Women Role Models http://womenrolemodels.org Video interviews of successful women in the arts and sciences from around the world. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:39:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Melissa Mowbray-d’Arbela Biotechnology Entrepreneur http://womenrolemodels.org/melissa-mowbray-darbela-biotechnology-entrepreneur/ http://womenrolemodels.org/melissa-mowbray-darbela-biotechnology-entrepreneur/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:54:21 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=202

The Terminator from The Story Exchange on Vimeo.

The Story Exchange © AMBRICA PRODUCTIONS.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/melissa-mowbray-darbela-biotechnology-entrepreneur/feed/ 0 Dr DeepSea Dawn Wright, GIS Scientist http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-depsea-dawn-wright-gis-scientist/ http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-depsea-dawn-wright-gis-scientist/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:54:17 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=198

Dr. Dawn Wright discusses her role as Esri’s Chief Scientist and how GIS technology integrates environmental, conservation, climate, and ocean science into many applications. © 2012 ESRI.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-depsea-dawn-wright-gis-scientist/feed/ 0 Zooey’s Room http://womenrolemodels.org/zooeys-room/ http://womenrolemodels.org/zooeys-room/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:55:33 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=195 Zoey’s Room is an after-school program designed for girls ages 10 to 14. Co-created by Erin Reilly with Vinitha Nair, Zoey’s Room is a national online community that encourages girls to expand their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and other 21st century skills.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/zooeys-room/feed/ 0 Inside look at Women at Google http://womenrolemodels.org/190/ http://womenrolemodels.org/190/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:10:26 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=190
Google’s goal of recruiting as many gifted female engineers as we can also means encouraging young women who are still in school. So I’d like to issue a hearty congrats to the winners of this year’s Anita Borg scholarships. – Jen Fitzpatrick, Engineering Director, Google. © 2007.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/190/feed/ 0 Car Repair is Women’s Work by Ann Farmer http://womenrolemodels.org/car-repair-is-womens-work-by-ann-farmer/ http://womenrolemodels.org/car-repair-is-womens-work-by-ann-farmer/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:38:56 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=184
Car mechanic and mother Audra Fordin dons her work gloves to do a grease job on an automobile in her shop in Queens, New York. She’s so comfortable under the hood that she’s embarked on a mission to teach other women the basics of auto repair in monthly classes called, “What Women Auto-Know,” donating proceeds to help fix the cars of women in need. © Ann Farmer for On The Issues Magazine.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/car-repair-is-womens-work-by-ann-farmer/feed/ 0 Fashionable Technology http://womenrolemodels.org/fashionable-technology/ http://womenrolemodels.org/fashionable-technology/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:05:22 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=179 Cool Hunting Video Presents. At the crossroads of clothing and technology, you’ll find things like a massage-based video game controller, panties with wings and an inflatable dress by © Cool Hunting Video in Culture on 27 June 2008.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/fashionable-technology/feed/ 0 Pattie Maes and SixthSense http://womenrolemodels.org/pattie-maes-and-sixthsense/ http://womenrolemodels.org/pattie-maes-and-sixthsense/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:13:10 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=176
TED Presentation of SixthSense by Pattie Maes. Creative Commons license. P. Mistry, P. Maes. SixthSense – A Wearable Gestural Interface. SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, Sketch. Yokohama, Japan. 2009

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/pattie-maes-and-sixthsense/feed/ 0 Dr. Virginia Apgar invents the Apgar Score http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-virginia-apgar-invents-the-apgar-score/ http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-virginia-apgar-invents-the-apgar-score/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 02:07:51 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=173 MarchofDimes — May 13, 2009 — Virginia Apgar, MD (1909-1974) was an obstetric anesthesiologist best known for the Apgar Score, a clinical system for evaluating the physical condition of newborns at birth. She joined the March of Dimes in 1959 and became Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs. The Apgar Score, developed in 1952, measures an infants pulse, skin color, reflex, muscle tone, and respiration, quickly indicating whether a newborn needs special medical attention to stay alive. In her March of Dimes career, Dr. Apgar campaigned vigorously for birth defects registries, immunization against rubella (German measles), and the prevention of Rh disease; and she led the way to the foundations increasing involvement in the field of perinatal health in the 1960s.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-virginia-apgar-invents-the-apgar-score/feed/ 0 Lillian Schwartz points the way in CG field http://womenrolemodels.org/lillian-schwartz-points-the-way-in-cg-field/ http://womenrolemodels.org/lillian-schwartz-points-the-way-in-cg-field/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:09:21 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=169 This 1976 documentary about Lillian Schwartz, Computer Graphics (CG) artist, features excerpts from several of her films.

]]> http://womenrolemodels.org/lillian-schwartz-points-the-way-in-cg-field/feed/ 0 Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei of NCSU invents stronger metal foam http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-afsaneh-rabiei-of-ncsu-invents-stronger-metal-foam/ http://womenrolemodels.org/dr-afsaneh-rabiei-of-ncsu-invents-stronger-metal-foam/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:50:55 +0000 Pam Van Londen http://womenrolemodels.org/?p=165 New research by Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University, has revealed the strongest metal foam ever. It can compress up to 80% of its original size under loading and still retain its original shape. Read more about Rabiei’s program here. View the video.

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