Mildred Dresselhaus was a pioneering woman in electrical engineering, known for her research in graphite and semiconductors. Dresselhaus was raised in the Bronx and attended Hunter College to pursue her bachelors degree before continuing her graduate and post-graduate education at the University of Cambridge, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and Cornell University. During her…
Month: August 2019
New Checkout System
We are excited to start the new academic year with a new online checkout system for our Resource Center! This system allows the STEM Center to have a paperless checkout system, and all our available items are now easily viewed online. Visitors to our checkout webpage can create an account and reserve items weeks in…
International Owl Awareness Day
August 4th was International Owl Awareness Day, and it’s not too late to recognize and celebrate this animal. Owls are a nocturnal order of birds who are an important part of our ecosystem being a natural form of pest control. This allows rodents, small birds, and insect populations to be better controlled. Because owls are…