Richard French gets the call to work for NASA, fulfilling a dream that started with his professor Carl Sagan.
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Xavier Jordan discovers the party side of science at his first scientific conference.
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Geneticist C. Brandon Ogbunu contemplates the role race has played in his academic career after he is confronted by the police.
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Joshua Adams-Miller has never seen college in his future, until he receives encouragement from an unexpected source.
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A chance meeting with a stranger on an airplane has a huge impact on Melanie Knight's life.
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Veterinarian Rodrigo Solis thinks he's found the perfect job -- taking care of horses in the Mexican Army -- until a new commander takes over.
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Mary Garcia-Cazarin discovers she's pregnant just as she is offered a prestigious science policy fellowship, and worries about whether she can't cope with both.
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Heather Williams trades in her physicist labcoat for motherhood, and wonders if she can return.
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Monica Dunford finds physics cold and boring until she gets a summer job in a lab that changes everything.
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Parmvir Bahia struggles to appease her parents’ desires for an Indian son-in-law while also satisfying her own desires to be a scientist.
Read MoreMargaret Rubega: Tell Them Who You Are
The lessons that Margaret Rubega learns from her dad about fighting back are put to the test when he becomes the one she must stand up to.
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Miserable at her corporate job, Michelle McCrackin begins to dream of a career in wildlife biology.
Read MoreKevin Burgio: My Good Will Hunting Moment
On the eve of his first big talk at a major international conference, ecologist Kevin Burgio discovers there’s something seriously wrong with the clothes he’d planned to wear.
Read MoreErik Klemetti: Just Here for the Rocks
As a newly minted PhD student in geology, Erik Klemetti starts to question his decisions when Aucanquilcha, a 20,000-foot volcano in Chile, proves difficult to tame.
Read MoreShane Hanlon: Doing All the Things
After graduating with his PhD, Shane Hanlon struggles to find balance in his science career.
Read MoreFiona Calvert: Crying in Public
Fiona Calvert is a crier — but when she starts her PhD, she promises herself she’ll never cry in front of her colleagues.
Read MoreRose DF: Dreaming of Science
In the midst of homelessness and abuse, Rose DF dreams of a life in science.
Read MoreCailin Gallinger: The Work That Carried Me Through
When Cailin Gallinger struggles with her gender identity in college, her volunteer position in a plant lab becomes a lifeline.
Read MoreElisa Schaum: The black sheep
An aspiring scientist brought up in a family of artists, Elisa Schaum feels like a black sheep.
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Planetary geologist Sara Mazrouei misses out on a dream opportunity -- because of where she was born.
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