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Girl Scout To Galaxy Explorer: How Caeley Looney Discovered Her Path To Aerospace Engineering In Middle School

Guest ContributorFebruary 11, 2019

By Shruti Kumar - It’s almost as if the stars aligned to bring Caeley Looney into the world of aerospace engineering. Caeley was born to two engineers?—?her mo...

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The Little Moments: Middle School Educator Offers Valuable Lesson On Why Teaching Matters

Guest ContributorJanuary 11, 2019

By Casey Ainsworth - When teaching at the elementary or middle school level, teachers may not always see the fruits of their labor. Often times, it could be ye...

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Joann DiGennaro On Guiding Record Numbers Of Women Into STEM Careers Through Pioneering Programs

Guest ContributorOctober 26, 2018

Dr. Pam Taub, general cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego, who discovered that dark chocolate has a compound that can improve the m...

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Mars Needs Young Innovators: Woman-Founded, STEAM And Space Nonprofit Seeks Student Nominees For Annual Awards Program

wyskOctober 25, 2018

The Mars Generation, a non-profit founded in 2015 by then 18-year-old Abigail Harrison (aka Astronaut Abby), has quickly grown to become a global leader in exci...

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18-Year-Old Activist Emmy Adams Is Working To Turbocharge Youth Voter Turnout This November

Guest ContributorOctober 16, 2018

By Emmy Adams My name is Emmy Adams. I am an activist, a tree hugger, a fire-breathing feminist and a big fan of democracy. I have helped start four non-prof...

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Helen Keller And Her ‘Miracle Worker’ Teacher Anne Sullivan

wyskOctober 5, 2018

"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained." ...

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Meet The Millennial Women Serving Up ‘Candidates & Coffee’ To Rally Young Americans To Vote

wyskOctober 4, 2018

As of July 1, 2016, millennials, defined then as ages 20 to 35, numbered 71 million in the U.S. but cast only 34 million votes in the presidential election that...

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This High School Freshman Pens Powerful Open Letter To The Grandparents Raising Her

Guest ContributorSeptember 25, 2018

According to Pew Trust, in 2015, 2.9 million children in the United States "were living with grandparents who were responsible for their care," and "the number ...

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Dolly Parton Gives Us New ’19th Amendment’ Anthem About Women’s Right To Vote… Volume Up

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

This week, a new song from Dolly Parton hit the digital airwaves that’s a head boppin', toe tappin' historical anthem centered on women’s fight for the legal ri...

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