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NASA Engr. Genevie Velarde Yang: To Mars and beyond
By Vicky Vitug Genevie Velarde Yang remembers growing up in Norwalk, Southern California playing Solitaire and Minesweeper games on a computer with her family. No one would have thought that one day she would become an engineer, or more precisely, a Flight System Engineer who would become pivotal in the successful Perseverance Rover mission to Mars for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). “Back […]
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Brian Poe Llamanzares: FPJ scion as a climate advocate
By Cristina DC Pastor “When my grandfather passed away I went back to the Philippines to attend his wake. I remember seeing his fans line up as far as the eye could see just to pay their respects. Thousands of Filipinos lined up for days to say good-bye. It was life changing for me to […]
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Filipino characters featured in ‘Work It Out Wombats!’ cartoon series on PBS KIDS
“Work It Out Wombats!,”a new animated STEM series for preschoolers ages 3-6 starring a playful trio of marsupial siblings—Malik, Zadie and Zeke—who live with their grandmother, debuted on PBS KIDS on February 6. The series introduces computational thinking concepts that will help young viewers solve meaningful problems, learn flexible thinking and how to express themselves—all […]
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Statistics is my dance
By Eric J. Daza I failed or almost failed out of a few core STEM courses in my biology undergrad — including calculus. I barely passed my core major GPA requirement to graduate, and scored a middling overall GPA. Today, I hold a doctorate in biostatistics from a top public health school, and completed a […]
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Young people, minorities report biggest losses in crypto scams
By Jenny Manrique The promise of hefty returns is what initially drew Jeffrey Vaulx, a second-grade special ed teacher in Memphis, Tennessee to go in on a cryptocurrency investment opportunity introduced to him by a Facebook friend. Vaulx would soon discover that he had been taken by a scheme that data from the Federal Trade […]
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A very Filipino story: Meet the founders of Web3 education platform Proof of Learn
By Paul John Caña To be very technical about it, Proof of Learn (POL), a tech platform that uses blockchain technology to educate developers on Web3, was founded in December 2021. But one can argue that the seeds for this fledgling company were planted years or even decades ago, especially when you consider the […]
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NYPA’s Gil Quiniones: A recognized leader in the battle vs climate change
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the chief advocates of New York State’s conversion to electric vehicles (EV) is Gil Quiniones, an Iowa-born engineering graduate from the Philippines. As president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the largest state-owned electric utility in the country, Quiniones is leading the battle against climate change […]
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Maria Banatao: The woman behind the man
By Loida Nicolas Lewis When I texted Maria Banatao that I would like to talk to her in the morning at 11 a.m. New York time – which is 8 a.m. Los Angeles time — she told me that she would prefer to do it three hours later. Why? Because she would be going to […]
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Technology toys are popular gifts but vulnerable to hacking
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) is alerting parents and families that Bluetooth and technology-enabled toys may be fun for families to interact with this holiday season, but these toys are also easy for hackers to access and manipulate for nefarious means. When children’s products — such as smartwatches, smart toys and […]