Introductions Necessary

Dr. Sunetra Gupta is an epidemiologist and a novelist, excelling in both science and art.

It’s Pi Day, and to celebrate we’re introducing you to Dr. Amy Rowat, a UCLA professor who uses food to explain scientific principles.

Think ants are pests that you wish would just go away? Not so fast, Dr. Deborah Gordon thinks that we as humans have a lot to learn from these efficient foragers.

Mary Jean Harrold was a prolific software engineering researcher that promoted diversity in computer science fields, acting as a teacher and mentor to many.

Margaret Oakley Dayhoff has been called the “mother and father of bioinformatics” as she was a pioneer of applying mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry.

Scientists used to think that the adult brain didn’t change, but Dr. Sandrine Thuret has shown that new neurons are still formed later in life.

It’s the anniversary of the announcement of the first discovery of extraterrestrial volcanic activity by astronomer Linda Morabito.

Dr. Sylvia Wiegand has expanded a successful career in mathematics to also help promote other women working in math and academia.

Dr. Margaret Chan has faced many challenges as the director-general of the World Health Organization.

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Michele Buchanan is hoping to change the world through her research into energy, and her work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.