Más de 56mil niños afectados por contaminación con mercurio en Huancavelica, situación que podría influir en el desarrollo de la malnutrición infantil, y aquí lanzo algunos datos al respecto:

Huancavelica es la región con mayor prevalencia de desnutrición crónica a nivel…

Join us on May 9 at 12pm PT for the World Premiere screening of 'Coming Home', a journey of a Puerto Rican Scientist. A live Q&A with Dr. Mónica Feliú Mójer, SciComm Lab and Rita Allen Foundation will take place after the screening. To register, visit the link in our bio.

Research shows that PhD students initially aspire to be professors, but that the desire wanes over time. Some think this is because of disillusionment with academia, while others attribute it to the challenging (impossible!) job market. What do you think?

At today’s Foldscope workshop, a teacher got a lice from one of his student’s head and put it under the foldscope 🤓 he was able to see the blood inside the lice and the different body parts 🎉 Enseña Peru

#stem #outreach

Thanks to an anonymous donation and in partnership with @ensenaperu, we will be traveling for the next few weeks to different regions of Peru 🇵🇪 We aim to train 80 teachers and impact 3200 students! Follow us to learn more about our journey throughout Peru…. #stem #outreach

I visited a school in Chivay, Arequipa, Peru (3,635m above sea level) and trained 12 teachers on how to use a foldscope 🔬 it had been raining quite a bit recently and we found some rotifers in a water sample!! 🤓🎉 (Foldscope x Enseña Peru)

#stem #outreach #microscopy

Landed in Trujillo (La Libertad, Peru) safely! For the next 3 weeks I will be traveling to rural areas in Peru training teachers on how to use a foldscope Foldscope - this project is in partnership with Enseña Peru Teach For All 🙌🏽

My latest fascination: tiny pores on plant leaves called 'stomata'. In last 2-3 days I have been grabbing leaves n observing its stomata using Foldscope. Here r a few: money plant, Zanzibar Gem, Jamun and a succulent. Will post more abt these fascinating pores. #scicomm #science

Película Cabrini se estrena el 21 de marzo en Perú
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Loro Piana's first statement since publication of our story on their vicuña sourcing in Peru comes in response to criticism from a US lawmaker

'We are committed to dedicating additional resources to benefit local populations going forward'

The letter 👇
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🔬Foldscope explains how their low-cost paper microscopes can help visualise microorganisms to insects, plants, fabrics, and tissues.

Catch their live demonstration at the Biotech and Pharma Pavilion, hosted by C-CAMP at Startup Mahakumbh, ongoing until March 20 at Bharat…

#MartesDeMujeresMaravilla --> Rosalind Franklin 🧬

Rosalind fue una química inglesa cuyo trabajo en la difracción de rayos X fue crucial para entender la estructura del ADN. Aunque no recibió el reconocimiento debido en su momento, su contribución es ahora ampliamente reconocida

'Fashion house loropiana sells a sweater for $9,000 with vicuna hair collected by members of the indigenous Lucanas community (Peru). But despite their contribution, the community receives less than $300'

this is beyond unfair😡

youtube.com/watch?v=W-SrWH… via Bloomberg

Happy 3.14 aka Pi Day! 🥧

Foldscope at Home is a new series where we'll share quick videos of samples you can make yourself. Find the full playlist here: buff.ly/3TxrgYz

#scicomm #education #outreach #apple #pecan #pie #piday #caramel #sugar #curiosity #explore

Join us for the next #CLGSEC GradSchool 101 Workshop: Tax Preparation as a Graduate Student 🤓

Next Wednesday, March 20, 3pm ET/12pm PT

Register here: tinyurl.com/CLGSECTaxPanel

thanks to an anonymous donation and in partnership with Enseña Peru, last year we were able to train 28 teachers in Cajamarca, Peru and provide enough materials for their students - thus benefiting 735 students directly! 🙌🏽 Learn more about us at foldscope.com

📢The recordings from our fantastic FocalPlane features... webinar on microscopy-based outreach are now available!
Check out the talks from Paola Moreno-Roman, PhD from @teamfoldscope and Martin Jones from The Crick for inspiration for your next outreach project: focalplane.biologists.com/2024/03/11/foc…

After a lifetime in science, I know that our colleagues have huge impacts on our lives, both scientifically and personally. Last fall I lost both a friend and one of the colleagues who had the most impact on my work and our field, Stanford's Bill Weis 1/n
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Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices.

However, 2023 economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin showed that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same occupation,…

Hoy, 8 de marzo, conmemoramos el 'Día Internacional de la Mujer' 💐 celebramos los logros de todas las mujeres, con un especial saludo a todas las mujeres en STEM 🧪🔬⚛

Continuaremos trabajando para que nuestra sociedad sea más equitativa en todos los ámbitos 💪🏽

#iwd