Women of Discovery: Q&A With Nergis Mavalvala
Nergis Mavalvala is the associate head of the Department of Physics and the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at MIT. She is a physicist whose research focuses on the detection of gravitational waves from violent events in the cosmos that warp and ripple the fabric of spacetime. She is part of the scientific team that in early 2016 announced the first direct detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. She will receive our Air & Space Award.
Women of Discovery: Q&A With Eleanor Sterling
Dr. Eleanor Sterling is the Jaffe Chief Conservation Scientist at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History. She has interdisciplinary training in biological and social sciences and has over 30 years of field research and community outreach experience with direct application to biodiversity conservation in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. She will receive our Humanity Award.
Women of Discovery: Q&A With Asha de Vos
Dr. Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean. De Vos founded Oceanswell, Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education non-profit. She will receive our Sea Award.
Women of Discovery: Q&A With Nalini Nadkarni
For three decades, Dr. Nalini Nadkarni has used mountain-climbing techniques, construction cranes, and hot air balloons to explore life in the treetops of Costa Rica and the Pacific Northwest, documenting biota that are rarely or never seen on the forest floor. She also studies the effects of forest fragmentation on biodiversity, and has published over 110 scientific articles and three scholarly books. She is a Professor of Biology at the University of Utah, and her research has been supported by over 40 grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society. She will receive our Lifetime Achievement Award.
Women of Discovery: Q&A With Thandiwe Mweetwa
Thandiwe Mweetwa is a senior ecologist and community educator with the Zambian Carnivore Programme. Her work focuses on studying population dynamics and threats to survival of lions and other carnivores in eastern Zambia in order to protect the species and their habitat. She will receive our Conservation Award.
Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and Development
As I reflect on International Women’s Day, I am reminded of my participation last month at the Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and Development Summit at the United […]
Using Gardens to Help India’s Tiger Population Grow
The WINGS flag is currently in the outskirts of the Manas National Park in Assam, India,
where Silvia Schrötter, a Master’s student at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is working to help reduce the overexploitation of the Bengal tiger.
5 Women in STEM Podcasts For Your Listening Pleasure
There’s seemingly no limit to the number of podcasts you can listen to.
Even on the topic of science, a quick iTunes search yields dozens of results. But a subject we think could use some more attention? Women in STEM.
How Dr. Gladys is Working to Protect Both the Gorillas and the Humans of Uganda
Ugandan veterinarian Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
was the first wildlife veterinarian in Uganda. There are only 800 mountain gorillas in the world. Four hundred of them are in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and the rest are in other forests in Uganda, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Building Living Walls to Protect Wildlife
WINGS Managing Director Yael Jekogian visits with African People & Wildlife,
an organization that partners with local communities to encourage and establish practices, programs and life-styles that allow humans and wildlife to thrive living side-by-side. One of APW’s signature programs is establishing living walls to mitigate conflict between humans and wildlife.
