Beyond SACNAS

SACNAS Vice President Alejandra Flores presented a TED talk at TEDx Vanderbilt.

“Being a woman is a death sentence in Juarez Mexico”

Alejandra was born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, a city known for its high incidence of violence against women. This is the results of a failed security system and government that has failed its citizens and does not have their best interested as a priority. Alejandra shares the stories of many women who have gone missing and of their families who continue to investigate. She calls to action to stop violence against women of any form!

Being a Woman is a Death Sentence in Juarez, Mexico

 
Jose Zepeda, SACNAS secretary shares with us his story and love for poetry

José Zepeda is a poet-scientist hybrid who originates from San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora in México.

During the day, he is interested in how neural circuits within the brain can rewire themselves with experience. Whenever he gets a break from the lab, José is intent on crafting prose and poetry centered around the contemporary Xicanx experience. He is a semi-finalist at the 2018 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), the international collegiate poetry conference and an invited feature/guest at many events in Boston, where he completed his bachelor’s in biochemistry.