All posts tagged "women in STEM"
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560BusinessPamela Puri On Leading tech4kidz: Youngsters Benefit When You Teach Them Digital Skills
By Stan Linhorst Syracuse Media Group, N.Y. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Tech4kidz offers technology classes for kids ages 6 to 15. The...
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497ENTERTAINMENTMeet Allison Schroeder, The NASA-Loving Writer Of ‘Hidden Figures’ Who Was Just Nominated For An Oscar
By Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) When Allison Schroeder heard that Hollywood producers were looking for a screenwriter...
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608TECHNOLOGYCollege’s Revamped Curriculum Has Drawn More Women To Computing
By Rosanna Xia Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Veronica Rivera took a chance on an intro to computer science class....
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564ENTERTAINMENTMovie Review: ‘Hidden Figures’ Is An Uplifting Tale
By Colin Covert Star Tribune (Minneapolis) WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Adapted from Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction bestseller, “Hidden Figures” is a rare...
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480TECHNOLOGYShe Is 3D Printing A Medical Brace, Wants To Fly In Space And She Could Win Big
By Samantha Wohlfeil The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Matilda Brooks was recently picked as one of 50 semifinalists...
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457TECHNOLOGYThough Parity Is Far Off, Engineering Gender Gap Narrows At University Of Maine
EDITORIAL Portland Press Herald, Maine WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Women made up 20.4 percent of UMaine’s engineering graduates in 2015 — an...