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February 25, 2022

Spotlighting Black Excellence in Science: 5 of the World’s Most Influential Black Scientists
The work of black scientists is key to our future. To help students see themselves with a future in STEM and to broaden their understanding of science history, it’s important for them to learn about a diverse range of scientists and engineers.
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February 26, 2021

Josephine Silone Yates
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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February 26, 2021

Fanny Jackson Coppin - Educator & Missionary
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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February 19, 2021

Marie Maynard Daly – Biochemist – First African American woman in the US to earn a Chemistry Ph.D.
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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February 19, 2021

Ronald McNair – Astronaut, Physicist, Saxophonist – Congressional Space Medal of Honor Recipient
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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February 12, 2021

Margaret S. Collins – Entomologist and Civil Rights Activist
A brief profile on Margaret S. Collins, an entomologist with many contributions to the research of termites.
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February 12, 2021

George Robert Carruthers - Inventor, Physicist, Engineer and Space Scientist
A brief profile of George Robert Carruthers, and his many contributions to astronomy and the space program.
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February 8, 2021

Jewel Plummer Cobb - Biologist and Cancer Researcher
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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February 8, 2021

Alice Ball - Chemist and developer of the most effective treatment for leprosy
Black History Month - Focus on Science As we move with hope and vigor towards a time in which the monumental achievements and contributions of Black and Indigenous folks are recognized with priority for 12 months of the year rather...
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