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They talk about the cultural and academic challenges that students may face and what they hope to see in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9H51ypECTp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacnas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society for the Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/sacnaslobosunm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SACNAS Lobos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stemed.unm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNM STEM-H Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stem.nmsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMSU STEM Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanl.gov\/community-environment\/community-commitment\/education\/stem-education-programs.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LANL &#8211; STEM Education Programs\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nmfirst.org\/legislative_updates\/stem-action-team-presents-goals-and-recommendations-to-nm-legislators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Mexico First &#8211; STEM Action Team\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 15, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0The U.S. Department of Education projects that jobs in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) are growing but the number of students currently studying in those\u00a0areas\u00a0is not keeping pace. What would it take to increase the number of college students pursuing\u00a0STEM degrees here in\u00a0New Mexico? 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