Winter 2025 SACNAS UH Leadership applications are OPEN!!! ☃️🎄Are you social media savvy or passionate about professional development? 🤓 SACNAS UH is accepting leadership applications from now until Dec 28th for those excited and committed to our mission. 🤩 👉🏽 LINK TO APPLY IN BIO

Join us on Friday, Dec. 5th, for our upcoming Safety Symposium, a campus-wide event designed to bring students together to explore the latest ideas in safety culture and practices in laboratory and workplace safety.

Join us for our end-of-year SACNAS Loteria night on December 4th! Feeling lucky? Test your skills and win prizes (while supplies last)! Or sit back and watch the chaos unfold with some free Aguas Frescas & Tamales! See you there!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our 5th annual Friendsgiving and the herbal medicine workshop led by Grandmother Longbraid, and our officers Judy and Steven! 🦃🌱 we were able to take home some good food and good knowledge!

Join us on November 19th for our Annual SACNAS Friendsgiving! Enjoy some delicious FREE food, hot cocoa, and learn about herbal medicine in our workshop! This event is open to all members and non-members interested in joining, so bring your friends!

Let your creativity flow! 🌟🎨Join us at our arts & crafts social on 11/20 from 1-3pm in the SACNAS room (SR2 214). Show off your artistic abilities and take time to destress.🌞

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the NDiSTEM conference for the first time in Columbus, Ohio, along with faculty advisors and members of the UH SACNAS chapter. Before attending, I had no real expectations for what I would get out of this event or for its impact on my academic career.

Going to #sacnas #2025NDISTEM? Please do not miss our session on "From Research to Publication: demystifying Academic Writing"! @sacnas.bsky.social @uhsacnas.bsky.social

Join us NEXT FRIDAY, 10/31, from 12-3pm to tour labs across NSM/Cullen and learn about their research while collecting candy!🎃🍬 RSVP by scanning the QR code or using the link below. Hope to see y’all there! forms.gle/8pDApH1FNkfX...

On Monday, we had the honor of hosting the esteemed Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz to discuss her work on Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican-American Identity in Texas! We loved getting to discuss her award-winning book and look forward to keeping up with her future works! 🫶🏼

Today is #indigenouspeoplesday and we’re celebrating the Native scientists who are doing fabulous work and inspiring us every day. One of the most important messages of Indigenous people’s day is that WE ARE STILL HERE 🔥 driving science, art, health, and community forward 🙌🏽

Join us on Monday 10/13 in the Honors Commons for a talk with award-winning author Dr. Philis M. Barragán Goetz as she discusses Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican-American Identity in Texas. 🔅Food and refreshments will be provided!!

Yesterday we were so fortunate to be present at the @hmns.bsky.social 3rd annual Indigenous Culture celebration! To celebrate, we emphasized that indigenous people were scientists since time immemorial. 🔥 thank you also to Roni Cabrera-Moreno for allowing us to display her beautiful artwork!

Earlier this week we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with UH and other fantastic Hispanic Serving organizations and departments on campus! We’re so proud to also have had several of our students give presentations on their research in Spanish 🥳🤩

This day of Action, our fellow Sacnistas had a great time demo-ing science experiments for families who visited the Holocaust Museum Houston! We are grateful to have partnered with the Bonuik Center to make this happen!

On Wednesday, September 17th, the University of Houston will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. We invite you to join us for a series of Hispanic Heritage Month events that highlight and celebrate our culture, history, and community. 🎉

2 of our officers Lorissa Saiz and Steven Mendoza represented SACNAS today at the Fiestas Patrias parade marching with the UH Center for Mexican American/Latino Studies!

Thinking about grad school? Join ACS x SACNAS-UH for Cycles in a Graduate Career! Come hear grad student perspectives, learn about our grad mentorship program, ask your questions, and get motivated for grad school! 📅Tuesday 9/23, 7-8 PM 📍Fleming Rm 160 Hope to see you there!

Join us in celebrating Indigenous culture @ HMNS NEXT SATURDAY 9/20 from 9am-4pm!! We'll be hosting a series of demos highlighting indigenous science! 🔅The deadline to sign up is THIS Saturday, 9/13. Sign up using the QR code or the link below: forms.gle/NPnbKZg9tEJo... Hope to see y'all there!

We are excited to be partnering with HMNS and the Holocaust Museum in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Indigenous culture! Join us for science demos that highlight different fields within STEM! Sign-up forms are also available if you're interested in volunteering.

UH SACNAS Leadership is back and better than ever today 🍁📚🏫 with our Summer 2025 leadership retreat! We did activities to learn about our leadership styles, communication, and event planning skills and also started planning events for this year. 😤Welcome back to all our officers 🫶🏽

Stop by the SACNAS booth at the Tailgate party this August 28, hosted by UH's very own NSM Department! Grab your very own 3D-printed Fred variant (while supplies last) and come chat with us!

Welcome Back Coogs! We are excited to see everyone join us next week at Cat's Back at the Student Center to learn more about SACNAS😊

Celebrate the end of Pride Month with a splash of color and creativity! Join us this Saturday for an afternoon of painting, snacks, and vibes! When: Saturday, June 28 at 4:00 pm Where: Smith Plaza, Hermann Park All are welcome, hope to see you there 🎨 🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride Month!🌈This month SACNAS would like to celebrate LGBTQ+ representation in STEM. Pride is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots and the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. SACNAS values providing an inclusive community for students of all backgrounds.

Members had a blast working with the UH Physics department and the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the Cougar Summer STEM camp! They conducted various physics demos for middle schoolers and advocated for those interested in learning about STEM.

This month, SACNAS is celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and will spotlight members in the STEM field! Happy Pride Month!

SACNAS would like to celebrate AAPI Month by highlighting students of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent! 🌸🌟

We are now accepting applications for officer positions! Whether you're looking to be part of an amazing team, opportunities to hone your leadership skills, or want to get more involved in your community, you can find what you're searching for in SACNAS! Apply by June 30th

Happy Earth Day! A great day to appreciate nature. SACNAS appreciates what the Earth provides and values environmental sustainability and biodiversity.🌿🐸🐟"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Huge thanks to our friends at MAES for collaborating with us to host a mixer for STEM undergraduate and graduate students to talk about graduate school and the next steps! Many connections were made, and we hope to hear more about your plans for grad school!

Considering grad school or already in grad school? Join us April 15th from 5-7 pm for a Grad-Undergrad Mixer in partnership with UH MAES! We invite any STEM grads and undergrads students to join us for **FREE TACOS** and chat about what being a grad student is like in a no-stress environment.

Hoy tuvimos nuestro primer evento de “Tu investigación en tres minutos en español” en UH! Gracias al trabajo y la dedicación de muchos de los oficiales de SACNAS y miembros de la facultad, cinco estudiantes de pre-grado y nueve de post-grado pudieron exponer sus increíbles proyectos!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Wonderful @uhsacnas.bsky.social event on “tu investigación en 3 minutos” in Spanish♥️ Really nice to see how great our grad and undergrad students are!!

Considering grad school or already in grad school? Join us April 15th from 5-7 pm for a Grad-Undergrad Mixer in partnership with UH MAES! We invite any STEM grads and undergrads to join us for FREE TACOS in the KIVA room and chat about what being a grad student is like in a no-stress environment.

We had a great time collaborating with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to celebrate women in STEM! SACNAS values representation in science and it was heartwarming to inspire future scientists. Our officers performed demonstrations for museumgoers highlighting biology, chemistry, and physics.

We had a great time collaborating with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to celebrate women in STEM! SACNAS values representation in science and it was heartwarming to inspire future scientists. Our officers performed demonstrations for museumgoers highlighting biology, chemistry, and physics.

We had a great time collaborating with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to celebrate women in STEM! SACNAS values representation in science and it was heartwarming to inspire future scientists. Our officers performed demonstrations for museumgoers highlighting biology, chemistry, and physics.

We had a great time collaborating with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to celebrate women in STEM! SACNAS values representation in science and it was heartwarming to inspire future scientists. Our officers performed demonstrations for museumgoers highlighting biology, chemistry, and physics.

We had a fantastic time this weekend @hmns.bsky.social celebrating Women in STEM and getting kids excited about science 🤩🧬🥼🔬🔭 Thank you to everyone who participated, all of our badass ladies who we were able to spotlight, and to the HMNS team for helping make this event one of our best to date!

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at UH SACNAS! 🙌🏽✊🏽👩🏽‍🔬 We’re so grateful for all the powerful women scientists who work to not only keep our chapter running, but also do great work in their fields and in the community!

It was a wonderful time to learn more about our UH speakers in our National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers! 🗣️ Favorite part was the trivia game about Black History! 🎊

Thank you everyone! For the great and memorable time to learn about our 3D-printing workshop! 🎉

Need a break? Come destress, socialize, and learn origami at our workshop! Stop by SR2 214 on March 5th at 1 PM🐸🌺

UH SACNAS remains committed to supporting the diversity in our community and their inspirational perspectives promote successful scientific discoveries. All backgrounds for Black History Month are valuable and truly welcomed in the STEM field.

This week for Black History Month we're spotlighting scientists nationwide! Their remarkable contributions to the advancement of science and unshakeable push for diversification and inclusivity in STEM inspire us all❤️💛💚

Come talk to current grad students and hear about exciting research occurring at UH! Also, participate in black history month trivia after grad student research presentations and ask questions over how grad school is like for minorities of different backgrounds. Free food!!!

Here are the winners for the raffle, Thank you everyone for participating!!🥳We enjoyed seeing everyone at the bake sale❤️The first prize won the squishmallow cat pictured, second and third prizes will have the chance to receive a custom 3D print. Claim your prize now!

UH SACNAS remains committed to supporting diverse students from all ethnic backgrounds. The diversity in our community and their inspirational perspectives promote successful scientific discoveries. All backgrounds for Black History Month are valuable and truly welcomed in STEM.

Thank you guys for showing up last week to our game night. We had a great time and enjoyed the competitive spirit🤩Congratulations to our Fred winners!