MBoC is a research journal owned by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The award will be presented to Young at the ASCB annual meeting this December in San Francisco, where she will give a talk on her research.
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In 2014, only 3% of high school females showed interest in pursuing an engineering or technology degree compared to 31% of their male counterparts. PEMM has worked to create an environment where gender bias no longer factors in to the success of a student. In fact, almost 70% of the latest incoming class to the neuroscience track were women.Gender stereotypes continue to have staunch roots in STEM. Globally, 70% of people from 34 countries demonstrated an association of men with science and females with liberal arts.
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Programs represented in the poster contest included Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (QBS), Thayer School of Engineering, Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS), Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine (PEMM), and The Dartmouth Institute (TDI).
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Biologist Sharon Bickel says her team’s discovery is “the most important work of my career.”
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How does science and its concerns direct energies towards strengthening international relations? The Graduate Student and Dickey Center Organization, Science, Technology, and Engineering Policy Society (STEPS) recently hosted Dr. Melody Brown Burkins, who led a discussion on how scientists are involved in improving diplomatic relations across nations. Science Diplomacy is thought of in terms of three broad categories:
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