by Ellie Haljun
Tag: #Chemistry
I, Love as strong as an acid, Love as organic as carboxylic. She, Sweet as dilute alcohol, As consensual as volatile. In those hot days of summer, And the world’s constant hygroscopy, Our bodies would touch and cleave, Bonds would break; pieces leave. Remember I still do, Of the way we reacted, Releasing vapor as […]
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Clair Boothe Luce at Kenyon
Yiyi Ma There is a historic disparity between men and women PhD scientists in math, statistics, physics and chemistry—also known as the “physical sciences”. In a 2017 report released by Elsevier, of all of the US physicists and astronomers who published articles, reviews or conference proceedings, only 21% of these scientists were women. Despite the […]
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The Half Life of Marie Curie
Grant Holt In 1920, Marie Curie developed cataracts. The first female professor hired at Paris’ elite Sorbonne had to write her lecture notes in huge letters and rely on her daughters to guide her around campus. We understand today that exposure to radiation can be harmful to the lens of the eyes. Marie, unfortunately, lived […]
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