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Chughsaachi

Aug 28, 2025

Throwback Community Feature: Keturah Adams, PhD

Throwback to our conversation with Dr. Keturah Odoi — now Dr. Keturah Adams — she’s still carving her path in the world of science…

Dr. Keturah Adams stands in the lab with various pieces of large lab equipment behind her. She is smiling at the camera, wearing a red shirt, safety goggles, and lab coat. Her hair is styled in a large “afro puff” style ponytail atop her head.

VanguardSTEM Conversations

Ruchael McNair

Feb 28, 2025

Community Features: Camille Smith, B.S. (She/Her)

A 20-something multi-hyphenate senior scientist navigating life and figuring it all out along the way!

Camille in the lab, carefully inspecting a clear flask with an orange cap, filled with vibrant orange liquid. Her focus is intense as she studies the contents of the flask. She is wearing light blue gloves. Camille has a brown hoodie on that says Stem So(ul)cial on the top right in nude. She is wearing a white laboratory coat on top of her hoodie and she also has on protective eye glasses. Camille’s hair is styled in faux locs.

VanguardSTEM Conversations

Ruchael McNair

Jan 9, 2025

Community Features: Dr. Jennifer Stimpson, Ed.D. (She/Her)

JSTEMP the EIS — an educator, innovator & scientist who inspires tomorrow’s innovators through STEM!

Dr. Stimpson standing next to her If/Then statue at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC. Dr. Stimpson is wearing a long-sleeve black shirt that says “She can change the world”. She has on dark blue jeans and red, black and white Jordan midtops. She is holding an orange umbrella over her and the statue that has grey elephants on it. The statue of her is all orange. She is wearing a blazer suit and holding books with an apple on top of the books. In the background there are two other statues.

VanguardSTEM Conversations

Lupita Valencia

Mar 18, 2024

Indigenous Leaders Advancing Data and Genetic Sovereignty

These Indigenous women are widely recognized as data warriors fighting to increase ethical engagement with genomic research.

Two Indigenous Canadian women wearing traditional clothing walk by a lake. One woman is holding a hand drum. They are both happy and smiling.

VanguardSTEM Conversations

Ruchael McNair

Feb 6, 2024

Community Features: Endia Fletcher, B.S. (She/Her)

Endia is a confident, well-versed, and multifaceted scientist who believes “well-behaved women rarely make history”.

This is a picture of Endia at her lab bench doing a quantitative polymerase chain reaction experiment. She is wearing a maroon sweatshirt that says Virginia Tech in big yellow letters. On her bench there are various materials including an iPad, pipettes, and reagents for her experiment. Endia has a black COVID-19 mask on. Her hair is in a curly afro and she has black glasses on.

VanguardSTEM Conversations

Angelina F. Gómez

Jan 19, 2022

#WCWinSTEM: Arianna Long, M.S. (she/her)

Arianna Long is an astrophysicist, leader, writer, and mentorship maven.

Arianna Long, a female with light Black skin and shoulder-length braids, wears an orange turtleneck shirt under burgundy overalls. She stands outside in front of a thick forest with yellow and green leaves.

Retronator Magazine

Matej ‘Retro’ Jan

Dec 19, 2019

Indie DB 2019 Indie of the Year awards

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Matej ‘Retro’ Jan

Nov 14, 2017

Octobit

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Matej ‘Retro’ Jan

Oct 23, 2017

#artistsontwitter

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Matej ‘Retro’ Jan

Dec 23, 2015

Archive of stories in "Community Features"

Archive of stories in "Community Features"

Throwback Community Feature: Keturah Adams, PhD

Throwback to our conversation with Dr. Keturah Odoi — now Dr. Keturah Adams — she’s still carving her path in the world of science…

Community Features: Camille Smith, B.S. (She/Her)

A 20-something multi-hyphenate senior scientist navigating life and figuring it all out along the way!

Community Features: Dr. Jennifer Stimpson, Ed.D. (She/Her)

JSTEMP the EIS — an educator, innovator & scientist who inspires tomorrow’s innovators through STEM!

Indigenous Leaders Advancing Data and Genetic Sovereignty

These Indigenous women are widely recognized as data warriors fighting to increase ethical engagement with genomic research.

Community Features: Endia Fletcher, B.S. (She/Her)

Endia is a confident, well-versed, and multifaceted scientist who believes “well-behaved women rarely make history”.

#WCWinSTEM: Arianna Long, M.S. (she/her)

Arianna Long is an astrophysicist, leader, writer, and mentorship maven.

Indie DB 2019 Indie of the Year awards

Retronator Community Feature

Octobit

Retronator Community Feature

#artistsontwitter

Retronator Community Feature

2015: The Year of Pixel Dailies

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