Astrophysicist Awarded $3 Million Prize (NPR)
September 9, 2018
"Jocelyn Bell Burnell may not have won a Nobel Prize, but she has received another major science prize. She tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro she plans to help others in the field."
Google Doodle Celebrates Mary G. Ross. Here's What to Know About the First Native American Woman Engineer (Time)
August 9, 2018
"Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Mary G. Ross, the first Native American woman engineer. Over the course of her five-decade career, Ross achieved many firsts and made major contributions to the aerospace industry.
Here’s what to know about the trailblazer, born on Aug. 9, 1908, who opened the doors for future female engineers in the field."
Trans Researchers Are Struggling to Stay in Science. That Has to Change. (Wired)
December 17, 2015
Biologist Shayle Matsuda discusses the challenges he has faced as a transgender man pursuing a career in science.
Ten Black Scientists That Science Teachers Should Know About (PBS)
February 21. 2018
A small sampling of notable African-American scientists throughout American history.
Yes, Science is For the Religious, Too (Forbes)
January 9, 2018
"Despite the widespread perception that science and religion conflict with each other, the overwhelming majority of people experience no such conflict. Anyone can learn how to investigate the world like a scientist, and a scientist can belong to any religion. Around the globe, this is exactly what the data shows."