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Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence

Physics World

In 2011, during her undergraduate degree at Georgia Institute of Technology, Ghanaian-US computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discovered that getting a robot to play a simple game of peek-a-boo with her was impossible – the machine was incapable of seeing her dark-skinned face. of all undergraduate students in 2018, but only 1.7%

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Women in electrochemistry put science first

Physics World

While more women are choosing to study science at undergraduate level, a recent analysis by Lokman Meho at the American University of Beirut revealed that worldwide only 30% of professors in science and technology are women, and that between 2016 and 2020 only 19% of the most prestigious research prizes were awarded to female scientists.

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Award-Winning Women In Natural Sciences Marks 40 Years 

Academy of Natural Sciences

Them and the other nearly 1,000 young Philly women who have passed through the award-winning Women In Natural Sciences program at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and on to college and successful careers in science, technology, engineering, math and other disciplines.

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History Co-ops Dive Deep into Academy Archives

Academy of Natural Sciences

Exploring the archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences , Legacy Center and the Schramm Inc. A HISTORY OF SCIENCE AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. The Jessup Fund: What it Means to be an Employee at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1896-Today Marie Gioulis, History Class of 2022.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Wolf: Proposed EPA Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards To Help Pennsylvanians Breathe Easier, Save Money -- New Conservative Energy Network Poll: 84% Support Govt. They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support! -- Be Inspired By Hundreds Of Environmental Stewardship Leaders From 2019! -- Be Inspired!

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. 289 ), the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act and the Rural STEM Act. Executive Branch.

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