by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 25, 2010 | John-the-Tourist
John Takao Collier writes: A few months ago my 11 year old daughter (we’ll call her “E”) and I attended a lecture at Fermilab on “Green Fluorescent Protein” (GFP). The talk was given by Martin Chalfie, chair of the department of biological sciences at Columbia...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 25, 2010 | Chemistry, General - Science, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Science Education, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Meet Michelle C. Today, she’s an Analytical Chemist at DuPont. Not too long ago she was a New Orleans Saints cheerleader. Surprised? For crying out loud how many times have we told you about the pro-cheerleaders-turned-scientists? Wait until you see how many...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 18, 2009 | Chemistry, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Science Education, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Meet Kristie Minton, a chemist at Eli Lilly and former Indianapolis Colts cheerleader. I enlisted Kristie’s help in my effort to challenge some long-held stereotypes of cheerleaders and scientists. Here’s the first in a series of related posts. Kristie: I...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 21, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports
From Science Cheerleader report, Dr. Ohab: On Saturday, July 11, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Agency responsible for protecting the Pentagon, conducted an operational response test to a simulated outdoor airborne biological attack on the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 15, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
All Matter is Made of Atoms Professor James Trefil (author of Science Matters, Why Science?, and 30 other books on science literacy) identified 18 key science concepts every adult should know to be a science literate. We’re here to reintroduce adults to science, in a...