Stories by DNLee

Wordless Wednesday: Research Snapshots 5

March 19, 2014 — DNLee

Engaging girls in STEM: #WomeninSTEM #STEMchat March 18

Who are your heroes of science? Mine include Marie Curie, Roger Arliner Young and Rubye Torrey. March is Womens History Month and I’m celebrating Women and Girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)...

March 17, 2014 — DNLee

ZappyLabs: Using technology to make DOING science research easier

With only one day left and less than $2,000 to go, I want to see this science app company Kickstarter campaign make it! ZappyLab offers what they call Bench Tools – a suite of research tools for those who do laboratory life science research. Nice idea and I love reserach tech, especially those that can be used on mobile devices. My [...]..

March 14, 2014 — DNLee

Wordless Wednesday: Research Snapshots 4

Because I know you all have missed seeing the rats. Here are some photos of the most adorable research subjects, EVER!! These photos are from novel food introduction tests.

February 26, 2014 — DNLee

White House to Honor STEM Diversity and Access Champions of Change

I’ve been on the road and I finally show up in Ithaca, to join the rest of my lab group at Cornell and the first thing I say to my boss is: “So, ummm….I’m going to the White House this week.” PRESS RELEASE THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Communications ________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, [...]..

February 24, 2014 — DNLee

#Scio14 Expanding the Dialogue on Diversity: Privilege and the Pursuit of Science

As I was completing my doctorate studies, I was mounting an insane amount of student debt. I needed to finish. I wanted to finish. However, working an outside job or even a teaching assistantship kept taking up mind space and timeand prevented me from just getting things done.I was so financially strapped that I was [...]..

February 22, 2014 — DNLee

Free live stream of 2014 AAAS Science Communication Session #AAASmtg #Scicomm

I will be speaking at the 2014 Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS on Thursday, February 13. I am speaking in the Communicating Science Sessions.

February 12, 2014 — DNLee

Communicating Science in Chicago – come see me!

I will be in Chicago, Illinois, attending theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS, meeting in Chicago February 13-17, 2014.

February 10, 2014 — DNLee

Celebrating the Unsung Heros of Science and Black History

During my school years, I was excited about Black History Month. I was very fortunate to have a host of culturally-aware teachers who gleefully threaded lessons of Black Achievement through out all of my subjects...

February 7, 2014 — DNLee

Wordless Wednesday: Research Snapshots 3

February 5, 2014 — DNLee

Twitter, Black Women, and Graduate Education – a place for a dispersed community

I know abouta little overdozen African-American Women with or earning a Ph.D. I count both real life friend and on-line associates. When I list them in a Twitter #FollowFriday list it looks like a lot...

January 31, 2014 — DNLee

The Sciences

Speaking my mind and signing my name

I wrote an essay as part of a Group Post at #HopeJahrenSureCanWrite about being your authentic self – name and all – on the internet.

January 27, 2014 — DNLee

Free the News, Share the Science – Campaign to create the Sex Politics & Religion Network

The National Science & Technology News Service’s own Jamilah Bey has been given the opportunity to create a new online journalism forum: The Sex Politics And Religion Network.

January 21, 2014 — DNLee

Waking up from a bad dream – Fear of academic writing

I declared the 2014 as the year to tie up all of my loose ends. I have so many things I need to finish. I mean desperately finish. Thanks to a kick in the butt pep talk from Dr.

January 13, 2014 — DNLee

#NPRBlacksinTech – a conversation about African American participation in American Innovation fields

NPR Tell Me More Program with Michel Martin has been hosting an on-going conversation about the state of African-American participation in technology, as well as science and engineering field...

December 16, 2013 — DNLee

FAQ about #DNLeeLab research and African Giant Pouched Rats

I like sharing science with people; and that includes demystifying research by lifting the curtain and showing people the day-by-day stuff that my research project involves.

December 13, 2013 — DNLee

Wordless Wednesday: #DNLeeLab Research Snapshots 2

African Pouched Rat giving the finger

December 11, 2013 — DNLee

The Sciences

My Story Collider Story – Working Twice as Hard

I must extend a very, very big thank you to Ben Lillie and Erin Barker of The Story Collider and giving me a chance to share my personal experiences in and with science.

December 9, 2013 — DNLee

Catch me in New York – Speaking at Story Collider

I’ll be sharing my own Stories About Science – Tales of The Dark Side of Science with The Story Collider. This week, Wednesday, December 4, I will be in New York City with 4 other awesome guests sharing our own not-so-pretty experiences in science. The event is in Brooklyn at the Littlefield...

December 1, 2013 — DNLee

Wordless Wednesday: #DNLeeLab Research Snapshots 1

Getting gloved up. Taking PPE (personal protective equipment) to a whole new level - Chain Mail Gloves!

November 27, 2013 — DNLee