All posts by Madalyn Weston
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Janaki Ammal
Covering topics from structure of plants to genetics, botany – the study of plant life – has applications in medicine, agriculture, climate change and even...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Karletta Chief
Happy Earth Week 2018, UMKC! This week, we reflect on the miracle of our planet and the work of environmentalists and conservationists to preserve its...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Megan Smith
Women in technology are scarce, holding only about 25 percent of all computing occupations; a number which has been declining since 1991 (according to the...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Alexa Canady
You would be hard-pressed to find a better role model than Dr. Alexa Canady. Alexa Irene Canady was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1950. The...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Nabilah Al-Tunisi
Nabilah Al-Tunisi walked into the male-dominated oil world, and became a chief engineer at the largest oil and gas company in the world. “Never in...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. France A. Córdova
Dr. France A. Córdova has one of the most successful careers in science today. Born on August 5, 1947 in Paris, Córdova was the oldest...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Ann Caracristi
When you hear “mathematician,” you probably think of a man in a sweater vest and large glasses, sitting in a stuffy office or teaching a...
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Celebrating women in STEM: Tetchi Cruz-Capellan
The world is reaching a breaking point with climate change, and the rush for clean energy has started. In the Philippines, however, the use of...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Padmasree Warrior
Padmasree Warrior is a great example of a woman in STEM living the American Dream. Raised in Vijayawada, India, Warrior suffered from asthma as a...
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Celebrating Women in STEM: Dr. Emmy Noether
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hang out with Albert Einstein? Dr. Emmy Noether was a German-born, Jewish mathematician who worked...
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“Once On This Island” at the Just off Broadway Theater
It’s been a long time since I’ve tapped my feet and moved my body all the way through a play, but last Friday, at the opening night of “Once...
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After two wins Friday, Softball falls to CSU Bakersfield
After a decent performance on Friday, winning both games in doubleheader against CSU Bakersfield, UMKC was unable to carry the momentum into Saturday for a third game against the...
Women’s Soccer cruises through Jewell
Evan Pilkington The UMKC Women’s soccer teamed cruised to another win on Sunday at home against William Jewell. Despite some rainy conditions earlier in the day, the game stayed...
