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Shop class 20 years ago meant hacksaws and hammers, but today's shop class is about teaching innovation and creation through computer programming, ...
Bought by WJCT, KVLU, and Radio Newark
- Added: Apr 11, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 3
In her role with the Chemical Security Engagement program of the U.S. Department of State, Nancy Jackson travels throughout Asia and the Middle Eas...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 1
Chemists can be narrowly focused, says Rebecca Guenard. In a field that encourages scientists to follow a pre-defined path, she encourages young wo...
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 04:43
In this show we look at the subject of women and negotiating, but from an angle that's rarely considered. What happens when a female employee asks ...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 13:42
Publishing women talk tech, sexism and the future.
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 43:51
From: Distillations
In her job as a technical writer Rachael Brady is an artist surrounded by scientists. She talks about the challenges, joys, and importance of using...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 04:07
- Purchases: 1
Amanda Field, senior administrative assistant of the Chemical Engineering Program for Texas A&M University at Qatar, believes that careers aren’t s...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 03:44
After being told she wasn’t particularly smart, Mary Shultz, a professor of chemistry at Tufts University, set out to prove otherwise. She talks ab...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 05:09
- Purchases: 1
Lucy Eubanks, retired professor at Clemson University, discusses the importance of flexibility and recalls how telling men she was a chemist elicit...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 04:06
Linda Wang, senior editor at Chemical and Engineering News, talks about how she incrementally turned a beloved hobby into a vital and exciting part...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 03:04
- Purchases: 1
When Maria K. Burka began looking for jobs in chemistry, she was told not to use her first name on applications because “if the interviewer saw you...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 04:11
Sharon Haynie, principal investigator at DuPont, shares the advice that helped her get savvy and make the most of her experience at MIT.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 04:50
- Purchases: 1
Ruth Woodall, director of Tennessee Scholars at the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Nashville, Tennessee, talks about the rewards of ...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 03:19
Sarah Mullins, a researcher in the chemistry of inorganic materials for 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota, talks about her love for science and how...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 05:03
From: Distillations
Maureen Rouhi, editor in chief of Chemical & Engineering News, shares the worldview that guided her journey toward a career in chemistry as well as...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 04:32
From: Distillations
Patti Parziale, manager of the Fungicide Discovery chemistry group at DuPont, shares her secret to building a strong reputation and successful care...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 03:37
Lisa Houston, director of applications engineering at PAC, LP, started her career when she least expected to. She shares her journey to remind youn...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 04:47
- Purchases: 1
From: Distillations
Maria Maccecchini, president and founder of QR Pharma, shares her thoughts about her mentors and the encouragement that helped her go a long way.
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 04:15
From: Distillations
Zafra Lerman is the president and founder of Methods Integrating Music, Science, Art and Dance. Here she shares some thoughts about her collaborati...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 04:09
Sarah Widder, a research engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), shares her experience as a young...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 03:49
- Purchases: 1
Marye Anne Fox, recipient of the 2010 National Medal of Science, had her first child while working toward her Ph.D. Here, she shares thoughts about...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 03:06
Juana Acrivos, professor emeritus of chemistry at San Jose State University, reminds us that sometimes we must leave our expectations at the door—w...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 02:37
From: Distillations
Carolyn Ribes, a business analytical leader for the Dow Chemical Company, emphasizes knowing what you want and using that knowledge to create a ful...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 03:26
Cheryl Baldwin Frech, professor of chemistry at the University of Central Oklahoma, talks about her lifelong mentor and the importance of pace when...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 03:15
Lesley Yellowlees, the first woman president of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom, shares her secret to maintaining ambitious, h...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 04:51