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Karpowership just committed over $13,000 to cover tuition for 63 engineering students in Ghana, expanding a scholarship program that's already graduated 78 students. The energy company is now including petroleum engineering for the first time, opening doors to specialized skills students need for their country's growing energy sector.
Cambridge researchers found only one woman scientist mentioned in UK high school science requirements, despite women making major discoveries students already learn about. New recommendations could help close the gender gap in STEM careers.
A young girl who read her way through a small Nebraska library discovered physics at age 12 and grew up to study the largest structures in the universe. Megan Donahue now uses galaxy clusters as cosmic sampling tools to understand how the universe works.
An IIT Madras graduate transformed her family's traditional Navratri doll display into an interactive robotics classroom, using simple engineering to make ancient stories come alive for her son and visiting children.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot made history with multiple spacewalks aboard the International Space Station, including the first all-female mission. Her achievements mark a turning point for women in space exploration, six decades after pioneering women proved they had what it takes.
Women flock to Europe's booming solar industry to fight climate change, but nearly 40% are looking for new jobs within a year. A groundbreaking survey across 22 countries reveals the culprit: inspiring missions can't replace bad managers and invisible career paths.
After fleeing an abusive marriage with her young daughter, Nyaradzo Hoto became one of Zimbabwe's first female anti-poaching rangers. Now she's a decorated biodiversity officer inspiring women across Africa.
After 20 years preparing spacecraft for launch, Allison Mjoen stood with her children and watched the massive SLS rocket thunder toward the Moon. The NASA operations manager spent two decades learning every detail of space missions so she could help send humans back to the lunar surface.
After leading America's newest health research agency, Renee Wegrzyn is tackling the "magic hands problem" that's slowing down scientific breakthroughs. Her new company Transfyr aims to solve an unglamorous but critical issue holding back AI's promise in medicine.
Christina Koch, who helped lead America's first crewed Moon mission in 50 years, is stepping into a groundbreaking engineering leadership role at NASA. The record-breaking astronaut is trading her spacesuit for a position shaping the future of lunar exploration and Mars missions.
A 28-year-old medical laboratory scientist from Lagos just brought Nigeria its latest international pageant crown. Oma Esele's victory in Thailand adds to a growing wave of Nigerian success on the global beauty stage.
Thailand's Queen Suthida completed her first solo flight in a Gripen fighter jet after building an aviation career that started when she worked as a commercial flight attendant. Her journey from civilian aviation to military jets spans 15 years and more than 1,188 hours in the cockpit.