Why Some Grads Seek New Directions Maya Collins did everything “right.” She majored in biomedical engineering at a respected university, graduated with a 3.7 GPA. During college, she completed two co-op internships. One was at a healthcare startup, and she also did another in her university research lab. Her professors called her “resourceful” and “tenacious.”… Continue reading Work is Changing:
Tag: STEM Stories
Teen Inventor Changes Lives:
How Siddarth Nandyala’s STEM Innovations Bring Second Chances From a chance meeting in India to global impact, Siddarth Nandyala is inventing a better future. Have you ever met someone limited in life because they couldn’t afford something essential? During a family trip to India, thirteen-year-old Siddarth Nandyala met a boy about his age who was… Continue reading Teen Inventor Changes Lives:
From Frost-Forming Bacteria to Off-Grid Refrigeration:
Nature’s Cool Solution In our last post, we examined how Antarctic fish survive freezing waters using antifreeze proteins, which prevent ice formation in their bodies. But what about the opposite case? What if we could make water freeze more easily at slightly warmer temperatures, using less energy? Isabel Pulido solved that puzzle after experiencing firsthand… Continue reading From Frost-Forming Bacteria to Off-Grid Refrigeration:
Ice is Cool!
How Water Freezes (and Why It Matters) Ice—Simple Yet Strange Ever wondered why ice cubes float or why sidewalks become slippery when they’re covered in frost? Ice might seem ordinary, but it’s packed with fascinating mysteries. In our recent post, we introduced Isabel Pulido’s groundbreaking invention, NanoFreeze, which uses special proteins to freeze water at… Continue reading Ice is Cool!
Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Many people say that kids are the future, but we are here now, and we can make a difference —Gitanjali Rao, at age 11, in 2017 I’m excited to share a preview of my new book, Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation. The following excerpt showcases how young innovators applied design thinking to solve real-world… Continue reading Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
The Catapult Project:
How Supporting a Neurodivergent Student Sparked a Hands-On STEM Challenge The clatter of wood and excited student chatter filled the air as a small projectile arced across the courtyard. At the center of this commotion stood Maya as she demonstrated her handcrafted catapult to her delighted classmates and sparked an evolution in our physics unit.… Continue reading The Catapult Project:
A Tale of Two Elements:
Marie Curie and Lise Meitner November 7th marked the shared birthday of Marie Curie and Lise Meitner, pioneers whose discoveries transformed our understanding of the atom. These two are the only women with elements of the periodic table named after them: Curium and Meitnerium. They also shared both the brilliance and tenacity to succeed when… Continue reading A Tale of Two Elements:
Fighting Opioid Addiction
Gitanjali Rao Invents a Medical Diagnostic Tool “One of our family friends became addicted to prescription opioids after a car accident,” says Gitanjali Rao, an award-winning inventor. The friend’s doctor had prescribed opioid painkillers to ease her suffering. As happens all too often, Gitanjali discovered, the friend mistakenly took too much of her prescription and… Continue reading Fighting Opioid Addiction
Yvonne Clark
Rediscovering Women and People of Color in Science Yvonne Clark’s path to working on the Saturn Five rockets that took astronauts to the moon started with burned toast and her desire to fly planes. Y.Y., as she like to be called, had a longer road to that rocket project than most of her NASA colleagues.… Continue reading Yvonne Clark
Citizen science: What is it? Why do people do it? And why you should, too!
You are all scientists!