Jul 20 2019
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In case you have not looked at virtually any mainstream news outlet on the internet or television this week, today…
Oct 26 2017
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Isabella L. Karle, a National Medal of Science honoree and pioneering crystallographer whose work helped her…
Aug 10 2017
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After Hidden Figures was released last year, an unprecedented amount of US embassies were reportedly calling the…
Apr 28 2017
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On Thursday, Wired published a lengthy piece on a group of precocious, tech savvy students at Northeastern…
Feb 28 2017
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Earlier today, President Donald Trump signed two bills aimed at encouraging women to enter STEM fields while flanked…
Dec 21 2016
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The upcoming film Hidden Figures focuses on the lives of three black female NASA employees whose work was integral…
Sep 29 2016
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On Wednesday morning, a venture capitalist with an invented name typed an op-ed with his pointer fingers for the Wall…
Mar 7 2016
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It’s familiar knowledge that women are underrepresented in the sciences. Despite the fact that girls express equal…
Nov 9 2015
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Today is the 101st birthday of Hedy Lamarr, the vampy Hollywood star who was also an inventor. In celebration, today…
Oct 13 2015
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day. Shout out to Ada Lovelace.
Jul 18 2015
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“My first indication that something was off was an email from a colleague: ‘Congratulations on your cool science result getting some press. Also congrats on the apparently successful gender reassignment surgery.’” An astronomer writes about the entire media assuming she was a man after her research went viral.
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Jul 12 2015
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“Researchers...asked more than 100 science faculty members at academic institutions across the country to evaluate one of two student résumés. The résumés were identical except for one small part: The candidate’s name was either John or Jennifer. Despite both candidates having the exact same qualifications and… Read more
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Apr 2 2015
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If you’ve shopped for kids clothing or even wandered through a Babies R Us lately, you’ll know that the options for…