Tritons for Sally Ride Science

Want to help transcribe Sally Ride's archival papers? The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, has finished digitizing 38,000 pages relating ...to the pioneering astronaut's career and is looking for help from the public to transcribe some of the documents: https://s.si.edu/3dtKAPJ #WomensHistoryMonth See more

A very happy birthday to Martha Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D! Dr. Somerman is the Chief of the Laboratory of Oral Connective Tissue Biology at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, a part of the National Institute of Health. Previously, Dr. Somerman served as the first female Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

TSRS would like to celebrate the birthday of the late Doris Calloway! Dr. Calloway was a nutritionist noted for her studies of human metabolism, and her role in public health, and food preservation and safety. During her career, she researched malnutrition in Africa, helped NASA determine dietary needs in space, and even consulted for the United Nations. Dr. Calloway was the first woman to serve as a provost at UC Berkeley.

Today TSRS's Jessica Fung (Co-President) and Gisel Lopez (Vice President of External Affairs) attended the Triton Women who Lead Forum to promote STEM education for underrepresented youth! The forum included a conversation with notable women in UC San Diego's leadership including Lisa D. Ordóñez (Dean, Rady School of Management) and Kit Pogliano (Dean, Division of Biological Sciences). If you're interested in attending similar events in the future, or volunteer opportunities to get involved in San Diego's STEAM community, send us a message!

Calling all STEAM (That's STEM + Art) enthusiasts! If you're a UC San Diego student interested in teaching fun and interactive workshops for young students at the San Diego Public Libraries fill out this form to get more info: https://forms.gle/N8ewNo69Qbw6WTHP8 (Note: you must be signed into a UCSD email to access the form)

TSRS would like to wish a very happy birthday to Evelyn J. Fields! Admiral Fields was nominated for the position of Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Office of Marine and Aviation Operations by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1999. She was the first woman, and first African American, to hold this position. During her twenty-five years of commissioned service, Admiral Fields worked in hydrographic survey operations, fisheries research, and oceanographic research.