The two areas are interdependent. Technical skills enable you to apply and obtain knowledge, while knowledge guides you in how and when to apply your technical skills, and what to learn next.
Read the whole post on the DataClassroom blog here.
In conjunction with Women's History Month and International Women's Day, NMOST is excited to launch the application for the Sixth Annual Advancing Young Women in STEM Scholarships!

The theme for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, recognizing the contribution that women and girls around the world have made to technology and on-line learning. Given how many of our past scholarship recipients have studied computer science, and the role that technology plays in the pursuit of all of the STEM disciplines, we at NMOST feel that this is a fitting theme for this year's scholarship cycle. It is vitally important that diversity of perspectives and ideas are actively encouraged in the STEM disciplines and the Advancing Young Women in STEM scholarship is one small way we can support an underrepresented group, women, in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at this critical moment in history.

Businesses in New Mexico have trouble finding the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) talent they need to stay competitive. Women make up more than half the population of New Mexico, yet they are much less likely to earn a STEM degree or pursue a STEM career. New Mexico could dramatically increase its available talent by focusing on strategies for closing this gap. Women remain underrepresented in the STEM professions and there is a need to inspire the next generation of female innovators and leaders. NMOST is committed to advancing and diversifying the STEM field. This scholarship is designed to assist and encourage young women pursuing a STEM career. This year NMOST will be awarding $1000, $750 and $500 scholarships. Please help us spread the word. 


Conditions

Applicants for the Advancing Young Women in STEM scholarship must:   

  • Be a young woman (25 or younger) pursuing a STEM education/career
  • Be a resident of New Mexico or currently enrolled in a New Mexico college/university
  • Be a high school junior or senior applying for college/university in STEM, OR a current undergraduate in STEM
  • Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA (based on a 4.0 scale)

* Repeat applications are welcome, but previous awardees are ineligible.

The deadline to submit applications is May 30, 2023.