Astrochemist Ashley Lindalia has been using Twitter to highlight Black astronomers and has used the #BlackinAstro tag to promote a week of Black astronomers sharing their own stories and experiences….
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“All of the different things that people are bringing with them when you hire them—their values, their identity, their cultural identity, their background, their experiences—those are all valuable. And if…
PRIDE & BLM
This June is the 50th anniversary of PRIDE traditions. Did you know that PRIDE started as a riot? Did you know that we have Black trans women to thank for…
#MathMonday with Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician and computer programmer who made important contributions to the U.S. space program while working at the Langley Research Center. Dorothy was the first African American…
#WCW with Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik is an scientist and actress (playing Amy on The Big Bang Theory). 🔬 Although many may know of Mayim from her roles in the sitcom Blossom and as…
#SpaceSunday with Dr. Christine Darden
Christine Darden is an aerospace engineer and mathematician who started out as a high school mathematics instructor before going on to become a data analyst for NASA – National Aeronautics…
#TBT with Laura Bassi (1711-1778)
🔬 Laura Bassi was an Italian physicist and academic, earning her PhD at the University of Bologna. Laura was the first woman to serve as a physics professor at a…
#SpaceSunday with Vera Rubin
🔭 Vera Rubin was an astrophysicist who discovered evidence of dark matter in the universe. She was the only astronomy major when she graduated from Vassar College in 1948 after…
#MedMonday with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is leading a team of scientists who began first-stage clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine, the first of its kind and the fastest progress toward a possible…
#SustainabilitySaturday with Vandana Shiva
🌱 Vandana Shiva is an Indian physicist and environmental activist. Vandana founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy in 1982 to develop sustainable methods of agriculture….
#TechTuesday with Ada Lovelace
⚙️ Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who has been called the first computer programmer for writing an algorithm for a computing machine in the 1800s. Ada’s contributions to computer…