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STEM Calendar for the Month of May for Educators Everywhere

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Behind every medical breakthrough, from vaccines to surgical procedures, lies the relentless pursuit of scientific knowledge and technological advancements in fields such as medicine, biology, chemistry, and biomedical engineering. STEM For Kids® ranked #173 on the highly coveted Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list.

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Inspirational women in STEM

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Dr Nicole Wagner is CEO of LambdaVision 8 , a company developing the first protein-based artificial retinas to restore sight to people blinded by retinal degenerative diseases. Professor Joanna Collingwood is a biomedical engineer. Swati Deshpande originally trained as a lawyer.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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“Adsorption is a common process in our everyday lives,” says Dr Yamil Colón, based at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. Chemical and biomolecular engineers solve some of the world’s most urgent problems by applying techniques from engineering, biochemistry, cell biology and organic chemistry at the molecular level.

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Plugging in: directly linking the brain to a computer

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Artificial intelligence (AI) — computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. Fields of research: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs). If you are interested in BCIs and similar technologies, biology or psychology may also prove useful. •