Decoding Cancer: Career Profile - Bioinformatics Scientist
Decoding Cancer

A bioinformatics scientist applies two areas of study – research and technology – to store, organize and analyze highly complex data for use within the field of medicine and science.

GPS For Success
GPS For Success

GPS For Success is a multi-platform website where students and adults can watch, read and learn about career opportunities, income potential and education/training requirements in 16 career clusters outlined nationally as experiencing a shortage of skilled workers entering the workforce.

National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame

We connect inventors who have built the world around us with the innovators of tomorrow.

People Behind the Science Podcast
People Behind The Science

Come with us on a journey through the lives and minds of today’s brilliant scientists.

Lowell Observatory: Women in Astronomy - Elizabeth Roemer
Lowell Observatory

Over her career, Dr. Roemer is credited with the recovery of 79 comets, the discovery of two asteroids, and the co-discovery of Jupiter’s moon, Themisto.

Lowell Observatory: Women in Astronomy - Elizabeth Langdon Williams
Lowell Observatory

 In 1905, Percival Lowell hired her as a “computer,” i.e., a person who manually performs calculations, and she began work in his Boston office.

Lowell Observatory: Women in Astronomy
Lowell Observatory

For Women’s History Month, we are focusing on three women who are represented in our collections: Dr. Elizabeth Roemer, Wrexie Louise Leonard, and Elizabeth Langdon Williams.

AirSpace: Fly Girl (Season 3|Ep.9)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

On this episode of AirSpace we’re spotlighting the heroic service and enduring legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP.

AirSpace: Get Off of My Cloud (Season 2|Ep. 1)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Emily, Matt, and Nick will talk to experts who know just how dangerous cumulonimbus clouds can be, and explore the story of William Rankin, who found out firsthand.

AirSpace: Rover R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Season 2|Ep. 2)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Our intrepid hosts explore the legacy of the real Rosalind Franklin, who helped us understand life on Earth, and the future of her namesake robot, who is going to search for signs of life on Mars.

AirSpace: The Right Stuff Right Now (Season 1, Ep.2)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

The criteria to become an astronaut has evolved over the years, but it’s still one of the toughest jobs to land.

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