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Meet Dr. Erika Marín-Spiotta — Standing up to Bias and Harassment

November 24, 2018 By Tracey Holloway

Today in my series of Science-a-Thon essays, I’ll continue profiling a few of my wonderful colleagues on the board of the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN). It is a true pleasure to introduce you to Dr. Erika Marín-Spiotta, who is actively improving the culture of science.

Outstanding Women of Color honored

February 27, 2018 By UW-Madison

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Meet Julia Nepper, who earned a UW-Madison Ph.D. at 23

January 18, 2018 By Pat Schneider

Julia Nepper’s favorite thing about science is a little surprising.

“It’s OK to be wrong. Until you acknowledge what you don’t know, you cannot progress,” said the North Carolina native who, at age 23, received her Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison last month.

That’s right; she’s a Ph.D. at 23.

“I Have Skin in the Game:” UW’s First Black Woman Professor of Medicine Works to Diversify Life Sciences

November 14, 2017 By Jordan Gaines

For Angela Byars-Winston, becoming the first Black tenure-track, full-professor in the UW-Madison Department of Medicine in September was just another stepping stone in her career.

As a member of the National Academy of Sciences Higher Education and Workforce Development Board, a 2011 selectee for the Obama administration’s Winning the Future initiative as Champion of Change, and a recipient of a  $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health to research the impact of diversity awareness on mentor-mentee relationships in STEM,  Byars-Winston has no shortage of accomplishments.

Brand New Badger: Daughter of Hmong immigrants part of national push for more women in technology

September 28, 2017 By Doug Erickson

One of 14 children, freshman Rosee Xiong is continuing her family’s strong educational drive. Four of her older siblings already have graduated from UW–Madison. Photo by Doug Erickson Rosee Xiong barely remembers a day when she didn’t have her fingers on a computer keyboard or some other piece of technology. That youthful passion paid off […]

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