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S1 E12: Forensics Beauty Queen
Alayna Westcom, a forensic scientist and former Miss Vermont, takes the Nerd Girl nation through the highs and lows of working in a...
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A Catalytic Conversion: Westcom showcases her science talents
Twenty-three-year-old Alayna Westcom stood onstage in a white dress with a blue atom emblem, blue shoes, and lab glasses. On a table...
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A quiz for future engineers
Students aged 7-19 who may be engineers in the making are invited to take the Meet the Future You quiz to examine different engineering...
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A 'Bridge' to Master's Engineering Programs
Numerous jobs in computer science, data informatics and cybersecurity have six-figure earning potential, and demand is growing. The...
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S1 E11: Climate Change
Nerd Girl Nation dives into climate change with Rashmi Shah, a NASA scientist who monitors sea levels, and Clara Nevins, a high-school...
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MIT's engineering department heads are now predominantly female
For the first time in the history of the university, the majority of engineering department heads at the Massachusetts Institute of...