by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 29, 2012 | Advanced Degrees, Biology, Environment, General - Science, Marine Science/Oceanography, Master's, NBA, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Wizards
Meet Julia, our newest Science Cheerleader, who’s also a rookie Washington Wizards (NBA) cheerleader with a B.S. in Biology (Marine Biology Concentration) from Duke and a Masters in Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara. She’s also a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 26, 2012 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy, Writings
If you’ve ever wondered how Science Cheerleader could have possibly started as a blog to advocate for the reopening of a Congressional agency (the Office of Technology Assessment) and picked up support from NFL and NBA cheerleaders and citizen scientists along...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 15, 2012 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News
Online and at live events across the country, the Science Cheerleaders playfully challenge stereotypes and mentor and inspire young women to pursue science, engineering and math careers. But did you know they also get kids AND adults engaged in science by drawing them...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 8, 2012 | Blog, Science Policy
The Top Science Questions Facing America: 2012 Edition During the last Presidential election, I grew tired of the candidates’ avoidance of science topics during their debates, so with the help of a friend, I put together this cheeky video of a mock Presidential...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 8, 2012 | Blog, Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events
Here are some upcoming Science Cheerleader performances and speaking engagements. Tempe, AZ: (3/16-3/18) Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science: Unconference Darlene Cavalier, Founder of Science Cheerleader, is part of the core team launching this...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 7, 2012 | Blog, contests, Science Education
Pitch your ideas to artist will.i.am, inventor Dean Kamen and other guest judges. One grand prize winner will work with Fahrenheit 212, a leading innovation firm, to develop their idea. Wouldn’t It Be Cool If… is a new contest jointly presented by Time...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 28, 2012 | Blog, Events
Join me tomorrow in Washington, D.C. for a Capitol Hill briefing on Wind Energy. This is part of an ongoing series of Hill briefings I work on with Discover Magazine in partnership with the National Science Foundation, and the professional engineering associations,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 28, 2012 | Blog, Events, Science Education
The Science Cheerleaders have partnered with the Hammond High Diamonds (a club for African American females who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and above). The goal of the Baltimore-area program is to provide young ladies with the resources and...
by Bart Leahy | Feb 20, 2012 | Automotive, Chemical Engineering, General - Engineering, NBA, NFL, Phoenix Suns, San Francisco 49ers, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Pleased to introduce you to our newest Science Cheerleader, Rachel, who holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and works on batteries for Tesla Motors’ electric cars. [Note: Rachel retired from the 49ers in 2012....
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 15, 2012 | Accounting and Finance, Finance, General - Mathematics, Mathematics, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Time to meet our latest Science Cheerleader. Taylor cheers for the San Francisco 49ers, a team that’s become a regular gold mine for locating science-minded cheerleaders. Taylor holds a degree in math and applies her mathematical mind to finance. Read on to find...
