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Born Not Taught: Marian Koshland And The Source Of Antibody Variation

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 18, 2019

The human body is a truly wonderful place to live, if you can fit in it. It's warm and protected and, because humans are so clever at finding all the bes...

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Her Anti-Lullaby Done A Cappella… LGBTQ Chorus Performs Karla Kane’s ‘Don’t Hush, Darling’

wyskSeptember 18, 2019

It seems we have some competition when it comes to being the biggest fans of "Don’t Hush, Darling", our favorite anti-lullaby from our favorite frontwoman, Kar...

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Fearless Memory: Our First Three Decades With Lera Auerbach, Composer, Pianist, Poet, Artist

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 17, 2019

One of the things that consistently blows my students' minds is the fact that there are still classical composers living today. After being taken through...

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Dream Big Mural Celebrates Teen Changemaker And Aspiring Astronaut Taylor Richardson

wyskSeptember 12, 2019

Wow! Wow! Wow! This inspiring mural on the Upper Eastside of Jacksonville, Florida was created by some incredible students from James Weldon Johnson, a Duval C...

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Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman In Space

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 12, 2019

"It is I, Sea Gull!" The words, full of meaning both personal for the speaker and cultural for the country listening below, were the first spoken by a woman...

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You Should Know Monopoly Inventor Lizzie Magie… And Hasbro Should Finally Give This Trailblazer Her Credit Due

wyskSeptember 12, 2019

On Tuesday, game-maker Hasbro introduced Ms. Monopoly, "the first game in the franchise that celebrates women trailblazers." The press release goes on to say, ...

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Untold And Lost No More: Celebrating 150 Episodes Of Dale DeBakcsy’s ‘Women In Science’ You Should Know Column

wyskSeptember 5, 2019

Five years into our now eight year mission to tell the untold, often ignored, and altogether lost or erased stories of women who deserve a giant spotlight on t...

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Retired Albuquerque PD Sergeant Walks 200 Miles To Honor 240 People Murdered During Her Watch

wyskSeptember 4, 2019

This past April, we had the honor of meeting Liz Thomson, law enforcement veteran and strangulation expert, Retired Albuquerque Police Department Sergeant/Homi...

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Spherical Triangles and Domineering Males: The Saga Of Mathematician Grace Chisholm Young

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 4, 2019

When Grace Chisholm, at age 28, married the mathematician William Henry Young, she had every prospect of a brilliant career before her. The previous year she ...

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