Tag: Women in Science
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Nation & World
A bit of chemistry, a bit of rock ’n’ roll
Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi ’88 demonstrated talent for science, creativity even as a Harvard undergrad.
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Nation & World
Women in STEM need more than a law
Women scientists have seen gains in STEM since the addition of Title IX, but culture remains an obstacle.
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Nation & World
Cultivating a wider role for women scientists
A tiny seed has already changed the careers of the Arnold Arboretum’s Tiffany Enzenbacher and Kea Woodruff, and it may one day bear fruit in an example of flora rescued from extinction— and a growing space for women in science.
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Nation & World
150 years later, her star is still rising
At Harvard College Observatory in the late 19th and early 20th century, Henrietta Swan Leavitt developed a powerful new tool for estimating the distances of stars and galaxies.
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Nation & World
Strengthening ties among women in physics
The Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics included lab tours, lectures, and practical discussion on research, grad school applications, how to deal with discrimination and implicit bias, and finding mentors.
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Nation & World
Cracking the egg
Mary Caswell Stoddard of Harvard’s Society of Fellows is bringing an interdisciplinary approach to her study of bird eggs.
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Nation & World
A quantum leap for women
Step by step, a growing Harvard women’s student group is helping to change the male-dominated culture of computer science by creating fresh realities.
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Nation & World
‘Physics was paradise’
Interview with Professor Melissa Franklin as part of the Experience series.
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Nation & World
The ‘diversity problem’ in science
Opportunities for women and people of color to pursue careers in science have improved in recent years, but still lag behind those of white men, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds told a crowd at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in her keynote address at the Institute Diversity Summit.