July 5: Meet some of the many faces of #LGBTQSTEMDay
Friday, July 5 is LGBTQ STEM Day, an initiative launched to celebrate the contributions the LGBTQ+ community has made in science, technology, engineering and...
It could take 118 years for women computer scientists to publish as much as men
A new study published on arXiv suggests it could be 118 years before women computer scientists are annually publishing as many research papers as...
So what’s We Rep STEM about, anyway?
My name is Cheryl and for now, I’m the only person who controls all the @WeRepSTEM accounts and site content. I created We Rep...
Women’s scores surpass men’s after Japanese med school stops rigging exams
In August 2018, Japanese officials at the Tokyo Medical University were forced to issue a public apology after it was reported the institution had...
What’s keeping women from attending tech conferences?
In December 2018, virtual event solutions company Evia released a study suggesting that women make up less than 20 percent of tech jobs in...
New study estimates $100 billion in lost income due to cancer deaths
A new study published in JAMA estimates $94.4 billion of lost earnings due to US cancer deaths in 2015. The estimates were for individuals...
Photos: Solar eclipse darkens skies over Chile and Argentina
Tuesday was a great day for sky watchers in Chile and Argentina. At around 2 p.m. EDT, a solar eclipse moved across the Pacific...
Calling all STEM friends!
We’re building a community that inspires learning and gives A LOT of love to underrepresented groups in the STEM community. We would love to...
We have too many power plants to keep climate change warming below 1.5C
In an effort to combat climate change, the Paris climate accord recommends keeping global temperature increases below 1.5˚C — but a new study reveals we’re likely...