by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog, In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, Science Education
Here’s a quick round-up of the news coverage of our recent Science Cheerleader performance in Washington, D.C. More to follow! CNN: Cheers to Science! ESPN: Tuesday Morning Quarterback Local Tech Wire: Science Cheerleaders add new spark to STEM Tennessee...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog, Westcott's Wednesday Wrap Up
Another week, another round of links from our friends in the science blogosphere. This week with extra puppies. First, Jason Goldman at ScienceBlogs notices that a surprisingly small amount of research has been done about the relationships between children and their...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 8, 2010 | In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, Science Education
The Science Cheerleaders were featured on CNN THREE times! Reporter Josh Levs cited our work November 6th, then, “by popular demand,” according to Levs, CNN ran it twice more on November 7th. Thanks, Josh! I’ll post the CNN clips when they are...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
Not only were we lucky enough to land noted scientist-turned-film maker, Randy Olson, as the producer of our short SciCheer video (which has exceeded 10,000 views and will be featured on CNN tomorrow, Saturday @3pmET), but it appears we’ve totally locked him in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog, In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, Science Education, Science Policy
Thank you Gregg Easterbrook of ESPN (and author of Sonic Boom) for including SciCheer in today’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback piece! “Imagine how public reception of evolutionary theory might have differed if Darwin had glamorous scantily clad...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog, Science Education, Science of NFL Football, video
Last we heard from Kristie a chemist at Eli Lilly and former Indianapolis Colts cheerleader, we learned she does analytical development of new drugs coming down the pipeline. She also provided some terrific advice for young women: Be as well rounded as possible. Do...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 1, 2010 | Cavalier Speaking engagements, Citizen Science, Events, In the News, Science Education, Science Policy
(Quick note to let you know I’ll be posting video from this event here and on DiscoverMagazine.com sometime next week.) For everything from advancing scientific research to improving public policy, experts are drawing upon the collective insights of ordinary...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Events, In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News
So cool! Check out this coverage (lots of great pictures). And, here’s an insider’s look at the event from our very own Bart Leahy, the self-described Science Cheerleader Gopher (and body guard). GOOO Gopher!
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Westcott's Wednesday Wrap Up
Important news from the world of science this week. Seriously, very important, historic stuff. And I’m not just talking about advisory board member Thea’s report on the Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall. On to the links: The end of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Interviews
Meet my pal, Martine. She suggested SciCheer start writing about scientists-turned-athletes. A firm believer in the motto “she who dreams it, does it,” I asked Martine to interview a scientist of her choice. Here’s her debut. Hi folks. My name is...
