by Miriam Krause I feel a mix of celebration, sadness, and defiance as I sit down to write about Pride Month here on the Sustainable Nano blog. Given the current administration’s attacks on people with …
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Happy Valentine’s Day from our amazing universe!
by Bob Hamers Today’s blog post is a Valentine’s Day message from our universe, sent 7500 years ago from an address 44,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that’s 44 quadrillion, or 4.4×1019) miles away.
Science Henna: Sharing stories through my hands
By Safia Jilani When you say art, some people might think of paint with canvases, graphite and paper, or engravings in pottery. I believe art can be all those things and more, but for me, …
Black History Month Highlights
by Becky Rodriguez Last month, in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, I highlighted notable Black STEMists on Twitter every week day for the month of February in collaboration with the @HaynesChemLab. Here’s the thread I created to …
Celebrating Native American/ Indigenous History Heritage Month with notable STEMists
by Becky Rodriguez As I write this, I first want to acknowledge the land the University of Minnesota is on. These are the original homelands of the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations. It is important for …
Notable Black STEMists: Celebrating Black History Month on Twitter
by Becky Rodriguez Representation in STEM is something that is incredibly important to me. Higher education isn’t filled with people like me – people of color. The more I advance in my career, the more …
Podcast Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?
You may have heard of “impostor syndrome” or “imposter phenomenon,” when perfectly competent people have the feeling that they don’t belong or are faking it in their professional lives. It can lead sufferers to hold …
Chemistry’s Community Spaces
by Rigoberto Hernandez There was a time when book stores and libraries were the places where you met others. Like in today’s universities, in which librarians can’t get rid of books fast enough, students still …
Nanoparticles in Prosthetics & Bionics
by Patrick Sherrill During my time in the Marine Corps I met several people that lost limbs in the war. I made the decision to leave the service to get my degree. Inspired by my …
The Educational Impact of Meeting Real Scientists
by Zach Schrieber The most exciting moments of my pre-college education were from a field trip to the geology department of Augustana College where I was shown around the facilities by Dr. Michael Wolf. He …