Astronomer Wayne Schlingmann shares his journey to finding his sense of purpose and belonging with the students who lit his way through the stars.

When a breast pump malfunctions the night before a major talk, mathematician Krystal Taylor confronts anxiety and perfectionism.

Research scientist Chia Lin goes to great lengths to maximize her time.

As a young postdoc at UCLA, Megha Sehgal feels like she doesn’t belong.

When he visits dogs infected with a deadly parasite, entomologist Matt Wolkoff sees his work in a new light.

City planner and researcher Gala Korniyenko learns how to see the invisible ways environments impact people with disabilities.

Jesse Plascak’s career as a cancer researcher is inspired and shaped by his family.

Coming out as queer leads researcher Kelsea Best to rediscover her love of science and sense of wonder.

Elena Kalodner-Martin’s research takes a turn when she leaves internet lurking behind.

After immigrating from Poland as a teenager, Dominik Stecuła spent a few years too afraid and embarrassed to speak up in class—until a gym class soccer goal changed everything.

When researcher Cara Lawson encounters a wildfire for the first time, it inspires the direction of her career.

When a pandemic-era experiment faces unexpected challenges, physicist Larissa Boie is forced to reconsider everything she thought she knew about the colleague she couldn't stand.