AmeriCorps alum, Dr. Michele Guannel, revisits the spirit of service by bringing UVI students outside the classroom to  contribute to real-time disaster recovery in Science 100, the course on natural disasters and local ecosystems of the Caribbean.

Territory educator creates a sanctuary for stressed students and incorporates real-life hurricane-related experiences into classroom learning

Dr. Kristin Wilson Grimes made her debut appearance on the TEDX stage this past summer with TEDxSaintThomas. Her talk, SEAS Your Tomorrow, is one that must be seen by anyone concerned about or interested in learning more about underrepresented minorities in the sciences. 

Dr. Nastassia Jones is the Assistant Professor of Science Education at the University of the Virgin Islands and Managing Director of the Virgin Islands Institute of Stem Education Research and Practice funded by VI-EPSCoR. With few role models, and fewer resources, how did an African American girl from the south grow up to be a doctor, a scientist, and a college professor?