“Science is a creative endeavor—people miss that,” said Kensinger. “You are discovering things that nobody knows yet. It’s a tremendous opportunity for individuality.”
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Myers Makes Waves on ‘Shark Tank,’ Swims Toward Entrepreneurial Success
“Pitching on Shark Tank, a lot of people said that it was going to be the hardest pitch ever,” Myers said. “It was the easiest because I’ve spent so much time on the road pitching, trying to get capital for my company, and so it was just a joy.”
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Preserving America’s History: Colleen Shogan Drives Digital Transformation at the National Archives
“When you have women leading these institutions, it gives them the hope that someday, if they stay on this path, if they want to continue to work in libraries, museums, archives, that they too could run one of these large agencies or institutions,” Shogan said.
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Strong Girls, United Women Seeks to Empower Women in Sierra Leone
“The girls learn a great deal, and they learn about community building and about supporting each other and respect and communication and critical thinking,” Feldman said. “We don’t tell them what to think, we tell them how to think. And that is the most important thing in education.”
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Turning Back to Help: Felibert Seeks to Aid Immigrants Through Law
“I decided I want to help people,” Felibert said. “I want to make a difference. It sounds cheesy, but make a difference, not really in the world, but in somebody’s life.
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Fr. Ryan Duns Wants You to See God in Movies About the Devil
“A popular film can make some really powerful points, but you have to open your eyes to see it, and that’s what I’m trying to do,” Duns said.
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Fairytales With a Twist: Calonita Gives Disney’s Secondary Characters Their Own Stories
“[In Cinderella], I always liked the Wicked Stepmother the best,” Calonita said. “And I remember my mom said, ‘Well this is Cinderella’s story. If you want to tell the Wicked Stepmother’s, you have to do that yourself.’”
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Applying Empathy to Experiential Learning: Donohue Integrates Social Work Into BC Law
“I myself, am very curious, and encourage my students to be really curious about what it means to do good law, what it means to pursue social justice, lawyering, and where other careers or other spaces might be good fits for them,” Donohue said.
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‘Philanthropy Means Love’: Carbone’s New Children’s Book Reimagines the Concept of Giving
“I try to practice what I preach and be supportive of … different qualities or causes that I personally care about,” Carbone said. “And I think the best way we support those causes is by being a donor, and that can mean a dollar.”
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Learning Through Play: Bers Develops Smart Playgrounds to Enhance Computational Learning
“We’re bringing computer science education into the playground, and kids can still play outside, play with each other, and develop fully while learning concepts of computational thinking,” Bers, the Augustus Long Professor of Education at the LSEHD with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Science, said.
