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NOBCChE
Colleagues,
Please start making plans to attend the 2018 NOBCChE National Meeting Sept. 17-20 in Orlando, FL at the Rosen Centre. Please click here for additional details.
Best Regards,
Emanuel Waddell, Ph.D.
President
National Organization for the Professional
Advancement of Black Chemists and
Chemical Engineers
www.NOBCChE.org
The New York Times
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are popular topics on YouTube. Some channels that stream videos on these subjects have millions of subscribers. Most are hosted by men.
“There is a lot of discussion about YouTube being an unpleasant environment for female creators,” said Inoka Amarasekara, an Australian researcher in science communication. “I wanted to see if that affected science communication on YouTube, and if that was something I could corroborate.”
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The Verge
Girl Scouts of the USA announced today that it will introduce a slew of new badges that address what it called “some of society’s most pressing needs” by homing in on STEM and technology-related issues and advocacy for girls.
The 30 badges will be available exclusively for girls between the ages of five and 18 for efforts and advocacy in cybersecurity, robotics, computer science, space exploration and the environment.
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Science
Tracy Evans writes: I needed a change. Just a few years earlier, I stood at the edge of the swamp under a massive hollow cypress tree reading Winnie-the-Pooh to a group of 5- and 6-year-olds. As a naturalist at a state park, my goal was to introduce these children to the nature found in their own backyard. I played a tape of owl calls to accompany the story. Just then, an owl swooped down over our heads, startling and delighting us.
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Fast Company
For most employers, profanity and showing up late are grounds for instant disqualification in an interview. But there are also more subtle ways to raise a red flag in a hiring manager’s mind. Some common phrases that you think might be harmless, or even helpful, can, in fact, make employers question whether you’re really the right person for the job.
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By Catherine Iste
 Sometimes, it is the most obvious advice we fail to follow. After all, when we hear things over and over again, it can be difficult to listen with an open mind. Yet, if we step back and reconsider advice that may seem trite as a tried-and-true fundamental, we can shift our perspective and start to focus on nailing the basics. Here are two major ways leaders, particularly women leaders, tend to fail ourselves and how we can stop doing them.
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Forbes
Katie Elizabeth writes:
When it comes to networking, most of the advice women receive is about "leaning in" or "being more aggressive." Personally, sometimes I’m happy to dive into frenzied networking events, other times, I’d much rather network only digitally or in one-to-on scenarios, i.e. ... quietly. What is one supposed to do when they simply don’t thrive in high pressure, aggressive networking environments and prefer a softer approach? I had the pleasure of speaking with Marina Petrenko, Director of Operations and Business Development at WomenHack, who has started her business entirely on that question.
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Science
Once female scientists receive a major research project grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), their funding futures are quite similar to those of their male peers, a new study reports. That suggests gender represents a small, and shrinking, barrier to success in a biomedical science career, the authors argue, and it emphasizes the importance of encouraging women to apply for grants in the first place. Yet these statistics belie the significant systemic hurdles that persist for many women, others say.
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