The future, like that notebook, is hers for a beautiful moment. This moment is fleeting and harsh in its brevity. The raw probabilities are not in this girl, or any girls favor. Only a quarter of academic professors are women. Only twelve percent of biotechnology and pharmaceutical CEOs are women. Only four percent of healthcare CEOs are women.
Read MoreI was studying neuroscience when a compelling idea pushed me to make the leap into entrepreneurship. Despite my on-the-job business education, my scientific training remains the foundation of my work today. A few lessons in particular consistently resonate with me.
Read MoreIt is a poignant fact in American history that one of the greatest speeches of our nation was among the briefest. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was a mere ten sentences- and in a clear, concise manner, communicated exactly what was needed to a war-torn nation. There is a historical precedent for the power and impact short communications can have.
Read MoreEvery single day that we do not educate our population on science in a meaningful way is a day we let our hard-earned scientific victories gather dust, a day we leave our federal funding from taxpayers in jeopardy, a day we let millions of dollars slip away on poor investment choices and a day we fail to inspire the next Nobel Prize winner.
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