by Bart Leahy | Apr 15, 2015 | Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Science Festival, Events, Indianapolis Colts, NBA, NFL, Pop Warner, San Francisco 49ers, The Science Cheerleaders, University of Georgia, WNBA
Wow, what a week! From March 21 to March 28, Science Cheerleaders made their presence known across the Atlanta Science Festival. Our thanks to Alexandria and Kiva who cheer for the Atlanta Falcons, as well as Brandi, Jamika, Kristy, Memorie, Mimi, Raquisha, and...
by Bart Leahy | Sep 13, 2014 | Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks, ECAST, Events, Girl Scouts, NASA Asteroid Initiative, San Francisco 49ers, The Science Cheerleaders, WNBA
The Girl Scouts of America hosts their annual Super STEM Expo at the North Atlanta Trade Center today. The Science Cheerleaders will join organizers from the Atlanta Science Festival to engage scouts and their leaders in citizen science, including NASA’s...
by Bart Leahy | Aug 6, 2014 | Advanced Degrees, Atlanta Dream, Biology, General - Science, Georgia Southern University, Health and Medicine, Master's, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, WNBA
What turned you on to science? What’s funny about my current profession is…I WASN’T a big fan of Science in High School! I had the goal of working in the medical field and knew that if I wanted to excel in it, I had to learn to love Science. Science has so many...
by Bart Leahy | Aug 4, 2014 | Advanced Degrees, Atlanta Dream, Doctorate, General - Science, Health and Medicine, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, WNBA
What turned you on to science, Memorie? I remember attending a Howard Hughes Science Camp when I was in grade school and dissecting a shark—I thought it was really cool, and this experience further fueled my interest in science. You have a Physician Assistant...
by Bart Leahy | Aug 3, 2014 | Atlanta Dream, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General - Engineering, Master's, Software, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, WNBA
Hi, Britney! What turned you on to engineering? Both my parents were computer programmers and I definitely got their genes for problem solving and wanted to follow in their footsteps. So, when a Computer Science course was offered at my high school, I jumped...