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Blog / To the Moon and back: a profile of an unsung hero, Margaret Hamilton

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 / Jamshaid Shahir /

The last decade has shed light on many unsung women scientists who have catapulted humanity to new heights. In this article, we will learn about Margaret Hamilton, the woman responsibility for getting humanity to the Moon and back safe and sound.

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Blog / Rumours: The Root Cause of Vaccine Hesitancy

October 7, 2021 / Autumn G. Hullings /

Vaccine rumors have a story to tell and it might be time to listen.

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Blog / Lilian V Morgan: A Spotlight

July 30, 2021 / Nila Pazhayam / 1

A spotlight on Lilian Vaughan Morgan, who was more than just the wife of Thomas Hunt Morgan.

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Blog / Highlighting Women in Space

July 27, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer / 1

Wally Funk recently became the oldest person to go to space. To celebrate this accomplishment, I highlight the careers of three other amazing female astronauts.

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Blog / Going Westward: The Hidden Figure behind the GPS

April 1, 2021 / Jamshaid Shahir /

Many of us have used the Global Positioning System (GPS) at some point in our lives. From commonly navigating to places, tagging people on social media, to even catching Pokemon…

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Blog / Do All Facts Need To Be Published?

March 18, 2021 / Nila Pazhayam /

The world of science is filled with inequalities and biases of many different kinds. In India – where I’m from – this exclusion begins at a very young age due…

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Blog / A Few Nobel Women

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 / Julia DiFiore / 1

The most prestigious scientific prize is being awarded this week – the Nobel Prize. Who will win? History tells us not to expect many women among the winners and that points to systemic problems in STEM.

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Blog / Understanding Sea Turtle Navigation with Laser-based Imaging

November 13, 2018November 24, 2018 / Jessie Barrick / 1

If you’ve ever been lost in an unfamiliar city or tried to walk around in the dark, then you may have found yourself wishing you had the eyes of a…

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Blog / Girls Talk Math – Engaging Girls through Math Media

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 / GirlsTalkMath /

Girls Talk Math is a non-traditional math camp in that students not only learn challenging Mathematics usually not encountered until college, but also research the life of female mathematicians who…

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Blog / Finding Power in Discomfort: 5 Ways to Advocate for Yourself and Others in Science

February 8, 2018 / Kathy Do / 1

Three years ago, I moved from California to North Carolina for graduate school, an experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone in more ways than I expected. The most…

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Blog / Physics Through the Looking Glass

November 13, 2017November 17, 2017 / Chelsea Bartram /

On Christmas Eve 1956, a woman caught the last train to New York in the snow to report experimental results that would alter the landscape of modern physics forever. Although…

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Blog / The Ethics of Open Access: Is Pirating the Best Path?

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 / Tyler Farnsworth /

  Alexandra Elbakyan will go down in history as the mastermind of Sci-Hub and perhaps as a champion for open access research. Sci-Hub is an online repository of pirated research…

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Academia / Representation Matters: Spotlighting Accomplished Women of Color

March 27, 2017October 16, 2020 / Elyce Williams /

As a woman of color in graduate school, I greatly appreciate the paths that have been paved for me both directly and indirectly by women, and especially women of color…

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Blog / Defying Regression Towards the Mean

February 23, 2017February 21, 2017 / Carly Sjogren /

As a young woman in pursuit of a career in academia, I find the underrepresentation of women in STEM careers, and specifically scientific research, to be a daunting statistic to…

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