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Miami University: A Journey Through Project Dragonfly’s Latin America

Project Dragonfly’s Earth Expeditions immerses graduate students in Latin American ecosystems through community-based conservation field courses in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, and Paraguay, blending ecological research, cultural exchange, and local partnerships to transform participants into globally connected environmental leaders committed to collaborative, people-centered sustainability.

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Did you know? Mysteries in Stone: Ancient Sites in Latin America

Ancient stone sites across Latin America reveal the ingenuity, spirituality, and enduring mysteries of past civilizations. From monumental cities in the Andes to remote jungle settlements and enigmatic cave systems, these places connect landscape, legend, and archaeology, inviting us to rethink history, culture, and humanity’s relationship with stone.

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Global July 2015

California Colleges Lead in First Round of MLB 2015 Draft and the Dominican Republic Dominates Top International Draft Prospects

Hundreds of hopeful athletes have a chance to become professional major league baseball players each year during the Major League Baseball or MLB First-Year Player Draft. This three-day event, which ended June 10, involved 40 rounds where teams such as the Yankees, the Cardinals and the Red Sox negotiate for their top picks to join their ranks.

Hispanic Community July 2015

Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media (LATISM)’s Upcoming Convention to Discuss STEM and Job Training Issues

Washington, DC--LATISM, a national leading organization of Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media, will be returning to DC for their 7th annual convention, which is to be held at the JW Marriott October 28 to 30, 2015. LATISM members, along with tech innovators, corporate leaders, policy experts, investors, and elected officials, will convene to showcase the contributions of the Latino community to technology, innovation, and economic growth. In addition, the conference will address the challenges and opportunities that we face as a nation with the continued shortage of STEM workers and a growing Hispanic population not equipped to fill the jobs of the next century. Latinos are projected to account for 75% of the growth in the nation’s labor force by 2020, therefore, Latinos are the country’s untapped resource to contribute to the next generation of innovators.

Hispanic Community July 2015

Summer Institute Cultivates Emerging Minority Business Leaders

Fifty-four Latino and African-American university sophomores and juniors gathered last summer at the University of California (UC) at Davis School of Management to become future leaders for MBA programs nationwide. They participated in University of California's Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders (SIEML), a program designed to help increase the number of minority students considering MBA programs. The UC Davis Graduate School of Management was home to the third year of this program, which was established by six University of California schools in 2012 to attract more minorities to master's programs in business.

Hispanic Community July 2015

Self-Made Latina Media Mogul

Facing off with mega entrepreneur Donald Trump in the television show The Celebrity Apprentice didn’t much faze Nely Galán. Dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, she was a self-made media mogul herself, earning her first six figures before she was 30 years old. As owner and president of Galán Entertainment, she had already been quite successful as a television producer of more than 600 different types of shows in English and Spanish, including the acclaimed The Swan.

Hispanic Community July 2015

Hispanics Optimistic About the Power and Affordability of Higher Education

An overwhelming majority of Americans continue to believe that having a certificate or degree beyond high school is important to our success as a nation and as individuals. But, according to results from a recent Gallup-Lumina Foundation Poll on Higher Education, Hispanics and African-Americans believe most strongly in the power of postsecondary education to help deliver good jobs and a better quality of life. In addition, Hispanics are more optimistic than other groups that this type of education is available and affordable to all.

Health Care July 2015

HISPANIC HEALTH CARE WORKERS: The Need Has Never Been Greater

When studies are conducted about what professions will be in high demand in the future, health care tops most lists. It makes sense that Hispanic health care workers would be a significant part of that demand, but until now no empirical evidence existed that measured Hispanic health care needs of the present and future. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken a closer look at how to provide medical services to a burgeoning Latino population. The schools on our top 25 list conferring the most healthcare related degrees to Hispanics are important to fulfilling the health care needs to this growing demographic. Here is the CDC’s summary of their report.

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