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Women's Equality Day - Celebrating Women in STEM
By Jovina Zion Pradeep Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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Happy aerogami - The practice of constructing paper planes
By Dr. Orna Kretchmer The history of paper airplanes is a journey through time, reflecting people's  long-standing fascination with...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 26, 20242 min read
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Mary Anderson: The Innovator Who Cleared the Way with Windshield Wipers
By Jovina Zion Pradeep National Check Your Wipers Day is celebrated on May 16th in Latin American countries, and on November 16th in the...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 16, 20242 min read
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May the Force be with you!
Happy Star Wars Day!! by Dr. Orna Kretchmer May 4th became the national Star Wars Day because of a pun - Obi-Wan Kenobi and others often...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 4, 20242 min read
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National DNA Day and gender inequality in science
Today, April 25, we recognize National DNA Day. On this day in 1953 Watson and Crick announced their discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Leonardo da Vinci - The Father of STEAM
By Dr. Clare Hancock Sapere Vedere and the art of seeing. Leonardo da Vinci, born on this day in 1452, was a revolutionary in the worlds...

Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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