The Strangers Within: Biologist Lynn Margulis and the Rebirth of Endosymbiosis
Lynn Margulis is one of few women ever awarded the National Medal of Science. ...
Women in Science
Space Biomedical Engineer Mamta Patel Nagaraja, the Woman Behind Women@NASA
Women in Science Wednesday introduces us to biomedical engineer Dr. Mamta Patel Nagaraja. You might know her as the head of Women@NASA....
The Mathematical Adventures of Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to win a Fields Medal - known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics"...
Queen of Carbon: The Materials Science Legacy Of Mildred Dresselhaus (1930-2017)
Mildred Dresselhaus (1930-2017) was a modest living legend, and will be remembered for her work both as a scientist and advocate for women in science. ...
Jeanne Altmann, Baboon Moms, and the Justice League of Primatology
It is a long standing saying* that the pantheon of primatology is essentially the Justice League of America, with Jane Goodall as Superman, the inspiring and mo...
The Nuclear Spectroscopy Of Women In Science Advocate Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
She was the nerve center for the entire world’s efforts in quantifying and understand the behavior of the light elements, and she would remain so for the next thirty-eight years....
Isabel Morgan, Polio, and the High Cost of Marriage
That Isabel Morgan lived and researched and discovered we can celebrate. That her career was cut short we can lament....
Our Neighbor, Australopithecus: The Anthropology of Mary Leakey (1913-1996)
"It was a totally improbable, beautifully human find that not only proved the bipedalism of Australopithecus, but captured the imagination of the world."
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Making All Nurses Equal: The Many Battles of Estelle Massey Osborne (1901-1981)
While president of National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, Estelle Massey provided the blueprint for overcoming the worst of the profession's inequalities....