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New Book Unearths Forgotten Suffragists Of WWI Who Paved Way For Today’s Women In Science

wyskMay 17, 2018

In her new book A Lab of One's Own, Patricia Fara, award-winning author and esteemed lecturer in the history of science, unearths the forgotten suffragists of W...

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Clean Water, Breathable Air, And The Science Of Food: The Remarkable Legacy Of Ellen Swallow

Dale DeBakcsyMay 16, 2018

Every morning we wake up to a feast of assumptions. We assume that the place our sewage gets dumped is not the same place our drinking water comes from. We in...

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The Marine Biology Of Eugenie Clark, Also Known As The “Shark Lady”

Dale DeBakcsyMay 3, 2018

It’s Shark Week! In celebration we’d like to introduce you to woman you should know marine biologist Eugenie Clark, also known as the “Shark Lady"....

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Sumati Surya And The Causal Set Approach To Quantum Gravity

Dale DeBakcsyApril 11, 2018

One of the things we have drilled into our heads as students when first we learn fractions is the idea that there is no "shortest" length or "briefest" time. I...

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50/50: How One College Startup Incubator Is Inspiring Entrepreneurship In Young Women, Has Already Achieved Gender Parity

Guest ContributorMarch 28, 2018

By Kesia Hudson - During a time when many tech companies have vowed to achieve gender parity by 2020 as part of the 50/50 pledge, my organization, the Zahn Inno...

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The Scully Effect: Study Looks At Impact Of The X-Files’ Dana Scully On Women Pursuing STEM Careers

wyskMarch 22, 2018

21st Century Fox partnered with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to assess what’s been called the "Scully Effect.” It’s described as "a phenomenon t...

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“Forces of Nature” Great Women In Science Poster Series Returns With 3 New Downloads

Guest ContributorMarch 8, 2018

By Eamon O’Flynn - Last autumn, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics released a series of free, downloadable posters that celebrated groundbreaking contr...

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Grace Hopper And The Democratization Of Computer Programming

Dale DeBakcsyMarch 7, 2018

In a room across the hall from where I teach, a group of a dozen kids between the ages of nine and thirteen are learning how to program in Python, grasping the ...

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10 Things You Should Know About Edith Clarke, A Badass, Pioneering Electrical Engineer

wyskFebruary 10, 2018

She made a number of pioneering achievements in electrical engineering, while doing much for women along the way....

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