"engineer" Articles & Blogs:
Engineer Says Robotics Can Use a Woman's Touch
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Robin Murphy's robots don't look human. Nor do they act like R2D2, or Rosie from "The Jetsons."
Instead they are small and flexible; built to slither through collapsed buildings, fly over wildfires or floods, and check the integr...[Read on] |
Bobby Jindal's Wife Supriya Talks Politics – and Romance – With Meghan McCain
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Supriya Jindal insists her husband’s keeping his head in Louisiana, not looking toward the White HousePost | Today 12:30 pm
Supriya Jindal is something else. A chemical engineer who’s raising three children, the 37-year-old also runs a found...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Adrienne Billiau: Young woman changing the auto industry
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Purse? Check. Lipstick? Check. Job at GM? Yup.
Say hello to Adrienne Billiau, a young woman changing the auto industry forever. Fresh out of college, she is working in the Battery Systems Lab as a VOLTec Test Engineer at General Motors. That’s right: G...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: Cannes Watch
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Here are some of the women directors and films about women that are rolling out in Cannes.
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo- Isabel Coixet
Synopsis: Ryu is a solitary girl whose fragile appearance is in stark contrast with the double life she leads, working ...[Read on] |
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: Not Just Another Holiday
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by Megan Tackney, Program Associate, National Women's Law Center
I opened my email this morning to find a well-timed announcement that today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. It could not have come sooner. Even as I was walking to work this morni...[Read on] |
Skier’s perfume blends rose oil with confidence
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Ahh, the sweet smell of success.
2009 U.S. freestyle skiing champion Michelle Roark, has never lacked ambition. At age 5, she decided she wanted to become a chemical engineer and compete in the Winter Olympics.
Roark has been to one Olympics (Torino), ...[Read on] |
Girl Scouts to meet women with non-traditional careers at NASCAR Weekend
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Professional barrel racer Tana Poppino together with three women race car drivers will join 500 girl scouts at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, MO on October 1st during a unique event being planned as part of a NASCAR race weekend at the track.
Tana, ...[Read on] |
Are keyless start/stop systems safe?
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I gotta confess, I'm not so good with car keys. I'm always fumbling to find them at the bottom of my purse, and even though I have a designated drop spot for them in the house, half the time I never remember to put them there. Yep: I am the pathetic sap ...[Read on] |
Don't break down over Labor Day Weekend: Tips to try before calling AAA
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Here are some some tips for those planning to travel over the long holiday weekend - keep these in mind to help avoid hefty tow charges over Labor Day. Dead BatteryYour car battery can become dead in several ways. The charging mechanism, called an alte...[Read on] |
Celebrating Earth Day: Celebrities, Authors & Supporters
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It seems celebrities support everything nowadays, from classy New York restaurant openings to their hometown baseball teams. But perhaps the most significant celebrity-approved concept is the green movement.
After all, the staggering facts regarding glob...[Read on] |
An Open Letter from a Female Director
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I received this letter from Ela Thier a woman who has been working in the business for 20 years. It’s long but incredibly well written.
Firstly, I’d like to thank Ela for writing this and for her honesty. The full letter will be after the break b...[Read on] |
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