Monthly Archives: April 2012

Wonder Women of Stem

Wonder Women of STEM!

Watch this archived replay starring women in STEM!

Original Broadcast: April 26, 2012, at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. EDT

Join the JASON Project and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for a day of live webcasts featuring two women who exemplify excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Log on to any of the four live webcasts at jason.org/live.
Christianne Corbett’s passion to get more girls and women interested in engineering led her from a career in aerospace to authoring groundbreaking research for AAUW. She will be interviewed at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT.
Lisa Lord protects our nation’s top secret information at Northrop Grumman, where she is an expert in one of the fastest growing professions today — cybersecurity! She will be interviewed at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. EDT.
This show is a pre-expo event of the USA Science and Engineering Festival, so if you’re in town for the festival you can view our show during the 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. programs at the Jack Morton Auditorium in the Media and Public Relations Building at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Inspire kids to get involved! Have them log on now to submit a video answering a challenge question through April 18 or let us know their questions for Christianne and Lisa.
For more information: STEM@aauw.org

live@jason.org

Great Decisions 2012 Topic Six: State of the Oceans

Great Decisions groups enable participants to develop a greater understanding of global affairs and to engage with the major foreign policy issues facing U.S. decisionmakers. Go to www.greatdecisions.org to order a copy of the 2012 discussion book and to access pdated uinformation since the publication was printed.

Rachel Carson, Jacques Cousteau, and Thor Hyerdahl published books in the 1950s and 1960s calling attention to the fact that the oceans are a “commons” area that is not exclusive to any one nation. UNCLOS III is a “constitution for the ocean” signed by 161 countries. The U.S. is one of 35 countries, including Libya and North Korea, that have not ratified UNCLOS III.

How is climate change affecting the oceans?

What are the U.S. interests in the Artic?

Where does the ocean fit into the national security and counterterror agenda?

Should the U.S. ratify UNCLOS?

How has plastic garbage inpacted the oceans?