by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 30, 2011 | Blog, In the News, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, Science Education
As featured on the BBC this week. Reporter Jane O’Brien profiles the Science Cheerleader event at NASA: NASA has put men on the moon and robots on Mars…but getting girls interested in science remains a struggle. Across America the gender gap is widening...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 23, 2011 | Astronomy and Space Science, Chemistry, Events, General - Science, Science Policy, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Last week, the Science Cheerleaders performed at a White House/NASA celebration of Women’s History Month. Keynote speakers included Valerie Jarrett (senior White House adviser), Lori Garver (Deputy Director of NASA who told us she, too, was once a cheerleader)...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 17, 2011 | Blog, Events, Science Cheerleader Performances and News
On March 16, 2011, the Science Cheerleaders–scientists and engineers who are also current and former professional cheerleaders for the NBA, NFL and other pro sports leagues– performed at NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. as part of the White...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 24, 2010 | Blog, Science Education, Science of NFL Football, video
Hi! I’m Summer and I’m an engineer at NASA and a former Houston Texans cheerleader. Earlier, in my SciCheer interview, I talked about how my aerospace engineering courses helped increase my critical thinking skills. Well, this next Science of NFL Football segment...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 16, 2010 | Blog, Interviews, Science Policy
Story Musgrave is a good friend and colleague. He’s also, hands-down, the smartest, straightest-talker I’ve ever met. We first worked together back when I ran the Discover Magazine Awards at Disney and Story was a (favorite) presenter. Since then,...
