Black Colleges Event Explores Road to Success

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African-American undergraduate students often find a nurturing environment at historically black colleges and universities but must make connections outside of these schools if they want to be successful researchers, education experts advised a gathering of the young scientists this month.rnProminent researchers gathered at the National Science Foundation Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) conference, held 4 to 7 October and organized by AAAS, urged their rnsoon-to-be-colleagues to get outside the classroom as much as possible to experience the rigors of a real-life science career.