17-year-old Black girl makes color changing sutures that detect infection flip.it/enD0-2
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Yolanda Comedy
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A teacher was pregnant. Students built a device so her spouse, who uses a wheelchair, can stroll with the baby. flip.it/7fXCQ2
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World's first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge spans a Dutch canal flip.it/vldjJ-
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I’m so honored.
AAAS Subaru Prize@aaassubaruprize
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another by @ainissaramirez is an excellent read and our 2021 YA winner. bit.ly/37S7vCP What book will win the 2022 prize? Nomination deadline is July 19! bit.ly/3sjszJW @mitpress #AAASawards
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A New Opportunity! twitter.com/IEEEFutureNtwk…
IEEE Future Networks@IEEEFutureNtwks
Calling #startups , grassroots orgs, universities and others working to Bridge the #DigitalDivide ! Enter your innovative solution by 16 July to vie to win the global Connecting the Unconnected Challenge! Start prepping to submit your proposal at ctu.ieee.org #IEEE
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I did not know that Black women had such a presence in the space program. A younger version of myself really could have used that information. I mean REALLY.
Ainissa Ramirez, PhD@ainissaramirez
One Black woman was figuring out the trajectories to go into space (Katherine Johnson). Another was making the rocket fuel (Mary Sherman Morgan). While another was recruiting diverse astronauts for the space shuttle (Nichelle Nichols/Uhura). Black women and NASA--long history.
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“Children would eagerly begin their school breaks with a bicycle, scooter or kite and end them in crutches, braces or an iron lung.” #polio
scientificamerican.com/article/hidden… Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked via @sciam
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My latest in @Nature. It was an honor to write a review about such an important book.
Katherine Johnson’s memoir charts her bold trajectory to NASA and beyond nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Our new @ScienceMagazine paper shows that biomedical patents invented by all-female teams are 35% more likely to focus on women's health than all-male teams. Only 4% of these patents are from all-female teams suggesting there are 1,000s of missing female-focused inventions.
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@InventionAMB Ayanna Howard on AI …chnologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.techno…
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As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool by @inventionamb link.medium.com/buI9iTvmXgb
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James Holly Jr. (@PlzSayTheJr), assistant professor of urban STEM education, shares three strategies schools can use to improve #STEM learning for Black students in an article he wrote for the @ConversationUS. theconversation.com/3-ways-schools…
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Freddie Figgers: The millionaire tech inventor who was 'thrown away' as a baby @InventionAMB flip.it/WVFzpK
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The fact that accomplished leaders like Peter and Nagesh are willing to lend their time and expertise to guide our company is a testament to the power of EnChroma’s mission to bring a world of color to the color blind businesswire.com/news/home/2021… @InventionAMB
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Meet The Linda Lindas, The Young Punk Band Whose Song About Racism Rocked The Internet buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer… via @skbaer
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