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Women in Science, Interview with Marilee Benore, Professor of Biochemistry & Biology at University of Michigan Dearborn
Marilee Benore is a Professor of Biochemistry & Biology at the University of Michigan Dearborn where she teaches and studies vitamins. She has won awards for her mentoring and will be co-chair of the UMICH Academic Women’s Caucus Sarah Goddard Power Award Committee. Marilee has always loved finding things, watching things and experimenting with household…
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Women in STEM Roundup – Week of March 17, 2014
Here’s the Women in STEM articles this week of March 17, 2014…
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Women in Engineering: What Classes to Take in High School?
I recently was on a panel for engineering at my high school’s career day. It was fun to share what engineering is with fairly large groups of students, including a good balance of ladies. One of the most commonly asked questions was what classes to take in high school. I was lucky enough to be…
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Women in Tech, Interview with Jillian Winn, Co-Founder and Partner of Signing Saavy
Jillian Winn runs her own online business, Signing Savvy, which is a visual dictionary and learning resource for sign language. SigningSavvy.com had 2.26 Million unique visitors in 2013 and has had 7.3+ Million unique visitors since launching in 2009. Jillian has a Masters in Digital Media, Art and Technology and with a background in user…
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Women in STEM Roundup – Week of March 3, 2014
Here’s the Women in STEM articles this week of March 3, 2014…
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Women in Science, Interview with Kimberly Kowal Arcand, Visualization Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory & Author
Kim Arcand is the Visualization Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, studying the perception and comprehension of science images by people of various degrees of expertise. She’s also co-authored a non-fiction book, “Your Ticket to the Universe: A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos” for Smithsonian Books which is aimed at attracting more novice science readers,…
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Women in Tech, Interview with Sarah Frisk, Software Developer & Comic Artist
It doesn’t have to be all work and no play in the world of STEM. Sarah Frisk is a software developer by day and a comic artist by night. She shares her story about how she keeps up with both, how she became a software developer and advice for others interested in a similar career…
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Women in Science, Interview with Katie McGill, Physics PhD Candidate and Creator of the YouTube Channel, The Physics Factor
As cool as physics is, just like any graduate degree, it’s still quite a bit of work to get. Add in creating YouTube videos about the field you love, and what Katie McGill does is pretty amazing. Today she shares her story with us, not only about being a physics PhD candidate, but also about…
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Nurturing Leadership in STEM Professionals
The education and training required for most STEM professionals can be quite high. And many STEM professionals work in academic or research institutions which have quite different cultures and environments than corporate organizations. So it would go to reason that the leadership challenges that many STEM professionals face are different than managers in the corporate…
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Women in Engineering, Interview with Brittany Young, Project Engineer
Brittany Young loved science from a young age, and is now a UMBC chemical engineering and chemistry major, as well as working as a Project Engineer and Technician at Key Technology, Inc. She has had the pleasure of working at APL, NASA and McCormick & Co. She’s also involved in STEM mentorship programs to promote…