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Albany, NY – SALLY RIDE SCIENCE, PT. 1 OF 2 -
A National Summit on the Advancement of Girls in Math & Science,
held in Washington, was attended by 120 leaders in science, education
and business. They came to focus on the math-science gender gap
problems in schools, and its effect on women entering the fastest-growing
job area of the future. Attendees were treated to a keynote address by
America's first woman in space, Sally Ride. Ride earned a Ph.D. In Physics
from Stanford University, and shortly thereafter, was selected for NASA's astronaut corp. Dr. Sally Ride is now President and CEO of Sally Ride
Science.
Glenn Busby reports. (6:59)
**(Attention Listeners and Program Directors. The website mentioned at
the end of the above story for people to find out more about her projects is: www.sallyridescience.com.)**
ORIGINS OF LIFE - SCIENCE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION SERIES
A NEW RADIATION TRANSFER TOOL FOR ANALYZING STAR FORMING REGIONS: APPLICATION FOR SPITZER GLIMPSE DATA -
Standing on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 1969, astronauts
were the first human beings to catch, first-hand, a glimpse of how tiny our
little blue planet is. Nearly 40 years later, we have an even better idea of
our place in the universe. Compared to the giant worlds of our solar system, Earth is just a bit player. It's about 100 times less massive than Saturn.
And about 1,000 Earths could fit inside of Jupiter. A new science exhibit produced by the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado, just began
its national tour. The educational exhibit, Giant Worlds: A Voyage to the
Outer Solar System , gives visitors a chance to learn what these planets
are and the role they've played in making Earth habitable. The exhibit uses images gathered from NASA's recent missions. The Space Science Institute has collaborated on many of these missions, such as Cassini, the Spitzer
Space Telescope, and GLIMPSE, which stands for Galactic Legacy Infrared
Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire. The Institute's integrated research and education programs span planetary science, space physics, astrophysics, astrobiology, and Earth science. Our guest is a Senior Research Scientist
at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Dr. Barbara Whitney. Her
research centers mainly around developing computer codes that model
spectra and images, like star formation regions, as part of Glimpse.
(Glenn Busby reports. (6:43)
The preceding material is supported by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH / SYLVIA EARLE PROFILE -
Sylvia Earle is known as a pioneering aquanaut. She's a leading
American oceanographer and marine botanist. Earle is a devout
advocate of public education regarding the importance of the oceans
as an essential environmental habitat. She received her Ph.D. from
Duke University in 1966, has written 5 books and 125 articles. Dr. Sylvia
Earle may be best known as the first person to dive solo to 1,250 feet
beneath the surface, without being connected to a support vessel. Like
the moon astronauts, she planted the U.S. flag at the floor of the Pacific
Ocean near Hawaii. Her record holds to this day. Dr. Sylvia Earle was
named the first woman to serve as Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. And today, Dr. Earle is Explorer-in-
Residence at the National Geographic Society.
Kate Mulgrew narrates. (2:00)