George Robert Carruthers is an African-American inventor, physicist, and space scientist. He has lived most of his life in Washington, DC. He is the inventor of the spectrograph, which is a moon-based observatory that was used on the Apollo 16 mission. George Robert Carruthers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 1, 1939, and grew up in South Side, Chicago. His father was … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
This week's open thread will highlight African-American Astronomers and Astrophysicists. Gibor Basri is an American astrophysicist, born in New York on May 3, 1951. The son of Phyllis Basri, a professor of dance and ballet, and Saul Basri, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Basri grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, together with his younger brother David. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Astronomers and Astrophysicists
Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in College Basketball History
Good Morning POU! Today we look at the historic 1965-66 Texas Western Miners Basketball Team. The 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team represented Texas Western University, now known as the University of Texas at El Paso and was coached by Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins. The team made history by winning the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1966, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans in College Basketball History
Friday Open Thread: African American Scientists
Dr. John Ruffin is the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). He oversees the NIMHD budget of approximately $276 million. In addition, he provides leadership for the minority health and health disparities research activities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which constitutes an additional annual budget of approximately … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Scientists
Thursday Open Thread: African American Scientists
Erich Jarvis is an unconventional, award-winning scientist whose career demonstrates the power of bringing open-mindedness into the lab. Days before graduating from the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, Jarvis was invited to audition for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a renowned African American modern dance company. Instead, he chose science over … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Scientists