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Apart from being a reggae musician and a role model to young minorities, science fulfills his dream of making people's lives better.

Eleven tribal colleges have banded together to join the National Science Foundation-sponsored All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation (ANAMP) in order to help Native Americans train for careers in engineering.

NAMSS, established at OSU in 1990 mainly for Native Americans, now provides an effective educational support system for African-American, Hispanic, and Asian-American students interested in STEM careers.

Every year the program scours the nation for eight talented students of color, who have at least a junior standing in college and who are pondering marine science careers.

Students are on a journey to discover who they are and what they can become.

This fall, Running Wolf, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, enters the second and final year of his master's program. He gives his department, family, and friends most of the credit for getting him through.

Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, wants to devote much of his time helping young Native Americans realize and pursue their dreams.

H-LSAMP--which is open to everyone regardless of race--aims to increase the number of minority applicants for research and education careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

"The long-term goal is to prepare [underrepresented minorities] to become those critical staff scientists that we need for the future workforce, hopefully here [at ORNL]." –Debbie McCoy, RAMS Program Administrator.

As Rezende embarks on a new chapter in her life--graduate school-- she looks forward to making more contributions to science.

Babar's research experience helped him realize that he wanted a career doing cell and molecular biology research and motivated him to apply to some of the nation's top graduate schools.

Her past experiences helped her realize the importance of being a scientist and a mentor, and she currently uses her expertise to help manage natural resources and to bring women and minorities, especially Native Americans, into science.

"RISE wants all students, especially the ones who think they can't do it or aren't sure [about a career in science]." --Robyn Hannigan

As one of the first American Indians who obtained a Ph.D. in science, Linton has accomplished much that is worthy of praise.

Thanks to the support she received and her active approach to meeting her needs, Powell obtained her Ph.D. in genetics in 2001.

The Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership (IDEAL) Program provides financial, academic, and emotional support for Bay-area African American, Native American, and Hispanic students during 4 years of undergraduate education at UC Berkeley.

Since 1998, EDGE has been helping women, especially women from underrepresented groups--African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders--make the transition into graduate programs in mathematics.

Gerardo Chowell-Puente uses mathematical and computational models to identify and study the mechanisms involved in transmitting disease.

Jerry Elliott realized that being Native American made him well-equipped to be a scientist.

For nearly 30 years, the fourth-grade teacher has incorporated Native American beliefs, scientific research, music, and other educational tools into her classroom, especially in teaching science.