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May 7, 2019 · The odds were against Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson when she started school. As an African American girl, she was limited by segregation, despite a deep-rooted interest in science and math and a drive a to learn.
A conversation with Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson about educating the next generation of STEM leaders. There’s a “quiet crisis” brewing in the United States, as the country struggles to attract, educate, and retain talented individuals in STEM fields on pace with other nations.
Mar 21, 2016 · From a young age, Jackson says she knew she wanted to do something related to science. In elementary school, she would capture bees from her backyard, poked holes in the top of the jar she kept them in, and made observations about how their behavior changed based on the environmental condition.
Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and educator and the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jackson helped develop technologies that made communication faster and easier and was an advocate for minority representation in academia,
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Jackson has received many fellowships, including the Martin Marietta Aircraft Company Scholarship and Fellowship, the Prince Hall Masons Scholarship, the National Science Foundation Traineeship, and a Ford Foundation Advanced Study Fellowship.
Aug 31, 2021 · Shirley Ann Jackson has broken many barriers for Black women physicists; as the first Black woman to earn a PhD from MIT and the second Black woman in the United States to earn a PhD in physics, she is a trailblazer.
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Dec 16, 2011 · Shirley Ann Jackson serves as a role model for the movement to promote improved education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. A book about her for young people captures her...
