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Understanding Diversity in STEM: WMPD Day

About this event

Please join the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics along with leaders and pioneers in the U.S. STEM community for an engaging webinar on May 12 at 11 a.m. EDT.

The event will celebrate the stories of women, minorities and persons with disabilities in STEM who are making a difference in our communities and around the world. Centered on the 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report, the event will feature perspectives and insights from the following speakers and more:

  • Emilda Rivers, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Director
  • Ellen Ochoa, National Science Board Chair
  • Cora Marrett, Former National Science Foundation Deputy Director
  • Marcia McNutt, National Academy of Sciences President
  • Iris Wagstaff, AAAS STEM Program Director
  • Sethuraman Panchanathan, National Science Foundation Director
  • Arthur Lupia, National Science Foundation Assistant Director

Come learn about the organizations working to create opportunity and empower the next generation of scientists and engineers.