Profile: Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover
Category: Diversity in Science Carnival
If anyone's in the quest of "Finding Nemo" you found her: Captain Professor Cindy Lee Van Dover, PhD
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Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.
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You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.
If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.
You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.
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Barbara Liskov Wins ACM Turing Award
Category: Diversity in Science Carnival
Just in time for Women's History Month and the second edition of the Diversity in Science Carnival, the Association for Computing Machinery has announced that the 2008 Turing Award goes to Barbara Liskov! Here's all the info from the press...
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First Diversity in Science Carnival is Up!
Category: Announcements
It's up and available for reading, people! Go over and enjoy at Urban Science Adventures! This carnival celebrates the people of science and engineering - those who innovate, invent, research, teach, and reach out. This Blog Carnival tells the stories...
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Dr. Pamela Gunter-Smith: Career Path of An Administrative Leader
Category: Diversity in Science Carnival
Scientists who are still at the bench may not ever think much about administration or, if they do, their thoughts may be markedly negative. And yet administrative work can be both important and personally rewarding and fulfilling, just as much...
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Gordon Brownell, Inventor of PET Imaging, Mentor
Category: Role Models
Gordon Brownell is the person who got me to go to MIT. I had turned down my acceptance at MIT because my then fiance (now ex-husband) did not get in. Dr. Brownell telephoned me himself to ask why I had...
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The Proper Way To Be A Woman In Science
Category: Daily Struggles
The problem, you see, is that women aren't really allowed to be ANYTHING in science.
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Earth Science, With Kids
Category: Daily Struggles
Ovaries of stone, those ladies have!
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Danica McKellar's New Book
Category: Geekalicious
I never got around to reviewing Danica McKellar's first book, Math Doesn't Suck, and now she's got a second one out, Kiss My Math. You gotta love the title at least. I think she's got a whole franchise going here....
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AWIS Coaching Program
Category: Announcements
From my email inbox: information about AWIS coaching seminars. Two dates, four times, 45 minutes in length, details after the jump....
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Mars Is Good For Women In Science!
Category: Geekalicious
it is indeed refreshing to read about a positive workplace transformation for a change!
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