Science Matters

Jessica Watkins, Ph.D.

On November 12, 1969, six women linked arms as they walked down the ramp of a large, ski-equipped Navy transport plane in Antarctica.

Over the course of his distinguished career, John Brooks Slaughter achieved many impressive firsts – the first African American chancellor of the University of Maryland, the first African American…

Have you ever considered what a Ph.D. might do for your career in computer science?…

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"Eight minus six … two” It’s not exactly “one small step for man,” but that humble mathematical message is extraordinary in its own way.

Naiyiri-Blu Brooker grew up in a military family stationed in rural Germany, far from the sea. Nevertheless, she has been obsessed by marine life since childhood.

Humans have always looked to the stars and studied them.

Jim Steenburgh isn’t your typical storm-chaser. The atmospheric scientist isn’t after Midwest tornadoes nor supercell thunderstorms. Steenburgh chases snowstorms.

As a mid-career scientist or engineer (at the associate professor rank or equivalent), you are familiar with the pressure to remain productive in the lab, yet also obligated to teaching, institutional…