A ratty pair of sneakers. A pair of bare feet covered in dirt. A cardboard sign with crude Sharpie lettering. A shaking, outstretched hand. A shopping cart full of empty Gatorade bottles and Coke cans. A pile of scraps - metal to be sold, food to be salvaged, cloth to be used as a makeshift bed. A face hidden beneath an unshaven beard. A few ribs poking out beneath … [Read more...] about Poverty Tourism: From Witnessing Tragedy to Embodying Apathy by Maria V. Ibalio
Extraordinary Women in STEM: Ada Yonath
“I don't walk into the lab in the morning thinking, 'I am a woman, and I will carry out an experiment that will conquer the world.' I am a scientist, not male or female. A scientist.” Ada Yonath was born into a poor family in Jerusalem where her family lived in a small four-room apartment with other families. Despite her family’s … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Ada Yonath
Extraordinary Women in STEM: Dr. Fabiola Gianotti
"The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task"- Fabiola Gianotti Dr. Fabiola Gianotti is an unwavering optimist who grew up loving both science and art by taking influence from her parents in Italy. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a prima ballerina at La Scala in Milan or … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Dr. Fabiola Gianotti
Extraordinary Women in STEM: Kamilah Taylor
"I was just a kid growing up in Jamaica with dreams, and I want people to know that it’s possible to dream bigger and accomplish those dreams"- Kamilah Taylor Kamilah Taylor received a B.S. in computer science and mathematics from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and an M.S. in computer science with a … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Kamilah Taylor
Extraordinary Women in STEM: Rachel Carson
"In nature nothing exists alone."- Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Rachel Carson first expressed her love of nature as a writer and later as a marine biologist. She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women in 1929 and went on to study at the Oceanographic Institute at Woods Hole and later receive her MA in Zoology from … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Rachel Carson