Stories in Science

No Place Like Home

- Joseph Owuor -

Joseph Owuor is an undergraduate at University of Massachusetts Amherst studying Public Health, and he is a current program coordinator in Kenya for a Boston based NGO. His work focuses on health innovations and research for low resource environments…

The Day I Met Her

- Yow Ying Ming Ivan -

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]omen are commonly stereotyped to be more artistically inclined, coupled with limited talent for mathematics. No one explicitly mentioned to me about these discriminations, but such thoughts are subtly imbued in the Asian…

How Can We Help? Creating the Superwomen in Science Podcast

- Cordon Purcell & Nicole George -

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the fall of 2016, we were both in our first year of grad school and living together in Montreal (Cordon was sleeping on a crappy air mattress in…

Moments: My Daughter’s Journey in Science as a Father

- Davin Shepherd -

Davin Shepherd is the father of Amoy Antunet who is a second-grader from Atlanta, Georgia. Amoy is passionate about science, and with the help of her father, she makes videos on several…

Forever a scientist: How I found my career niche

- Julia Bates -

“No Julia, you are still a scientist. You will always be a scientist”.

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hose were the words spoken by my mentor Professor Jenny Martin, as we sat drinking…

Crystals are a Girl’s Best Friend

- Julia Bates -

“Oh look at my pretty crystals!” I squealed in delight.

“Remember, the pretty ones aren’t always the best,” the postdoc sitting next to me commented.

Science Inspiration and Breaking the Mold — Mixing Fashion and Science

- Andrea Hadjikyriacou, Ph.D.-

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ver since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to pursue science. In third grade, I vividly remember being excited for the new…

Hispaniola Born Earthbound Explorer

- Rose Ferreira -

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve always craved a deeper understanding of the world around me. This was a need that was never fully satisfied and it actually became a huge source of anxiety during my early years. Why? Well, I was…