University of Houston SACNAS

Thank you to all who stopped by our loteria night and had fun! We had 5 lucky winners receive a custom Fred loteria shirt, and many others received 3D-printed Freds! Those whose luck was down were still able to enjoy some good food and hot chocolate:) See you sacnistas next semester and enjoy your break!

Hey everyone! 👋 Winter 2025 SACNAS UH Leadership applications are OPEN!!! ☃️🎄
Are you social media savvy or passionate about professional development? 🤓 Then look no further! SACNAS is now accepting leadership applications from now until Dec 28th for those excited and committed to our mission. 🤩 All leadership roles are open so don’t be shy! 🙈
Don’t wait to apply — we can’t wait to see your application!

👉🏽 APPLY HERE

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzXgKs3FUTc2OeZ1ljlTW_QVbvyy84xiwDkUHXpU8OD1-42w/viewform

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. The day will feature engaging seminars led by experts, including SACNAS's founding VP, Dr. Alejandro Ramirez. Enjoy FREE breakfast AND lunch, and interactive poster sessions where you can learn from peers and share your own insights. We welcome all students to participate, expand their knowledge, and help strengthen our culture of 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!

We are so incredibly proud of our chapter and its leadership for bringing home our 4th consecutive SACNAS chapter award! 🤩🤩🤩 and, it’s our second year bringing home the coveted Chapter of the Year Award! 🥇

UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) recently published a fantastic article with insight from our leadership about the award:

https://www.uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stories/2025/1113-sacnas-recognition.php?fbclid=PAZnRzaAONW7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadHd4y-FVOUtXzh0wHiTJF36tZrqNt1Qrxt61fjMz7_-hbZ2ojRjCCBrsNnxg_aem_x05mkEsI2Q9QROAesrNUEw&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Although many of our officers and members weren’t able to attend the SACNAS conference this year and be present when we received our award onstage, we were able to celebrate last night! 🔥🫶🏽 Success never happens as a result of one person. It really takes strong teamwork and collaboration to make an impact, and this is what our chapter and our leadership embodies!

Thank you so much to the UH SACNAS chapter leadership and faculty advisors for your stellar work this year! Thank you NSM for the amazing article, and thank you SACNAS for this amazing recognition!! 🥰

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. Now that I have experienced the familial love SACNAS has for its chapters and members, it's clear that the impact it has had on me extends beyond my academics. During the Chapter Officer Leadership October Retreat (COLOR), I connected and bonded with many chapter officers from schools all over the country. Their determination to cultivate professional and welcoming chapters for their members was inspiring and telling of just how amazing every one of them are. During the expo hall and research presentations, I was able to network with many undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in the field who were passionate about their research and openly willing to help me find the right grad school program or other faculty to connect with for information. Most impactful of all for me were the keynote speakers who preached resilience, perseverance, and boldness in the face of those who seek to silence and oppress us underrepresented scientists in STEM. Their emotional talks resonated with me and are engraved in my heart. All of these experiences were factors in the realization that I am not alone in this field and that the many beautiful Indigenous and Latin American voices in STEM all fight for the same mission: To uplift one another and make our voices heard.
- Bryan Salinas, UH SACNAS Officer & COLOR participant

Ever wondered what the labs on campus are up to? Now’s your chance to find out 👀🎃

Join us NEXT FRIDAY, 10/31, from 12-3pm to tour a variety of 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!

https://forms.gle/8pDApH1FNkfXFW719

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! Our book club loved getting to discuss her award-winning book, Reading, Writing, and Revolution, and are deeply grateful to Dr. Barragán Goetz for her time and insight. We look forward to keeping up with her future works! 🫶🏼

Thank you so much to our officer Łukasz Krzywon and to Dr. Jesse Esparza for their hard work in making this event happen; and special thanks to the UH Center for Student Involvement, UH Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Friends of Women's Studies, UH Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies, as well as the University of Houston Department of History for their sponsorship and support!