News announcements included on this page highlight research institutions supported by NIGMS
NIH Plans Big Shake-up of Minority Mentoring NetworkDecember 19, 2017 • Science magazine
BUILD PODER Continues to Fight Inequity at 2017 Youth Empowerment DayDecember 19, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Morgan State Architecture Students Expand Exploration of Design Solutions to Public Health ChallengesDecember 13, 2017 • AIA Baltimore, Newsletter
Scholars Take Top Awards at National Biomedical ConferenceDecember 8, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
ReBUILDetroit Faculty Presents on Summer Experience Program (link no longer available) November 27, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Undergraduate Research Symposium Award Winners Embody Success of UMBC STEM BUILD Program November 22, 2017 • University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC News, Community, Science and Technology
SACNAS is a Proving Ground for Future ResearchersNovember 15, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, BUILD News
BUILD PODER Scientist of the Week: Jessica Yamauchi November 14, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Detroit Mercy Faculty Receives Excellence AwardNovember 14, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
CSULB BUILD Program Information (video)November 13, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, CSULB BUILD YouTube Channel
BUILD PODER Students Empowered at 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students November 8, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
BUILD PODER Scientist of the Week: Paulo SitagataNovember 8, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Undergraduate Course-Based Research PublishedNovember 6, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Collaborative Partnership Provides Insight into Academic Scholarship (link no longer available)November 2, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Featured Scholar: Bethany MorinNovember 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF BUILD Student Updates
ASCEND Year 3: Soaring Towards the Future – Accomplishments and AspirationsNovember 2017 • Morgan State University, Annual Report on the BUILD ASCEND Program
BUILD EXITO: A Successful Research PathwayOctober 26, 2017 • Portland State University, BUILD EXITO YouTube Channel
Scholars Have Strong Foundation to Pursue Graduate EducationOctober 26, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Get Ahead: Find a Career in the Growing Health Care Industry (video)October 25, 2017 • KGW8 News, Get Ahead
Twenty BUILD PODER Students Attend 2017 SACNAS Conference, Largest Meeting for Diversity in STEM in the United StatesOctober 25, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Scholars Network at STEM Conference October 24, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
SF BUILD Scientists Address Health Disparities at SymposiumOctober 23, 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF State News
How I Spent My Summer VacationOctober 23, 2017 • NIGMS Biomedical Beat Blog
This Chicana Chemist is Paying it Forward to Support Students from Underrepresented GroupsOctober 18, 2017 • Science magazine
ReBUILDetroit Offers Faculty Course in Effective Teaching PracticesOctober 17, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Research Day Presentations October 3, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
BUILD PODER Scientist of the Week: Mehrnaz SiavoshiOctober 2, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Meet Nadia SaadatOctober 2, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Second Annual BUILD Symposium to Showcase Summer ResearchSeptember 26, 2017 • The University of Texas, El Paso, BUILDing SCHOLARS News
Meet Adrian VasquezSeptember 18, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Tackle Negative Thinking Head-On to Boost Diversity in BiomedicineSeptember 16, 2017 • NPR Shots: Health News from NPR
Summer Sabbatical 2017 AwardeesSeptember 15, 2017 • The University of Texas, El Paso, BUILD SCHOLARS News
Having a BLaST in Alaska…and BeyondSeptember 14, 2017 • NIGMS Biomedical Beat Blog
Meet Irfana MuqbilSeptember 13, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Forty BUILD PODER Students Gain Invaluable Experience from Summer Research Experiences at Leading Research Institutions Across the United StatesSeptember 12, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Detroit Mercy Biology ReBUILDetroit Scholar Shadows Medical Doctors in SpainSeptember 7, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Photo Essay: UCI Field Trip, Summer 2017September 5, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, BUILD News
Photo Essay: USC Field Trip, Summer 2017September 1, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, BUILD News
Making Mathematics Fun! (link no longer available)August 24, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, College of Engineering & Science, News
BUILDing SCHOLARS 2017 Summer in ReviewAugust 17, 2017 • The University of Texas, El Paso, BUILDing SCHOLARS News
BUILD PODER Hosts Family Day to Empower First-Generation College Students and Their FamiliesAugust 17, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Scholars Share Their Summer ExperiencesAugust 11, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Paishon, Farias First UH West O'ahu Students Selected for BUILD EXITO Program for Undergraduate ResearchAugust 10, 2017 • University of Hawaii, West O'ahu, E Kamakani Hou (The New Wind)
American Cancer Association Medical Officer Speaks to ScholarsAugust 8, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Undergraduate Course Based Research PublishedAugust 2, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
SF State Researchers Bring Science to Summer CampJuly 28, 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF State News, University Communications (this article features the SF BUILD-supported HER lab)
Undergraduate Summer ResearchJuly 25, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Sulema Rodriguez, BUILD EXITO Scholar, on Inclusion in ResearchJuly 24, 2017 • National Research Mentoring Network
ASCC Students Attend BUILD EXITO Orientation in PortlandJuly 20, 2017 • American Samoa Community College, Press Release
Scholars Work on D-Town FarmsJuly 18, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Annual BUILD Summer Symposium 2017July 12, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, BUILD News
CSUN Staff Members Receive Patriot AwardJuly 10, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
BUILD PODER Spring 2017 Honor RollJuly 7, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
BUILD PODER Celebrates Two Years of Increasing Diversity in ResearchJune 29, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, CSUN Today
Morgan State University's ASCEND Scholars Engage with Baltimore City Students in the UMB CURE ProgramJune 27, 2017 • Diversity Program Consortium newsletter
SURGE 1 and 2 Elevator Speech ContestJune 20, 2017 • California State University, Long Beach, BUILD News
Rising Sophomores Present at National ConferenceJune 13, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
BUILD PODER Scholar Bryan Sanchez Receives Press Coverage of his Research on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Ready-to-Eat Foods at 2017 ASM Microbe ConferenceJune 13, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Biology Student to Spend Summer Researching on Belle IsleJune 10, 2017 • Wayne State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, CLAS Acts
UTEP BUILD Seniors Recognized, Say GoodbyeJune 9, 2017 • The University of Texas, El Paso, BUILDing SCHOLARS News
Maria Contreras: BUILD Scholar Uses Research Success as a Weapon Against Stereotype ThreatSummer 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF BUILD News
SF BUILD Scholars Prepared for Challenges of Graduate ProgramsSummer 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF BUILD News
The Multiple Faces of UTEP PostdocsSummer 2017 • The University of Texas, El Paso, UTEP: The University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Magazine
First Graduating Cohort of BUILD PODER Scholars at CSUN Ready to Embark on Promising Graduate CareersJune 7, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, BUILD PODER News
Lab Coat Ceremony Kicks off Summer ResearchMay 22, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
ASCEND Scholars Program (video)May 11, 2017 • Morgan State University, ASCEND @Morgan State University YouTube Channel
Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors ConvocationMay 8, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, CSUN Today
Let Knowledge Serve Representation (link no longer available)Spring, 2017 • Portland State University, Fearless Stories
Message From the President: 'Affirmative Action' to Increase DiversityMay, 2017 • Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience Quarterly
Students 'Build' Connections and More at Scientific ConferencesMay 1, 2017 • NIGMS, Feedback Loop Blog
Digging Deeper, Doing Better: Research Science and the Messiness of Engaging Cultural Diversity (Webinar)April 28, 2017 • National Research Mentoring Network, NRMN YouTube Channel
Communicating Science With Our FamiliesApril 26, 2017 • Portland State University, BUILD EXITO YouTube Channel
NIH Funds ReBUILDetroit Pilot GrantsApril 26, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Dr. Lee Gibbs on Earning his Ph.D. at UNTHSC and the Importance of Mentoring and NetworkingApril 22, 2017 • National Research Mentoring Network, News
SF BUILD and the CVP! Preventing Chronic Disease in Challenging AreasApril 19, 2017 • San Francisco State University, SF BUILD News
Research: (3-part video series)Increased Confidence Gets Foot in the Door Provides ExperienceApril 19, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Opening the Doors to Biomedical Research Careers: NRMN Convenes Partner Societies and NIH Officials in April for Strategic Meeting at FASEB in BethesdaApril 15, 2017 • National Research Mentoring Network, News
Tomorrow's Scientists, TodayApril 6, 2017 • NIH Office of the Director, Scientific Workforce Diversity, Blog
NRMN and the New England Science Symposium Convene for a Writing Accountability Workshop/PanelApril 5, 2017 • National Research Mentoring Network, News
Bit by the Research Bug: Priscilla's Growth as a ScientistMarch 28, 2017 • NIGMS, Biomedical Beat blog
CSUN Stories: Frida EndinjokMarch 21, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, CalStateNorthridge YouTube Channel
ReBUILDetroit Scholars Recognized for Academic ExcellenceMarch 2, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Scholar Reflects on Recent Conference PresentationMarch 2, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
ReBUILDetroit Scholars Recognized for Academic ExcellenceMarch, 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Building a Better Future (link no longer available)February 22, 2017 • Clark College, Clark 27/4, News and Events
BUILD PODER Program Fosters Growth in Biomedical ResearchFebruary 21, 2017 • California State University, Northridge, The Sundial Campus News
Not Discounting His Future: Austin Works Toward His GoalsFebruary 8, 2017 • NIGMS Biomedical Beat blog
UT Health San Antonio Featured in Life Science NetworkFebruary 7, 2017 • UT Health San Antonio, The Pipette Gazette
PROJECT PATHWAYS, Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Program at Xavier University of Louisiana2016 • Xavier University of Louisiana, Project PATHWAYS BUILD Program, Informational Booklet
AAMC Highlights UMBC's National Model to Support Minority Student Success in Med SchoolJanuary 26, 2017 • University of Maryland, Baltimore County, UMBC News Science & Technology
BUILD PODER at CSUN Student VideoWinter 2017 • BUILD PODER at CSUN Facebook page
Understanding Career Trajectories of Doctoral StudentsJanuary 2017 • University of Detroit-Mercy, ReBUILDetroit News
Getting it Done: Chyann's Path to Graduate School and ResearchJanuary 3, 2017 • NIGMS Biomedical Beat blog
