Women in STEM

Women in STEM

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Women in STEM episodes

  • Anandi Gopal Joshi
    Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.
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    3 min
  • Susan L. Solomon
    Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney, CEO of Sothebys.com, chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.
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    3 min
  • Ruth Benerito
    When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.
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    3 min
  • Cornelia Bargmann
    Driven to become a scientist by a love of labs, the building of things with one’s own hands, and learning what no one else knows; neurobiologist Cornelia Bargmann uses simple roundworms to study complex neuron pathways.
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    3 min
  • Alice Hamilton
    Alice Hamilton chose medicine so that she could “be of use anywhere.” She used her skills to help usher in sweeping changes in worker’s safety throughout the U.S.
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    3 min
  • Euphemia Lofton Haynes
    This native of the United States capitol had a life devoted to service in the fields of education and social reform.
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    3 min
  • Ellen Stofan
    To celebrate the discovery of Saturn’s moon Titan, we will meet a former Chief NASA Scientist who had the radical idea to explore Titan – by boat!
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    3 min
  • Tess Russo
    Different areas of the world face a variety of problems with their water supplies, and hydrogeologists like Tess Russo are trying to solve them.
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    3 min
  • Emmy Noether
    Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a woman that Einstein called a “creative mathematical genius,” Emmy Noether.
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    3 min
  • Kathryn “Kitty” Hach Darrow
    For World Water Day, we’re learning about a woman who helped use chemistry to bring clean water to the world.
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    3 min