Archived News

Overview

LINC STEM scholars’ participation in research internships culminated in a written Abstract of their work. They were required to submit their Abstracts to a variety of competitive regional and national presentation venues. Many succeeded in earning a slot where either an oral or poster presentation was given before a panel of judges. Some of those results are shown on this page.

There were numerous additional impactful accomplishments that made a difference to scholars, and more broadly, to the body of knowledge about STEM education. Some of those items are included.

The Archived News section is a repository of previous years’ activities and accomplishments, enabling STEM students and faculty to revisit them at will.

Research presentation venues include the Joint Annual Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society and The National Institute of Science, Oklahoma - Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (OK-LSAMP) Research Symposium, Emerging Researchers National Conference (ERN), Kansas-Idea Network Biomedical Research Excellence, Oklahoma Research Day, and LU Research Day.

August, 2022. Langston University, Langston OK

Article Publication: Case Study: How Langston University’s LINC Program Contributed to Diversity in the Next Generation of Chemists, Medical Personnel and other Highly Trained STEM Professionals

In 2022 the magazine “Current Research in Materials Chemistry” published an article written by LU Chemistry Professor and Department chair, John K. Coleman, PhD titled “Case Study: How Langston University’s LINC Program Contributed to Diversity in the Next Generation of Chemists, Medical Personnel and other Highly Trained STEM Professionals”. This article explores the strategies and processes used to enable LU to “punch above its weight”, producing a disproportionate number of STEM graduate who successfully pursued advanced STEM and medical degrees.

Current Research in Materials Chemistry
Coleman, J.K.
(2022)4(1): 115. https://doi.org/10.33790/crmc1100115

September, 2018. Langston University, Langston OK

Article Publication: Focusing on the Problem in STEM Education

LU Chemistry Professor and Department chair, John K. Coleman, PhD wrote an article titled “Focusing on the Problem in STEM Education” that was published in the Innovative Teaching Section of Issue #119, 2018, of Scienta Global Magazine. The article explores the LU LINC program’s objective, how STEM Digital Village supports the program, and the need for funding for these kinds of programs.

Scienta Global Magazine
Coleman, J.K.
Issue 119, Innovative Teaching Section. September, 2018

Fall, 2014

Langston University was awarded a Robert Noyce STEM Teacher Scholarship grant. It provided scholarships, internships, and programs for undergraduate STEM majors, and stipends for STEM professionals seeking to become K-12 teachers.

Spring 2014

Langston University’s Integrated College Network alumnus publishes her graduate analytical chemistry research work Karole Blythe is a Langston University & LINC Alumnus attending graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). She has recently published some of her graduate research in a professional article titled “Ground state depletion microscopy for imaging interactions between gold nanowires and fluorophore-labeled ligands.” Karole was one of the two lead authors of this research article.

Karole earned her B.S. degree in Chemistry and her minor in mathematics degree from LU in 2009 and started attending UT Austin the following semester. She is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at UT Austin as a member of Katherine Willets’ research group. Her research focuses on using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and utilizing high resolution fluorescence microscopy, specifically Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM). Karole is a recipient of the UT Austin’s Graduate School Diversity Recruitment Fellowship, the Integrative Graduate Education, and the Research Traineeship NSF Fellowship.

February 28th – March 2nd, 2013. Washington DC

Five Langston University STEM students Compete for National Awards in STEM Research and One Wins First Place

Langston University’s Langston Integrated Network College for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (LINC for STEM) scholars enthusiastically attended the February 28th – March 2nd, 2013 Emerging Researchers National (ERN)Conference in Washington, DC.

One graduating senior, Kayla Love, brought home a first place award for her presentations. Kayla Love presented methodology she helped develop to potentially detect perchlorate brines on Mars. The purposed apparatus may be able to give insight into the history and future of Mars’s water content and the possibility of biological life on Mars.

March 13th – 17th, 2013. Fort Valley State, Arkansas

Half of Langston University’s presenting researchers win at The National Institute of Science and Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society’s 70th Joint Annual Meeting.

Eight of the eleven LINC STEM scholars that attended submitted abstract that were accepted in to competition and defended their research projects (oral or poster presentations) to faculty judges from across the country. There was a total of 202 undergraduate abstracts accepted into competition and each LU student did an excellent job defending their work, showcasing the type of scholars LU prepares in the STEM disciplines. 50% of these presentations by LU students, resulted in winning honor, recognition, and a monetary prize awarded by their judges.

October 2013. Langston University, Langston OK

Article Publication: Nurtured from the STEM Up

An article titled “Nurtured From the Stem Up” by LU’s Chemistry Professor and Department chair, John K. Coleman, PhD, was published in the October 2013 North America Edition of the International Innovation Magazine. The article explores how LUs LINC program provided a process by which students from all backgrounds were given the opportunity to excel in stem disciplines and careers.

International Innovation Magazine
North America Edition
Coleman, J.K. 2013