Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier first met at a 2011 conference in Puerto Rico, where both gave talks about a then little-known biological system called CRISPR–Cas9, which bacteria use as an…
Around the family Thanksgiving dinner table at the age of 12, Dave Isay’s storytelling instincts kicked in. As he asked his family questions about their life experiences, perspectives and dreams, Isay was so…
Know who beat “The Batman” at the box office? Not an Avenger or an animated hero but Sandra Bullock. Even more incredible: Bullock is 57. Her onscreen love interests in “…
The first elected female leader of Panama’s Wounaan Indigenous group took office Monday. The inauguration of Aulina Ismare Opua marks a strengthening of women’s positions in the country’s Indigenous communities. Recently, Elena Cruz Guerra…
Sometimes heroes go unnoticed. They work hard, focus on their goals, and don’t expect recognition or reverence because they are simply deeply passionate about pursuing their dreams and challenging the status quo. There…
In spite of recent gains, men still significantly outnumber women in the C-suite. However, more and more women have “broken the glass ceiling” and are leveraging their talent as senior executives in companies…
While it’s well-documented that women with children face a “motherhood penalty” in their careers, researchers are now beginning to study the obstacles facing another group: women…