Women of Note
Maryam Mirzakhani: "It's like solving a puzzle or connecting the dots in a detective case"
The first woman to ever win the Fields Medal – known as the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics' – in recognition of Mirzakhani's contributions to the understanding of the symmetry of curved surfaces. It has implications for the study of prime numbers and cryptography. Despite the breadth of applications of her work, she had said that she enjoys pure mathematics because of the elegance and longevity of the questions she studies. more »
High-Containment Laboratories; Recent Incidents of Biosafety Lapses: "The oversight of these laboratories is fragmented and largely self-policing"
"As GAO last reported in 2013, after more than 12 years, GAO has not been able to find any detailed projections based on a government-wide strategic evaluation of research requirements based on public health or national security needs. Without this information, there is little assurance of having facilities with the right capacity to meet the nation's needs." more »
A Vanity Fair Cover and Shifting Gender Roles in World War I; Medical Corps & Red Cross Dogs
At the Ransom Center at University of Texas, Austin: World War I played a crucial part in the transformation of gender roles. As men left for the battlefields, women took on traditionally male occupations at home. Buoyed by this experience and a new sense of confidence, these women started demanding more rights and independence. more »
Woman of Note, Interview With Nadine Gordimer: "I don't think happiness is possible without freedom"
"But you are not only a writer, you are also a human being living among your fellow human beings in your society, in your country. You're enclosed by the laws of that country. You're enclosed by the morals and attitudes of the people around you. You have to be in relation to that as well, take your responsibility of being a human being in a human society."
Interview: Nadine Gordimer Nobel Prize in Literature
November 11, 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa
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