Written by Helena Mello The COVID-19 vaccines rollout in mid-December introduced us to new terms, techniques, and—perhaps most importantly—brought many questions. We had never followed the development of a vaccine, or even a drug, so closely and anxiously. Many people don’t know how vaccines actually work, except that they protect […]
By Helena Mello Moderator: Russell J. Ledet, M.S., NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Speakers: Jeanne Garbarino, Ph.D. The Rockefeller University, New York, NY. Joe Hanson, Ph.D. PBS Digital Studios, Austin, TX. […]
By Jiye SonMany professionals in the STEM field are great with technical skills, but often we lack the soft skills to communicate and express our talents to draw attention to ourselves. We work endlessly in labs to produce more results, and yet when it comes to flaunting those hard-earned accomplishments, […]
By Leo Bear-McGuinness With the announcement of an Isaac Newton action/adventure film, Hollywood’s tradition of misrepresenting scientists has now become as fixed as a Newtonian Law When you picture the one of the greatest scientists and ‘father of physics’ Sir Isaac Newton, what do you see? Probably an elderly man, sitting […]
