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More Than A Footnote: Uncovering The Contributions Of Women In STEM

2019/3/24
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Two dozen senators ask for temporary protective status for Venezuelans in the U.S. Can a Latino-oriented campaign for 2020 work in Julian Castro’s favor? And Netflix closes the curtain on Cuban-American family sitcom “One Day at a Time.”

Guests:

Julio Ricardo Varela — Co-host of the “In The Thick” podcast, Latino USA contributor and founder of Latino Rebels.

Maria Cramer — Reporter at The Boston Globe.

Later in the show…

From Rosalind Franklin, whose work led to the discovery of the DNA double-helix, to Katherine Johnson, whose math skills were critical to the success of NASA space flights, many women’s contributions to STEM fields have been downplayed or even erased from history. A new project by researchers at Brown University and San Francisco State University aims to write them back into the books.

Guests:

Emilia Huerta-Sanchez — Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University Rori Rohlfs — Assistant Professor at the San Francisco State University Department of Biology Rochelle Reyes — Former student researcher under Huerta-Sanchez and Rolfs. She is working towards a career in forensic pathology.