latino science
Bien Hecho: Latina Works To Address Childhood Obesity
University of California at Davis Professor Adela de la Torre recently received a grant to help Latino kids in that state with obesity and related problems. She’s an agricultural economic and […]
Latina Politician Fights Human Trafficking
By Texas State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte Human Trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world. I’m sure that fact, from the Polaris Project, is surprising to many of […]
Diabetes Doesn’t Have To Be A Death Sentence
We all know someone who has diabetes, but we may not all understand exactly what this disease does to the body. Diabetes is an incurable, but treatable disease where the […]
Diabetic Amputations Are Totally Avoidable
Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common cause of hospitalizations and lower extremity amputations in the United States. If left untreated, foot ulcers can lead to infection, gangrene and amputation. […]
NewsTaco To Go: Census, Space, Drinking Water, HPV
The Year of the Rabbitt, your drinking water, the Census and minorities, HPV vaccines and new planets in our solar system in your NewsTaco To Go this morning — would […]
UT El Paso Eliminates Cesar Chavez Day
In their defense, the UTEP faculty senate representatives say they voted to take away the Chavez Day holiday in a rush. According to UTEP’s The Prospector: “It was a hard […]
Alberto Gonzales is Sorry — Really
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Carlo Taboada is a second year law student at Texas Tech University. He recently attended a lecture by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.] When you’re […]
A Crazy Time for Unemployment, Nuance and Third Person Politics
How bad has the recession been for Latinos? It’s been bad, we know. While unemployment hovers around 9.6 percent for the nation, the Latino unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. But […]