by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 19, 2011 | AFL, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, General - Science, Health and Medicine, NBA, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Pleased to introduce you to our latest Science Cheerleader, Jen, a doctor in Forensic Pathology who used to cheer for two NBA teams (Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons) and one AFL team (Columbus Destroyers). SciCheer: Jen, what turned you on to science and when?...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 18, 2011 | Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events, Science Education
“The emerging field of Synthetic Biology aims to utilize rapid developments in biotechnology to engineer synthetic biological systems for useful purposes, and in doing so, increase our understanding of and interactions with the natural world. The SBx.0...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 17, 2011 | Advanced Degrees, Atlanta Hawks, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Master's, NBA, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Pleased to introduce you to our most recent Science Cheerleader, Desiree, who cheered for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks for six years and earned an Master’s of Science degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in Nutrition from Georgia State University....
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 13, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Guest Blog Post
Here’s a treat! A guest post by Dr. Valerie Weiss, a scientist-turned-filmmaker, who will be in Philadelphia on 10/22 to debut her film “Losing Control” (a romantic comedy about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is “the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog, Westcott's Wednesday Wrap Up
David Wescott here again. Well, the good news is I have a job that keeps me busy. The bad news? I don’t get to share as much wholesome sciencey goodness with everyone here as much as I’d like to. But I’m back with some great examples of what...
by Bart Leahy | Oct 7, 2011 | Collegiate Science Cheerleaders, Education, General - Mathematics, Interviews, Mathematics, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, Virginia State University
Howdy, folks! Bart the Cheer Operations Ninja here. Darlene invited me to take a turn interviewing some of the new Science Cheerleaders. Something else new that we’re trying is talking to more current and former college cheerleaders who are pursuing careers in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, SciCheers' guest blog posts
What a great weekend in Edinburg, Texas! Five science cheerleaders including myself performed at The University of Texas Pan-American during their 10th anniversary HESTEC (Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology) festival. The University of Texas Pan-American is...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 27, 2011 | Citizen Science, In the News, Interviews
Here’s an audio interview conducted by Michael Doornbos, founder of Evadot (a collaborative site exploring promising opportunities for the future). Explains how SciCheer and its sister site, Science For Citizens, got started and where we’re going.
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 21, 2011 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education, Testimonials
And now a word from a scientist we worked with at the World’s Maker Faire this past weekend. SciCheers Rachel (recent Redskins cheerleader and Navy officer currently earning her nurse anesthetist degree), Amanda (recent St. Louis Rams cheerleader in her fourth...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 19, 2011 | Blog, SciCheers' guest blog posts, Science Education
This is a guest blog post from Science Cheerleader Summer (NASA engineer and former Houston Texans cheerleader). Below, Summer shares her interview with Dr. Sandra Magnus who was the last female astronaut to fly on the last Space Shuttle mission. The final Space...
