Dr. Quave presented a motivational keynote speech at the Etowah High School Academic Letter and Lamp of Knowledge Ceremony in Woodstock, GA. At the request of some members of the audience, the full text of the speech is published below: Aspirations for Greatness Cassandra L. Quave, October 2015 Students, you…
This is so frustrating & not at all surprising as it happens to many #WomeninSTEM: "Her research impact H-index score is almost double" but she "has been paid between $9,000 & $36,000 less than male professors in her dept with similar or lesser experience from 2016 to 2018"
#ChemTweeps - Katrina is not on twitter, but if you know her, consider reaching out to voice your support and applaud her courage to speak out and fight back.
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Why biological collections need to be preserved for future generations
Why biological collections need to be preserved for future generations
Photo: Matt Kelly More than a century ago, when botanists and naturalists were in the field collecting plant and animal specimens, they couldn’t hav...
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Great new Sapiens podcast on quinoa, ranging from the economy to racialization of the crop to historical processes of migration and identity-formation in Peru via @sapiens_org
What’s the Cost of Quinoa?
Many had hoped that quinoa production would lift farmers out of poverty and rehabilitate a war-torn nation—but the state of this seed remains uncert...
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As a #disabled #scientist that also engages in #fieldwork on rough terrain - I’ve learned that planning is key! I have to be strategic about alternative modes of mobility to reach the plants I need - be it by donkey, canoe, car, & etc. But with planning & patience- I can do it 🙌
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. As an American living with disabilities, I have to spend a lot of time planning how to get from one place to the next.
People were advised to boil the water for one minute past a rolling boil. Infants, the elderly and those with immune deficiencies should be particularly cautious.
Boil Water Advisory Continues Into Tuesday For Much Of Atlanta | 90.1 FM WABE
Many Atlanta residents, and some in DeKalb County, were advised Monday to boil water before consuming, or cooking with it, following a problem at a ci...
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"If you wanted to create the worst possible scenario for introducing the first gene-edited babies into the world, it is difficult to imagine how you could improve on this farce." @edyong209 deftly reviews 15 steps of a CRISPR catastrophe:
The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day
The alleged creation of the world's first gene-edited infants was full of technical errors and ethical blunders. Here are the 15 most damning details.
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How an irked Northern California postal patron helped crack a global plant smuggling scheme via @mercnews
How an irked Northern California postal patron helped crack a global plant smuggling scheme
She was stuck in line and annoyed. Her complaint uncovered a story of amazing obsession with a strange little California plant.
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Oh my gosh- this is so cool!! Thanks so much @itstinali for your thoughtful Wikipedia write-up! I really appreciate it! #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM
@QuaveEthnobot Hi Dr. Quave! I'm a UCLA biochem student and for an honors class, I chose to write a Wikipedia article on you as a woman scientist to increase representation. Your work has been so inspiring for me, so I wanted to reach out and thank you 💖. https://t.co/6cxMLLJDQ8
Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan argues that instead of compensating soybean farmers for losses, we should pay them to plant native perennials to protect bees and butterflies.
Hold the Soy, Save the Pollinators | Civil Eats
Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan argues that instead of compensating soybean farmers for losses, we should pay them to plant native perennials to protect bee...
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Ooh your reminder that you've got until Dec. 11th to apply for @CAH's Science Ambassador Scholarship! Covers -FULL TUITION- for a woman in science, technology, engineering, or math. Must be high-school senior or undergrad student to qualify. GET IT GIRL
The Science Ambassador Scholarship
Applications are now open for the Science Ambassador Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for women in STEM.
www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org
Powerful patient stories. #AMR is a real issue affecting real people - from the young to the old.
Superbugs kill 700,000 people a year. Here are just a few real-life stories about the fight against #antibioticresistance. Thanks to @IDSAInfo for compiling these. @CARB_X @Wellcome_AMR @BARDA @PHEgov @gatesfoundation @DHSCgovuk @UKgovGHS #GAMRIF @BU_Law https://t.co/g8GiNXs8Ez
