‘Reducing disparities in medical science needs to be intentional’, says Sophia George.
Nature.com on Black women with ovarian cancer requiring a "greater focus"
Supporting Black students as they embark on their STEM journeys
DeLean Tolbert Smith’s explored the ways that Black families and their activities influenced their children’s STEM experiences.
New York Times on Loretta Staples, a pioneering UI designer
“She’s still thinking like a designer, just applying it in a different way.”
Danielle Speller on burnout, identity, and how to maintain balance
‘For me, resilience in the face of burnout has required that I place my identity in deeper things.’
How Obiageli Nwodoh learnt to use physics in her social justice work
From the lab to the lawyer’s office.
MIT on Jordan Harrod, a PhD researcher using AI to study the brain
‘Since making my YouTube channel, I’ve learned it’s important to give people reasonable expectations about what’s real and what they’re going to encounter in their lives.’
Leeds Trinity University graduates receive top Psychology award
Congratulations to Macy and Rebecca for their award-winning dissertations.
Dr Raychelle Burks on being a Black woman in STEM
Lack of representation and an abundance of misogynoir makes it incredibly hard for Black women in STEM.
The experiences of Black women in aerospace engineering
40 years separate these two Black women but so much connects them in their lives as aerospace engineer graduates.
Dr Kizzmekia S. Corbett on COVID-19 vaccine development and the myths surrounding it
Dr. Corbett also talks about population immunity and the existing research on mRNA technology that led to the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The critical engineering work of Dennisa Thomas
Keeping sensitive information, products, and projects safe is the critical job of people like Dennisa Thomas.
Wired on Timnit Gebru and her tumultuous time at Google
Big up Timnit Gebru and Tom Simonite for his this piece on her.