![]() Friedman, President of Bergen Community College Aaron Fichtner, President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges and Carin Berkowitz, Executive Director of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The conference included over 100 people from around the state, with welcoming remarks from Eric M. The conference aimed to discuss the state of the humanities in community colleges and foster intellectual exchange among humanities faculty. ![]() “ It’s about how badly you want it.The Bringing Community Back to Community Colleges conference was held at Bergen Community College and co-sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. In projects like the Polaris Project - someone that was in their shoes and that cameįrom public high school,” he said. “I want them to be inspired by the work I do, by just knowing someone is taking part Will encourage other students from Guam that they have what it takes to be in STEM. Though the STEM fields can be challenging, Paulino said he hopes his achievements Rainer Lohnmann, Paulino’s mentor during the REU. Mastering the tasks ,” said University of Rhode Island Professor of Oceanography “This was by all standards a very challenging project, but Loreto did very well in Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, where he investigated the presence ofįluorinated contaminants in the air using different sampling tools. He also participated in an undergraduate research experience at the University of It takes to succeed in the challenging field of research,” Paulino said. “This was one of my favorite experiences as it helped me realize that I have what Paulino said his participation with the Guam EPSCOR Student Research Experience at UOG, in particular, helped advance his skills in advanced mathematical skillsĪnd coding and also built his confidence. ![]() Research experience as an undergraduate in preparation for post-baccalaureate opportunities Set to graduate this May, Paulino has made a point to build a diverse portfolio of It’s a field he hopes more students from Guam will get into as well. Of seawater and how it interacts chemically with the atmosphere and marine organisms. Goal of obtaining a doctorate in chemical oceanography, a field that studies the composition Paulino is pursuing a degree in chemistry and a minor in mathematics with the ultimate “Alaska is a place I never imagined I would go, but I am excited to explore its beautiful Woodwell Climate Research Center analyzing their data. Each of the students willĬonduct their own research project there and then spend another two weeks back at Intensive fieldwork in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. Spend two weeks in July with the Polaris Project faculty and research staff doing Paulino will head to Massachusetts in April for field safety training. Need to empower and include the most vulnerable communities in our efforts to tackleĬlimate change.” ‘Being part of a bigger picture’ In climate votes in the United States,” he said. Region, who will be hit the hardest by the effects of climate change, are not included ![]() “I immediately thought of Guam and how unfair it is that the people living in this Out to him: How do justice, equity, and inclusion relate to addressing climate change? When reviewing the application, Paulino said one question stood Paulino said he was drawn to the opportunity because of the project’s focus on addressingĬlimate change and its focus on building diversity in STEM and among future leaders To climate change, who encouraged Paulino to apply for the Polaris Project. Nigel Golden, a post-doctoral researcher studying the response of Arctic species Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - one of his top picks for grad school - and He visited the booth for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paulino found out about the Polaris Project at the 2022 SACNAS Diversity in STEM Conference It seeks to inform decision-makers and the public about climateĬhange and to train future Arctic researchers. The project describes its work, funded by the National Science Foundation since 2008,Īs investigating the fate of the vast quantities of ancient carbon locked in Arctic On this year’s Polaris Project research team under the Woodwell Climate Research Center. Paulino is one of 11 students selected nationwide - and the first from UOG - to be Phone, no internet, and access only by small plane. Information on climate change while camping in an Arctic region of Alaska with no The UOG chemistry major will be looking for This summer will be colder than usual for University of Guam student Loreto Paulino
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