Wed, Mar 16, 2011
Launches New Website In Conjunction With Women's History
Month
NASA will debut its new Women@NASA website during a Women's
History Month event at the agency's Headquarters in Washington at
1300 EDT on Wednesday, March 16. Approximately 200 local students
from elementary through high school level will attend and learn
about the significant and varied roles women have played in the
agency's history.
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will host the event. The
featured guest will be Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor and
assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and public
engagement, and chair of the White House Council on Women and
Girls.
The one-hour program will feature NASA astronaut Tracy
Caldwell-Dyson, who recently returned from a six-month stay aboard
the International Space Station, and other notable NASA women whose
profiles are on the Women@NASA website. Students in the audience
will be able to ask the presenters questions.
A pre-show event for the students runs from 1200-1250 EDT.
Students will participate in an interactive science demonstration
with Trena Farrell, a NASA aerospace education specialist. The
pre-show also will feature a performance by the Science
Cheerleaders, a group of professional
cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers who challenge
stereotypes while helping to inspire young women to pursue careers
in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). STEM
education is a key focus of NASA's education efforts aimed at
developing the next generation of scientists, engineers and
explorers.
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