Latinos In Science
Who We Are?
Latinos In Science has had a long history in the University of California, Riverside. Starting in the Mid 1970's, Latinos in science has been an advocate for minority students in the Inland Empire and has since then sought to spread its influence to a much broader area. We believe that although much progress has been made in diversifying our universities their exists a very visible gap in the number of minorities, primarily latinos, accepted each year to universities in the United States. Among these universities there exists an even greater disproportion of minority students that enter into the field of science. In an effort to increase the ratio of minority students in the sciences we have taken it upon ourselves to go out to local schools and try to motivate students to study hard and apply to as many universities as they wish. Our tactics include: 1) Science demos designed to invoke curiosity, 2) Presentations regarding universitarian requirements and procedures to apply to various universities, 3) Presentations for parents of minority students (in spanish and english) and many more. We invite everyone to explore our new site and want everyone, regardless of ethnic background, to be a part of our effort to diversify our universities. Thank You.