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Chanté Summers: Thinking With My Amygdala

September 6, 2019

When there's an explosion in the chemistry lab, graduate student Chanté Summers springs into action.

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In Chemistry Tags Chanté Summers, Season 9, chemistry, lab work, lab accident, women in STEM

Zoya Vallari: Naturally, Questions Arose

March 15, 2019

A power outage on campus leads physics student Zoya Vallari to take a stand against her university's female-only curfew.

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Tags Zoya Vallari, women in STEM, college, India, politics

Margaret Rubega: Tell Them Who You Are

January 25, 2019

The lessons that Margaret Rubega learns from her dad about fighting back are put to the test when he becomes the one she must stand up to.

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In Biology Tags Margaret Rubega, fathers, childhood, biology, women in STEM, career, sexual harassment, Season 9, UCONN

Fiona Calvert: Crying in Public

September 28, 2018

Fiona Calvert is a crier — but when she starts her PhD, she promises herself she’ll never cry in front of her colleagues.

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In Genetics Tags Fiona Calvert, career, genetics, women in STEM

Margot Wohl: Finding My Voice

July 7, 2017

As a young biology student, Margot Wohl is excited to spend a summer in the field, but her colleague expects her to do all the work.

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In Biology, Ecology Tags women in STEM, field work, college, mice, Margot Wohl, making ends meet

Deena Walker: A Woman and a Scientist

June 30, 2017

As a teenager, Deena Walker dreams of being a scientist, but her controlling boyfriend, and her own attitude toward her gender, get in the way.

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In Neuroscience Tags women in STEM, domestic violence, abuse, relationships, education, college, neuroscience, Deena Walker

Emily Grossman: Crying in Science

December 9, 2016

When geneticist and science communicator Emily Grossman is invited to discuss women in science on TV, she doesn't know she'll be debating a legendary Internet bully.

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In Science Communication Tags Emily Grossman, science communication, sexism, women in STEM

Rachel Yehuda: Cause and Effect

September 23, 2016

To discover why some survivors of trauma experience PTSD and some don't, scientist Rachel Yehuda must convince a community of Holocaust survivors to let her study them.

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In Psychiatry Tags Rachel Yehuda, psychiatry, research, trauma, PTSD, Holocaust, Cleveland, Judaism, pregnancy, women in STEM

Rochelle Williams: Potential

May 27, 2016

As a PhD student, Rochelle Williams faces barriers to a career in engineering.

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In Engineering, Science Education Tags Rochelle Williams, Season 6, Mirzayan fellow, engineering, education, college, Black in STEM, women in STEM

Nneze Akwiwu: The First Female President Of Nigeria

April 22, 2016

A chance conversation gives Nneze Akwiwu a chance to study in the United States.

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In Biology Tags Nneze Akwiwu, immigration, moving, Nigeria, women in STEM, education, scientist origin story, career

Jonaki Bhattacharyya: Losing Control

February 26, 2016

Jonaki Bhattacharyya ventures out into rugged Canadian wilderness to research wild horses — but does she have what it takes to survive?

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In Ecology Tags Jonaki Bhattacharyya, Springer Nature, women in STEM, ecology, field work, British Columbia

Matineh Eybpoosh: Being Good

November 3, 2014

Married young and used to giving up her own dreams, Iranian student Matineh Eybpoosh moves to the U.S. to study civil engineering—and a whole new world opens up.

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Tags Matineh Eybpoosh, season 4, women in STEM, sexism, engineering

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