by Bart Leahy | Feb 10, 2018 | Interviews
The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to educating the public in a responsible manner about research’s potential: (1) to develop a better understanding of the brain and its functions; (2) to speed the...
by Bart Leahy | Jan 20, 2018 | Minnesota Vikings, NFL, The Science Cheerleaders
Here’s another reason to catch the NFC Championship game! Five of the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders are pursuing STEM careers! (Photo Credits: Minnesota Vikings) Curious to learn about the Science Cheerleaders on the Philadelphia Eagles, their opponents? Click...
by Bart Leahy | Jan 20, 2018 | NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, The Science Cheerleaders
Philadelphia Eagles fans have a lot to cheer about when the team faces the Minnesota Viking in the NFC Championship game tomorrow. The “underdogs” are part of the reason but did you know that 15 of their cheerleaders are pursuing degrees and careers in...
by Bart Leahy | Apr 21, 2017 | Events, March for Science
It’s not just adults marching for science on April 22. In Boston, younger students will be standing up for science at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. Among the participants there will be Science Cheerleader Samantha, who’s studying pharmaceutical...
by Bart Leahy | Apr 21, 2017 | Advanced Degrees, Biology, Collegiate Science Cheerleaders, Doctorate, General - Science, Health and Medicine, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, University of Connecticut (UConn)
What turned you on to STEM and when? Sophomore year at Susquehanna University I began performing natural product chemistry research with Dr. Geneive Henry in the Department of Chemistry. She is the reason why I am now pursuing a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry at the...
