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STEM: SMU Veronica Contreras Shannon

Verónica Contreras-Shannon, Ph.D.  Professor of Biological Sciences and MARC U*STAR Program Director St. Mary’s University One Camino Santa Maria San Antonio, TX 78228 210-431-4324 1. What path led you to where you are in your career/education today? As an undergraduate student, I had a work-study position in an ecology research ...

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STEM: UTSA Karen Mendiondo

  UTSA Environmental Science and Engineering Student Finds the Earth and Ocean to be the Ideal Research Laboratory By Antonio Gutierrez As a child, Karen Mendiondo found great fascination in the rocks and minerals she found and tucked in her pocket while hiking the White Mountains of her native New ...

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How can San Antonio build the STEM workforce it desperately needs?

    How can San Antonio build the STEM workforce it desperately needs?   By Brooke Crum and Lindsey Carnett – San Antonio Report Photos by Bria Woods – San Antonio Report     Three years ago, San Antonio ninth-grader Audrie Torres would not have been able to attend a ...

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BUSINESS WOMAN INSIGHTS: Reducing Your Expenses

According to Benjamin Franklin, “a penny saved is a penny earned.” In other words, it’s just as beneficial to save money as it is to earn it. But anyone familiar with cost reduction knows that Franklin was wrong. In fact, a penny saved is significantly more valuable than a penny ...

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My Company Has a 401(k). What Does That Mean for Me?

    By Linde Murphy     If your company offers a 401(k), congratulations! A 401(k) is one of the easiest ways to start investing. Plus, your employer has a fiduciary obligation to make sure the 401(k) plan they offer is cost-efficient and provides you an array of investment options. ...

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