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Paramedic/Artist Kate Bergen Nominated As ‘Paramedic Of The Year’ For Her ‘Modern Day Rosies’ Paintings Celebrating Women First Responders Of COVID

wyskJune 10, 2021

Kate Bergen is a paramedic and artist from New Jersey. When COVID first hit, shift after shift put her directly on the front line of defense against the novel ...

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From Grieving Daughter To Volunteer Activist To CEO: A Search For Answers Inspired Her To Lead Groundbreaking Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Guest ContributorJune 8, 2021

By Julie Fleshman - Cancer. It’s a word that makes you go numb. In 1999, my father was diagnosed with cancer -- pancreatic cancer. The news was debilitating. P...

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It Takes A Forest To Grow A Tree: The Revolutionary Forest Ecology Of Suzanne Simard

Dale DeBakcsyMay 27, 2021

Four short decades ago, the prevailing wisdom among forestry officials was the "Free To Grow" model by which, when a forest was clear cut for lumber, the earth...

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Book Review: Volcanologist Jess Phoenix’s ‘Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life’

Dale DeBakcsyMarch 31, 2021

Science communication is all too often a matter of reporting end states. Scientist X has discovered Thing Y, and we should be happy/anxious/enraged about...

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Women Making Bold Moves: Take Your Seat At Our Table For A Night Of Learning, Empowerment, And Fun

wyskMarch 26, 2021

In an empowering close to Women’s History Month 2021, Women You Should Know and Poker Divas are inviting women everywhere to take their seats at our table for ...

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Lexie Phillips Makes History As Jack Daniel’s First Woman Assistant Distiller

wyskMarch 19, 2021

Jack Daniel's, the first registered distillery in the United States (circa 1866), has named Lexie Phillips Assistant Distiller, making her the first woman to s...

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Chief Pamela Smith Is Now The First Black Woman To Lead 230-Year-Old U.S. Park Police

wyskFebruary 26, 2021

Yesterday, the National Park Service announced Pamela Smith has been named the new Chief of the United States Park Police (USPP), the nation’s oldest federal l...

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The Princess Narrative, Reinvented: 2021 Calendar Features 12 STEM Royals And The Power (Tools) They Wield To Inspire Girls

wyskDecember 9, 2020

Girls don’t need to choose between being a scientist and being a princess... because being brilliant in STEM and wearing lipstick are not mutually exclusive. T...

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Through A Satellite’s Gaze, The Past: The Career Of Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak

Dale DeBakcsyDecember 9, 2020

It is an axiom in business that the more mundane the job, the more grandiose the title. Executives seem to believe that we will feel more resigned to a l...

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