Winds of Change Issues

Published five times a year by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Winds of Change is the premier nationally distributed magazine with a single-minded focus on career and educational advancement for American Indians/Alaska Natives/Native Hawaiians/First Nations, with an emphasis on STEM. Winds of Change publishes three print issues and two digital-only issue annually with our print issues also available as digital editions.



Summer 2023

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  • Top Jobs in big data
  • Closing the gap in dental health care
  • Bring broadband to tribal communities

Welcome to the Summer 2023 issue of Winds of Change! In this issue you will learn more about some promising positions in the growing field of big data. You will also read about important roles that help address the dental crisis in Indian Country. In "Last Word," you'll discover how an Indigenous-led nonprofit is working to bring broadband to tribal communities. Also, learn how one researcher set out to visibilize Native student stories. As always, the "AISES Notebook" section keeps you up to date on news of our organization as well as our members — an amazing group of people doing amazing things.

Spring 2023

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  • Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals
  • Engineering Medicine
  • AISES People
  • A 200-Year First

Welcome to the Spring 2023 issue of Winds of Change! An interesting aspect of AISES is seeing highly sophisticated STEM and traditional culture comfortably coexisting and reinforcing each other. You can see that synchronism reflected in this issue when you read about Indigenous students creating cutting-edge medical devices in “Engineering Medicine.” Then in “Last Word" you’ll be inspired by the story of a 200-year first — a handcrafted, traditional Ojibwe canoe launched in Lake Michigan. This issue also has our annual look at the “Top 50 Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals," as well as news of members, chapters, and the organization in “AISES Notebook." Students, especially, can find information on opportunities in “Paths in Education" and “Career Builder." As always, in “AISES People" you’ll find inspiring profiles of individual members, such as revered elder Dr. George Blue Spruce, the first Native American dentist, who has spent a long and distinguished career advancing dental health in Indian Country. And then there are young people, like Jordyn Cates, who inspire us with their enthusiasm. She says her first experience at an AISES in Canada National Gathering was “so mind-blowing” that she came away determined that “all Indigenous students need to see this — to have access to these resources.”    

Special College Issue 2022-2023

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  • The Top 200 Colleges for Indigenous Students
  • Discovering a Brighter Future with Research Opportunities 
  • Making Your Money Last All Year

 

Welcome to the 2022–2023 Special College Issue! For everyone who is college bound, or thinking about it — or already there — this one is for you. No matter where you are in your college journey, you are probably concerned about funding your higher education. AISES is here to help students find the scholarships and fellowships they need to stay in school. But college funding isn’t just about scholarships, fellowships, and grants. Read about how you can land a research job — a role that not only can help your cash flow but also offers great hands-on experience in your STEM field. Whatever your combination of college funding, this issue can help you learn how to make your money last all year by managing it strategically. When you’re looking for a financially savvy next academic step, there’s good information for you in our annual roster of “Top 200 Colleges for Indigenous Students,” followed by “Top Schools for Indigenous Students in Canada,” and a rundown of TCUs. You’ll also find profiles of a variety of colleges in “College Spotlight” and this year’s College Chapter Profile of the energetic crew at Montana State University. Finally, we hope you will be inspired after reading about how other young people are meeting challenges that are financial — and beyond — in “The Student Body.” 

2022 National Conference Wrap-Up

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• Ceremonies and Celebrations

• 2022 AISES Award Winners

• Sessions

• College and Career Fair

Fall 2022

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  • 10 Native STEM Enterprises to Watch
  • Data, Sovereignty, and Community Health
  • Introducing the 2021 Professional Award Recipients
  • 45 Under 45 Change Makers

Welcome to the Fall issue of Winds of Change. In this edition we highlight both Native STEM enterprises to watch and the 2022 AISES Professional Award winners. The two articles showcase ways that talented individuals are building rewarding careers and Indigenous communities. We hope that by learning about their stories and organizations you will be inspired to "dream big." Also in this issue we take a look at data, sovereignty, and community health. As always, the AISES Notebook section keeps you up to date on news of our organization as well as our members — an amazing group of people doing amazing things.

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