by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 23, 2011 | Science Education
Ever wonder how perfumes are made? Check out this video, produced by the International Fragrance Association of North America. I found this pretty interesting…except for the very end when the announcer says, “Some fragrances can change lives!” A...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events, Science Education, Science Policy
Heading to Stanford University to talk about education avenues for synthetic biology then it’s off to Minneapolis, MN to speak at the Netroots Nation conference where I’ll address novel ways to get folks involved in scientific research and science policy...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog, Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events, Science Education
Here’s a recent blog post written by Tom Tritton, CEO of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. I had the pleasure of participating in a recent symposium at CHF, which Tom references below. I’ll have more to report, shortly; as will Tom. In the interim,...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 31, 2011 | Events, In the News, Science Education
As posted on Engineering.com’s Learning Series. (The Science Cheerleaders do a nice job articulating their goals here.) Science Cheerleaders – They exist! These talented women bring new meaning to the words “dancing...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 17, 2011 | Science Education
WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) congratulates 14 students for graduating as NAE Grand Challenges Scholars in 2011. The students will receive diplomas this month from Duke University, Louisiana Tech University, and Olin College of Engineering....
by Darlene Cavalier | May 10, 2011 | Blog, In the News, Science Education, Science of NFL Football
The “Science of NFL Football”series, produced by NBC Learn, NBC Sports and the National Science Foundation in partnership with Science Cheerleader and the NFL won a Sports Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding New...