by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog, Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events, Science Education
Here’s a recent blog post written by Tom Tritton, CEO of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. I had the pleasure of participating in a recent symposium at CHF, which Tom references below. I’ll have more to report, shortly; as will Tom. In the interim,...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 31, 2011 | Events, In the News, Science Education
As posted on Engineering.com’s Learning Series. (The Science Cheerleaders do a nice job articulating their goals here.) Science Cheerleaders – They exist! These talented women bring new meaning to the words “dancing...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 29, 2011 | Advanced Degrees, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Master's, NBA, NFL, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Redskins, Washington Wizards
Meet Erica, the newest addition to our growing troop of Science Cheerleaders (professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers). Erica’s a Washington Wizards cheerleader (NBA) and a former Washington Redskins cheerleader (NFL). That’s right,...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 21, 2011 | Science Policy
Received this invitation from Andrew Maynard at the University of Michigan. It’s open to all so if I’m sharing it with you. I wanted to bring to your attention the 2011 Risk Science Symposium. The symposium brings together an exciting set of speakers from...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 21, 2011 | Blog, Westcott's Wednesday Wrap Up
David here again. Another week, another round of links that caught my eye in the science blogosphere. First, this is how science talks about gossip. Ed Yong at Discover’s Not Rocket Science shares a story of two researchers from Northeastern University (my...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 18, 2011 | Biology, General - Science, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Recently, Rebecca (a cheerleader and scientist from Australia) sent me this note: “I have just found out about your organisation, and I just wanted to say thank you. In Australia, cheer is still a pretty new thing, and a lot of people are still trying to figure...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Events, In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, video
The Science Cheerleaders–scientists and engineers who are also current and former professional cheerleaders for the NBA, NFL and other pro sports leagues– performed at NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. as part of the White House’s celebration of Women in History...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 17, 2011 | Biology, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Houston Texans, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
SciCheer: What turned you on to science and when? Ada: As a child I had the desire to study medicine and determined at a very young age that when I went to college, I would major in biology. SciCheer: What is your degree in and from where? Ada: Bachelor of Science in...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 17, 2011 | Science Education
WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) congratulates 14 students for graduating as NAE Grand Challenges Scholars in 2011. The students will receive diplomas this month from Duke University, Louisiana Tech University, and Olin College of Engineering....
by Darlene Cavalier | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Westcott's Wednesday Wrap Up
So it hasn’t been “weekly.” Sorry about that. But when I’m not collecting dozens of really cool links for #scimom I’m reading some of the best the science blogosphere has to offer. And this week I’ve found some links that might...
