Girls In KC STEM
By Adriana Suarez According to KC Stem Alliance and a government report, “in 2015 women filled 47 percent of all U.S. jobs but occupied only… Read More »Girls In KC STEM
Women in STEAM
Celebrating Vera Rubin
By Ann Varner On this day, July 23, in 1928, a woman who made “ground breaking observations that provided evidence for the existence of a… Read More »Celebrating Vera Rubin
The Scully Effect
By Ann Varner One of the earliest memories I have is from when I was four years old. I would sneak out of my bedroom… Read More »The Scully Effect
Marie Curie: The Pioneer for Women in Science
By Ann Varner Marie Curie not only was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she was also the first person to win the… Read More »Marie Curie: The Pioneer for Women in Science
Wanted: Women in Science
By Ann Varner Every Monday a group of women and I meet for our Women in Science (WiSci) meeting. This group of diverse women have become the… Read More »Wanted: Women in Science
Fridays are for Feminism
By Ann Varner Last Friday, the Women’s Center had a great turn out for the showing of the movie Hidden Figures. There was all the… Read More »Fridays are for Feminism
STEAM: The Future is Female
By Caroline Turner This week UMKC is hosting an Oral & Craniofacial Sciences Seminar, and with the Women in STEAM initiative going into its second… Read More »STEAM: The Future is Female