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CSHL goes to the White House for Easter EGGucation

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:30:20 +0000

Plant biology and science education are in ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) DNA. Recently, two CSHL plant scientists brought their expertise from the lab to the White House lawn for an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden. Since 2022, the White House’s annual “EGGucation” Roll has used fun Easter-themed activities to teach kids about...

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CSHL WiSE invites campers to have some Fun with DNA

Nick Wurm — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:30:19 +0000

Fun with DNA Summer Camp." data-description="" />On August 21, the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) group’s annual Fun with DNA summer camp returns to the Dolan DNA Learning Center. The program is designed for girls and nonbinary students. It immerses campers in a lab environment. This kind of active learning is one of the best ways to get kids interested...

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COO’s Report: A successful transition

Communications Department — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:30:50 +0000

2022 was a year of transition from a COVID-dominated environment to a “new normal.” While the pandemic is still with us, the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) community has effectively responded to its many challenges and is now better prepared for whatever the future may hold. Financial resources The year began with uncertainty, requiring us...

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Knowing what it’s like to be the only one in the room

Daniel Dunaief — Fri, 13 May 2022 11:30:07 +0000

eet Charla Lambert, advocating for all voices in science. She isn’t just a champion of diversity at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL)—she’s a living example. From Alaskan native heritage in the Haida and Tsimshian tribes on her mother’s side and of Cajun descent from southern Louisiana on her father’s, Charla Lambert, Ph.D., the inaugural head...

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CSHL researcher named 2021 Leading Edge Fellow

Jasmine Lee — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:00:38 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Senior Computational Fellow Andrea Moffitt was selected as a 2021 Leading Edge Fellow for her research on personalized genomic tools that help guide cancer therapies. She will present her work, including ultra-sensitive detection of residual disease in leukemia and pancreatic cancer, at the virtual 2021 Leading Edge Symposium. Leading Edge...

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Education Innovators – Coding

Marc Persad — Mon, 17 May 2021 15:00:22 +0000

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LIVE At the Lab – Education Innovators: Coding

Jasmine Lee — Mon, 17 May 2021 14:00:10 +0000

Biologists rely on computer coders more every day. The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) DNA Learning Center (DNALC) and Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) want to be sure those coders include all types of people. The two organizations run computer science programs for middle and high school students. Shaina Lu and Julia Wang, both...

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CSHL WiSE earns community support grant from Mary’s Pence

Luis Sandoval — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:00:05 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) chapter of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) received a grant of $5,000 from Mary’s Pence for outreach programming and to support women involved in STEM work in the CSHL and surrounding community. Mary’s Pence is a nonprofit organization that provides funding to women-led organizations that are creating social...

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The world of Brianna Bibel, The Bumbling Biochemist

Charlotte Hu — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:29:37 +0000

hen Alexandra Newton first opened an Instagram account for the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, she typed “biochemistry” on the search bar to see what others were posting. That’s when she entered the world of Brianna Bibel, a third-year graduate student at the Watson School of Biological Sciences who’s better known across social...

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Recruiting diversity—a day at a time

Communications Department — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:34:57 +0000

On a rainy Saturday morning in April, over fifty undergraduate students from New York City, Long Island and New Jersey colleges filed into Grace Auditorium. They bristled with anticipation, as do many visitors upon arriving at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL). Some of these students may have even pondered the same question I had two...

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Dr. Anne Churchland honored with Marshall Award for promoting women in science

Andrea Alfano — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:03:35 +0000

In recognition of her efforts to promote and mentor women in neuroscience, Associate Professor Anne Churchland was honored with The Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition Award at the Society for Neuroscience’s 2017 Annual Meeting in November. Each year, the award goes to “an individual who has significantly promoted the professional development of women in neuroscience...

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A spot at the podium: The Women in Biology Speakers List

Andrea Alfano — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:49:52 +0000

The gender imbalance in slates of invited speakers for scientific conferences is an issue that CSHL’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) group and Meetings & Courses division were well-positioned to tackle. They created the Women in Biology Speakers List to inspire conference organizers to invite more women to speak. hen a group dedicated to...

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Research profile: Leemor Joshua-Tor

Peter Tarr — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:24:48 +0000

When she was in the 7th grade, Leemor Joshua-Tor came upon a fragrant box that once held her mother’s perfume. It proved the perfect container for a set of flashcards that she was using to learn properties of the chemical elements. “I think my brain connected doing chemistry to good feelings, good smells,” she muses...

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2nd Annual WiSE Summer Party provides needed networking opportunity

Communications Department — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:55:08 +0000

Women have made significant gains in representation in science at the graduate and postdoctoral levels, but there are still many more men than women at the highest positions of academia and industry. The underrepresentation of minority women is even more dire. CSHL Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) is working to address the many factors,...

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