November 12, 2009 | China, Physics, Science, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Chien Shiung Wu was a Chinese-born American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. Her nicknames included the ‘First Lady of Physics,’ ‘Chinese Marie Curie,’ and ‘Madame Wu.’ She died after her second stroke on February 16, 1997. Chien Shiung Wu – 1st Lady of Physics – The top video clips of the week are here
June 29, 2009 | Business, Software, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Meet Dr. Margaret Burnett, a Professor of Computer Science at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. She is exploring hypotheses correlating and differentiating (or unifying) both the design and usage patterns of software by gender. Dr. Burnett has spent the last three months as a visiting researcher at Microsoft [...]
June 23, 2009 | Africa, Business, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
This short documentary is from Oregon State University’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) group. They worked with The Naisosian Project, an organization based out of Arusha, Tanzania focusing on giving women skills and tools to succeed.
June 9, 2009 | Engineering, Science, Technology, United States | Comments (0) | by |
In this interview with Diane Broad, Senior Consultant with Ecofys US, she talks about her work with sustainable energy sources and her work integrating them into the power grid, her path to her current position, friends and mentors’ influences on her life, and even a little about her passions. Filmed and edited by Ken Westfall. [...]
June 2, 2009 | Arts/Media | Comments (0) | by |
Chris Wallace made this presentation at the OSU Women’s Center on April 7, 2009. Filmed and edited by Ken Westfall.
May 1, 2009 | Arts/Media, Great Britain | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Carol Ann Duffy has been named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. Read more at BBC News.
May 1, 2009 | Africa, Genetics, Health, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Interview with geneticist Sarah Tishkoff on Human Genetic Diversity (Includes Captions) May 13, 2008. Quicktime .mov file, 17.2 MB. Read more about Dr. Tishkoff.
April 24, 2009 | Engineering, Portugual, Robotics, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Dr. Manuela Veloso of Carnegie Mellon University explains the concepts behind one of her RoboCup team entries. See more videos about Veoso’s work in Robotics.
April 15, 2009 | Arts/Media, Great Britain, Technology | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
The Mentalists play Kids by MGMT on their iPhones and iPod Touches, using only apps downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apps used Ocarina, Retro Synth, miniSynth, DigiDrummer Lite. 3:37 Flash.
December 29, 2008 | Biology, Genetics, Health | Comments (0) | by Pam Van Londen |
Through her rapport with the zebrafish, Nancy Hopkins has made large contributions to the fields of developmental biology and cancer research. But her model organism, and to some degree her particular slant on molecular biology, were a matter of serendipity, as she relates to this MIT Museum audience. Nancy Hopkins. September 19, 2006. Running Time: [...]