Countdown to #Scio13 & Preparing for Discussions on Diversity in the Sciences
Countdown to ScienceOnline 2013 - the 7th annual (and largest) gathering of STEM and Social Media Enthusiast will convene in the Research Triangle, North Carolina.
Stories by DNLee
Wordless Wednesday: I’m an Outdoor Afro
A Poem I love the outdoors in the Wintertime in the Spring especially the Summer and the gorgeous Fall. My Afro – so big and round – like wide world I love so natural a gift from Mother Nature/Mother Earth I enjoy her beauty at play and work...
Invite to the PR Newswire’s African American press list
Just a moment ago I received an email from the PR Newswire asking if I wanted to be included on the African American Press Release. I was pleasantly surprised and glad for the invite.
Feministing Friday: Obsessing over my look and what to do with my hair
My relationship with my hair has been tenuous my entire life. Like most little (black) girls of my generation (X) there was much hullabaloo over length, softness and coarseness.
Science News and Black Media? Not yet, says 2013 NABJ Conference Planners
All week I have been discussing ways to get Black Press outlets to incorporate more science news in their lineups. In October 2012, I submitted two (1 and 2) proposals for science related panels for the 2013 National Association of Black Journalism meeting...
NABJ Proposal: Health Science Reporting for Under-represented audiences
Yesterday, I shared the first of two proposals I submitted to the National Association of Black Journalists 2013 meeting. Today, I share the second proposal.
NABJ Proposal: Science 101 for Journalists or So, You want to be a Science Writer?
Still a little groggy from my return from Africa, I came across a serendipitously came across a tweet - A Call for Proposals for the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)...
Promoting Science to Under-served audiences and understanding push-pull market forces of news
I recently learned that my proposals for Science-related Journalism Panels for the 2013 meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists were rejected.
#STEMchat January 2013: Making STEM New Year's Resolutions
Hi all,My first Engagement of 2013 is upon me already. I am happy and honored to be a panelist for the first installment of the 2013 #STEMchat series.
Celebrating New Year with age-old traditions
Among many Southern (US folks) as well as African-Americans, there are some very tried-and-true News Year Day superstitions traditions. And me being a lover of cultural rituals, I look forward to them – even if I don’t always follow through...
Computer Science Education Week 2012 Recap
Where you able to participate in Computer Science Education Week? Where there any memorable moments?My favorite Tweets and links about Computer Science Education Week “@drugmonkeyblog: #thatsofreud RT @funkyNMR: This is how computer scientits read "50 Shades of Grey" http://btfy.me/x6r2dy ” #CSEdWeek lol “@ileducprof: Clemson leads U.S...
Hip Hop Evolution Files: What's so special about tight vaginas?
Keri Hilson with Lil Wayne Lil Wayne's monologue really says it all: mami i dig your persona right, you look baby mama type, i know that got you kinda hyped, my ice is albino white, i hope your vagina tight i go underwater and i hope your piranha bite hahaha Why does vagina muscle tone matter?...
Wordless Wednesday: Rats En Route -- Update (don't celebrate yet)
I have been pre-occupied with paperwork and approvals to get my rats to Oklahoma so that I can get started with my laboratory studies on behavior and genetics.
The complicated relationship of Economics & Education and how we conflate race & class issues in the United States
So even after Affirmative Action, there still weren’t very many Blacks and Mexican students enrolled in selective colleges and universities.
5 Reasons everyone should celebrate Computer Science Education Week #CSEdWeek
5. Fast, affordable Computers. Once upon a time computers would take up entire floors in buildings. The original Super Computer, the CDC 6600, could have easily earned its moniker because that's how much square footage it took up at University of California at Berkeley...
College Internship and Scholarship Opportunities for Minority Students
The end of the semester is at hand. It's a busy and stressful time of year. I know. College students are preparing (or taking) exams. High school seniors are working on mid-year projects and facing college application deadlines...
5 Fun Educational Gift Ideas for Holiday Toy Drives
Originally posted at Urban Science Adventures! © Educational Gift Giving Ideas for the Holidays.It’s that time of year for good cheer, celebrating, and holiday parties...
The Intersection of Culture and Science - Hip Hop, Feminism, Sex, & Sexual Selection
The Intersection of Culture and Science - Hip Hop, Feminism, Sex, & Sexual Selection: That's essentially what my presentation (and my time interacting with students and faculty) at Denison University was about...
Sexual Politics of Hip Hop Reexamined as Lessons in Sexual Selection
I received the great honor of being invited to speak at the Dr. Laura C. Harris Symposium at Denison University. It's a small (compared to OK State) Liberal Arts College in Granville, Ohio - outside of Columbus...
