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Rachel Wachman '24

Professor Ellen Thomas Talks Winning Frontiers of Knowledge Award, Female Representation in the Sciences, and Fossil Restoration on Campus

April 20, 2023 by Rachel Wachman '24

Ellen Thomas was originally told at her alma mater, the Utrecht University in the Netherlands, that women couldn’t study earth sciences. But she refused to let this stop her.

Categories Profiles Tags Faculty, Women

Fa’alataitaua Fitisemanu ’24 Talks Lab Research, Attending Conferences, Gaining Confidence, and Building Community

March 6, 2023 by Rachel Wachman '24

Fitisemanu, who is Samoan, initially worried about feeling out of place, but he quickly found a welcoming community of scientists working to support each other in their professional endeavors.

Categories Profiles Tags AANHPI

Julissa Cruz Bautista ’25 Presents Poster and Wins Award at ABRCMS Conference

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by Rachel Wachman '24

Usually when it comes to science and doing research, I will only bring the scientific aspect of myself, but at the conference, I was able to bring my whole self.

Categories Profiles Tags LatinX, Student

An Exploration Inside Accessibility Accommodations in the Sciences

November 2, 2022 by Rachel Wachman '24

“I say to the student, ‘Explain to me what the barriers are for you? Where do you run into the challenges because of your disability?’ This is where we put in accommodations to ameliorate the barriers to access.”

Categories Resources Tags Faculty, Student

Jaime Carrazco-Carrillo Slated to Represent Wesleyan SACNAS at Puerto Rico Conference

October 6, 2022 by Rachel Wachman '24

I’m the first Mexican—not even Mexican, the first Spanish speaker—in the MB&B grad school. So I didn’t have anyone with a similar experience as me. SACNAS for me is really a place where I can talk with people.

Categories Profiles Tags LatinX, Student

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