by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 10, 2010 | Blog, OTA, Science Education, Science Policy
[This is an update of an article originally posted in 2010.] Newt Gingrich maintains his support for increases in federal spending on scientific research. And I mean massive funding increases at two Federal agencies in particular, the National Science Foundation and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 26, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Education
Hat tip to David Hartman for sending this recent article to us. David’s the former host of Good Morning America and widely sought-after speaker on all things aviation and beyond. The article calls attention to a report in yesterday’s edition of Proceedings...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog, In the News, Science Education, Science Policy
Talk about a fun radio interview! Last week, the Science Cheerleader was featured on Weekend Workout (“a fun, entertaining, edifying and sometimes twisted look at the world of fitness, food, and supplements”). My chat about science literacy, with the host...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Events, Science Education
Yale’s official mascot (known as Handsome Dan XV11, or Sherman, if you live with him) was in Philly for the Yale v Penn game so I thought I’d help give him a science makeover with the help of Discover Magazine. He’s definitely an Ivy Leaguer....
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 20, 2009 | Blog, In the News
In the news.”Science’s Rah-Rah Gal:Philly’s Darlene Cavalier Cheers for Discovery””A former 76ers cheerleader has taken up the cause for promoting science education among adults, and she is turning the old beauty vs. brains debate into a...
