NASA will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the James Webb
Auditorium in the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 12,
with a discussion of the contributions of Hispanics to NASA’s mission and the
importance of Hispanic representation in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education and careers.
¡Latinos STEM Up! is open to the public and will air live on NASA
Television and the agency’s website at
10 a.m. EDT.
Opening remarks will be delivered via video from Dr. Ellen Ochoa,
director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the first Hispanic
woman in space. The event features a panel moderated by Elvis Cordova, former
acting under secretary for the U.S Department of Agriculture, which will
discuss increasing Hispanic participation in the STEM fields. The panelists
are:
·
Dr. Marla Perez Davis,
deputy center director, NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
·
Sandra Cauffman, Earth
Science Division deputy director, NASA Headquarters
·
Dr. Yaireska M.
Collado-Vega, physical scientist, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md.
·
Marilé Colón Robles,
education outreach coordinator, NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
·
Dr. Carolina Aguirre,
director, Reaching Rural STEM Students, University of New Mexico
·
Jose Antonio Tijerino,
president and CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot will deliver closing
remarks via recorded video.
¡Latinos STEM Up! is being hosted by NASA’s Hispanic Outreach and
Leadership Alliance (HOLA) and the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
Division (EODM). For information about the event, contact Maria Santos at
202-358-2436.
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