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NOBCChE
NOBCChE lent support to a letter requesting congressional investment for STEM education in rural and underserved communities. The bipartisan letter requests that Congressional leadership invest in infrastructure to support STEM in schools, projects and preparation of the STEM workforce.
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Chemical & Engineering News
Ms. Melody Bomgardner recently reported on possible correlations between the use of long-lasting hair dyes and increased risk of breast cancer. The epidemiological research reported in the article may be of interest to women of African descent because of higher rates of mortality.
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IOL
Professor Kelly Chibale was recognized as one of the world’s top 60 Inspirational Leaders in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Dr. Chibale is a native of Zimbabwe and has established himself in the field of small molecules at the University of Cape Town. Professor Chibale was named to the top 20 of the Medicine Makers Powerlist.
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Science
Kara Fikrig writes:
I sat in my apartment in Iquitos, Peru, facing a stark choice between my research and my well-being. I was there to collect data for my dissertation, but my work was on hold because the Peruvian government had declared a national lockdown 9 days earlier as the COVID-19 crisis took hold. At first, my plan was to wait out the pandemic in Peru. But then I learned the country’s airports and borders would be closed indefinitely. An evacuation flight for U.S. citizens was departing the next day.
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U.S. Black Engineer
In 2019, Tarence Rice, currently in a Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering program at Rice University in Houston, Texas, spoke to CCG Media about his vision for electrical engineering. Recently, the Tennessee State University alum, who appears in the upcoming issue of US Black Engineer magazine was back talking about what he’s working on during social distancing.
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Scientific American
When COVID-19 began to spread globally and stay-at-home orders were issued broadly, many were quick to point out that Sir Isaac Newton was his most productive when forced to stay home during London’s Great Plague of 1665. This commentary was almost immediately followed by the observation obvious to any scientist mother: Isaac Newton didn’t have caregiving responsibilities.
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Inside Higher Ed
Campus leaders have been scrambling to adjust policies, practices and procedures to meet the new reality of remote academic work during the COVID-19 crisis. While academic leaders should be commended for their efforts to respond quickly to support faculty and student needs, expediency may be coming at a cost for commitment to faculty diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The pandemic crisis will more negatively impact the career trajectories of STEM women, particularly women of color.
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By Kate Lanz
 Let’s face it. Workplaces revolve around alpha males. Most large organizations have been created over the decades by men for men. This shows up in all sorts of work practices, such as the qualities that are looked for in recruitment, the way power is measured, the way meetings are run, how feedback is given, and so forth — all of the practices that combine to form the culture of the place we call work. In order to get ahead, many women are expected to be the best men they can be.
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Scientific American
Cities, countries and continents around the world, from Washington, D.C., to Europe to Antarctica, experienced the warmest winter ever recorded in 2019–2020. Decades of scientific research about how our planet works shows us without a doubt that our climate is changing. Now, as we face the realities of this climate crisis, it is science that will help save our planet.
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Government Executive
For 70 years, the National Science Foundation has been investing in basic research to advance the “health, prosperity, and welfare” of the nation. Created by Congress as an independent agency in 1950, NSF has “laid the groundwork for countless benefits for society, with groundbreaking advances ranging from the early internet, doppler weather radar, Magnetic Resonance Imaging , to the detection of gravitational waves,” said Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
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