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Join me on Capitol Hil: 5/23, Human Behavior: Influences on Energy Choices

By Darlene | May 9, 2012 | Events, Science Policy | No comments

Join me for the last of a four-part series of Capitol Hill briefings focusing on the science and engineering required to achieve the nation’s energy goals. This event will examine Human Behavior: Influences on Energy Choices. Understanding and motivating human behavior can be powerful factors in moving toward a clean energy economy. Moderated by Corey Powell, editor in chief of Discover Magazine. This series is sponsored by Discover (my employer), the National Science Foundation, IEEE and ASME. Click on the…
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The 2012 Pop Warner Spirit Award goes to….

By Darlene | May 9, 2012 | Awards, Cavalier Speaking engagements | 1 Comment

Moi. Thank you, Pop Warner, for this awesome honor. The Pop Warner Spirit Award honors a distinguished person or organization that by achieving excellence in the field of cheer or dance helps to instill the values of leadership, commitment and integrity in our young men and women. Totally psyched. Thank you. And here’s to your talented cheerleaders who helped us set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Cheerleading Cheer. Of course, we cheered for science: And for joining…
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Science Cheerleaders mentor Hammond High School girls: guest post from SciCheer Jo

By Gopher | May 9, 2012 | Baltimore Ravens, Mentorships, NFL, SciCheers' guest blog posts, Science Education, The Science Cheerleaders, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Science Cheerleader Jo with Hammond High School Diamond

Hi, Science Cheerleader fans, Jo here, Environmental Scientist and current Ravens Cheerleader. Last week I had the opportunity to test out the Big Cheer for Science with students at Hammond High School in Columbia, Maryland. First, I met up with the Diamond girls and had some great conversations with them. The Diamonds are a group of African American females, attending Hammond High School, who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and above. Science Cheerleaders and The Diamonds…
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Labenga: official sponsor and provider of the [awesome] 2012 Science Cheerleader lab coats.

By Darlene | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Thank you Labenga for providing the MOST awesome lab coats for the Science Cheerleaders’ appearance in Washington, DC. Labenga joins Science Cheerleader as the official Lab Coat sponsor of the 2012 Science Cheerleaders. The lab coats were in HIGH DEMAND at our appearance. We’ll be selling them right here on ScienceCheerleader.com through a special arrangements with Labenga. In the interim, check out how you can order your own personalized lab coats, too: http://www.labenga.com/

NBC 10′s vIdeo of Science Cheerleader’s Big Cheer for Science, led in Philadelphia by Mayor Nutter

By Darlene | April 29, 2012 | Big Cheer for Science, Citizen Science | 1 Comment

View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Philadelphia Mayor leads 700 Masterman School students in Science Cheerleader’s Big Cheer for Science. USGS measured the shaking of the school during the cheer and, like other schools across the country that participated in the Big Cheer, they are now networked into a long-term earthquake monitoring program from the USGS! Great job, kids!

Philadelphia Mayor ROCKS Science Cheerleader’s Big Cheer for Science with 700 kids!

By Darlene | April 28, 2012 | Citizen Science, Uncategorized | No comments

GOOOO Philly! Way to ROCK THE EARTH! These 700 students from Masterman School performed Science Cheerleader’s one-minute Big Cheer for Science on Friday 4/27. This cheer activated sensors at the school provided by the U. S. Geological Survey. The school will now be part of a national network to measure and record seismic activities for years to come. In fact, every school that participated and received the sensor as part of the Big Cheer, will become part of that network….
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It’s not too late to join the Big Cheer for Science, tomorrow at 1:30 ET! Mayor Nutter to lead Cheer in Philly.

By Darlene | April 26, 2012 | Citizen Science, Events, USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012 | No comments

Tomorrow at 1:30 pm ET, schools across the country will participate in Science Cheerleader’s Big Cheer for Science! They’ll stomp out a science cheer for one minute while measuring the shaking of their classrooms with a seismic sensor provided by the United States Geological Survey. The sensor and related software then enable every participating classroom to be part of a long term study to better monitor earthquakes across the country! You can still get involved! Learn how, here. The Big…
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Crystal: St. Louis Rams cheerleader and biologist.

By Gopher | April 24, 2012 | General - Science, Health and Medicine, NFL, St. Louis Rams, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders | No comments

crystal science cheerleader biology St. Louis Rams cheerleader

Meet Crystal, a biologist who also cheers for the St. Louis Rams. Crystal will be leading the Big Cheer for Science at a local school on Friday, 4/27 at 1:30 pm ET. Thousands of students across the country will do the same, one-minute cheer at the same time then measure shaking produced by their cheer using sensors provided by the United States Geological Survey. Participating schools then become part of an important USGS network to monitor future seismic activities! This…
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Suzanne: NBA Washington Wizards cheerleader, dual degrees in Math and Computer Science

By Darlene | April 13, 2012 | Computer Science, General - Mathematics, General - Technology, Mathematics, NBA, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Wizards | No comments

Suzanne Science Cheerleader Washington Wizards

Science Technology Engineering and Math girls REALLY rule the world. There isn’t anything you couldn’t do with a degree in a STEM subject. And you know what? There aren’t enough of you out there! I know it sounds cliché, but there comes a point in one’s life where it is VERY cool to be a “geek”.

Harnessing the power of wind for energy.

By Darlene | April 13, 2012 | Science Policy | No comments

On February 29, I attended/helped organize a Capitol Hill briefing as part of an ongoing series titled, “Road to the New Energy Economy,” presented by Discover magazine, the National Science Foundation, and professional engineering associations ASME and IEEE. The 2/29 event featured Wind Energy and as much as we’ve heard about wind energy and solar energy, there’s still a lot to be learned. Did you know that typically, wind power is greater in the night time? Some parts of the…
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