WILL Presents
Black Science Matters: Still a Novelty in 2015
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The first black female PhD in engineering at U of I ever got her degree in 2015.
In May 2015, Yemaya Bordain became the first black woman to earn a PhD in electrical and computer engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bordain, now an engineer at Intel, describes her experience as the only black woman in her department. (Produced by UIUC journalism student Eli Murray)
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WILL Presents is a local public television program presented by WILL-TV
WILL Presents
Black Science Matters: Still a Novelty in 2015
Special | 3m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
In May 2015, Yemaya Bordain became the first black woman to earn a PhD in electrical and computer engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bordain, now an engineer at Intel, describes her experience as the only black woman in her department. (Produced by UIUC journalism student Eli Murray)
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