Rosalind Franklin Society @RFS_Science

Championing women's and minorities' achievements in life sciences & STEM, empowering the next generation of diverse innovators. rosalindfranklinsociety.org New Rochelle, NY Joined August 2009

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Rosalind Franklin Society @RFS_Science

10 months ago

How fast is the Universe expanding? This astronomer took cosmology closer to an answer Wendy Freedman is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. hubs.li/Q02-Z72Y0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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This PhD student helped to win a major pay hike for Canadian researchers Kaitlin Kharas is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. hubs.li/Q02-Z34f0

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The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won Cordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. hubs.li/Q02-Z7130 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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This fearless science sleuth risked her career to expose publication fraud. Anna Abalkina is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. hubs.li/Q02-Z5H_0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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A new book, The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science, takes a look at the legacy of Madame Marie Curie, one of the most recognizable names in science history. hubs.li/Q02-M-T_0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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For decades, researchers and policymakers have been trying to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. To what extent is this phenomenon rooted in gender norms that stem from historical kinship patterns? hubs.li/Q02-M3940

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Two female botanists—Elzada Clover and Louis Jotter—made headlines for riding the rapids of the Colorado River in 1938 in an effort to document the Grand Canyon’s plant life. hubs.li/Q02-M3920 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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NIH needs a new institute for women’s health research, expert panel says. National Academies report also calls for $16 billion in new money. hubs.li/Q02-LVR20

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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $9 Million to new Allen Distinguished Investigators: Research funding will support six projects focused on how organelles within the cell communicate and cellular membrane form, function, and behavior. hubs.li/Q02-p9bT0

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Join the livestream today to hear from the 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize recipient, Rusty Gage, PhD, at the award ceremony where he will give a scientific lecture based on his latest work. hubs.li/Q02-cnq80

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Pardis Sabeti appointed to Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation board of trustees + Sabra Klein is one of 52 Johns Hopkins University professors named to the list of the world's most cited researchers. hubs.li/Q02-bNWW0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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10 months ago

Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77 She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources. hubs.li/Q02Z_2P00

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Uncovering the Stories of Scripps Women Oceanographers: “Three Lives” focuses on Easter Ellen Cupp, June Grace Pattullo and Anita Smith Hall, who contributed to oceanography before women were accepted in the field. hubs.li/Q02ZGHpR0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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UAE-based Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation has launched a new initiative aimed at bringing in more women into the growing AI sector. hubs.li/Q02ZGCGj0

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The women appointed to endowed chairs are Yashi Ahmed at Dartmouth College, Jalene LaMontagne at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Beverly Magda at Cedar Crest College: hubs.li/Q02ZGH0D0 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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52 Johns Hopkins-affiliated scholars among world's most cited researchers: Annual list recognizes researchers whose publications rank in the top 1% of citations. Congratulations to Dr. Sabra L. Klein: hubs.ly/Q02ZxJ3S0

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The University of San Diego (USD) received a record-breaking financial pledge totaling $75 million from Darlene Marcos Shiley, philanthropist and Chair Emerita of USD’s Board of Trustees. hubs.ly/Q02ZmqFy0

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Pardis Sabeti (an RFS board member) has been appointed to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation board of trustees: hubs.li/Q02ZmppP0

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West Virginia native Emily Calandrelli becomes 100th woman in space: Blue Origin’s New Shepherd vehicle launched into space Friday morning with Morgantown native Emily Calandrelli on board. hubs.li/Q02ZfSpR0