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Dis-Aleutianed Where the Wild Winds Blow
  • Sep 8, 2019
  • 8 min

Dis-Aleutianed Where the Wild Winds Blow

Why go all that way, why spend all that time, why spend all that money? Why even bother in the first place.
Frustration to Finesse
  • Jul 27, 2019
  • 5 min

Frustration to Finesse

...my brain has transformed me from a fourth-grader fumbling through my first time touching a cello, to a seasoned musician...
My Three Guiding Principles
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • 7 min

My Three Guiding Principles

"Distress as we may be in, we should hold more firmly to our integrity and never abandon our lofty aspiration."
A Series of Fortunate Events
  • Jun 10, 2019
  • 4 min

A Series of Fortunate Events

All of our interests and talents and life experience can be brought to bear in different ways - nothing that you do or learn is wasted.
Scientists, Meet #Twitter!
  • May 10, 2019
  • 9 min

Scientists, Meet #Twitter!

The rapid dispersal and growth of content via Tweets make it an effective mechanism for sharing research and professional development.
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
  • May 4, 2019
  • 5 min

Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?

We present a self-consistent sandwich definition comprising only six axioms with the power to categorize every meal.
The Women Who Inspired Me
  • Apr 26, 2019
  • 6 min

The Women Who Inspired Me

My growth depended on the myriad of women who mentored me, inspired me, and invested years into my development as a critical thinker.
Help Us Patch the Pipeline
  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 6 min

Help Us Patch the Pipeline

Every day I work alongside dozens of women who apply exacting scientific rigor and creative problem-solving to their science.
Into the Storm
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • 6 min

Into the Storm

As with most meteorologists, I can remember an event that sealed the deal for me.
Scouting for Science
  • Feb 24, 2019
  • 6 min

Scouting for Science

I can no longer divide these two aspects of myself: Am I a scientist scouting for answers, or a scout doing science?
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