My story starts off as an undocumented immigrant at CUNY who infiltrated the Ivy league for a decade to pursue a career in the sciences to work towards my American dream. Since then, I became a U.S. citizen, the first person in my family to earn a Ph.D. in the sciences, spearheaded and collaborated on mentorship initiatives to support students of color in graduate school and founded a science organization to improve the pipeline of students of color into higher education in the sciences.
Category: STEM/Green Economy/Evironment
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COMMENTARY: Angelenos, let’s compost!
Over the past 10 years LA Compost has worked alongside thousands of LA County residents keeping food scraps local, supporting local green spaces through the creation and redistribution of compost, and hosting workshops and knowledge sharing events. From building a network of over 50 drop off locations at farmers markets, urban farms, and community gardens, to establishing the framework for composting at public parks, we’ve continued to work with our network of partners to make composting more accessible.