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A Young Woman Making A Difference In Science & How It Impacts Us As Global Travelers - A Conversation with Matilda Newcomb

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 9:38 p.m.

Jacqui Cooper (@JCooperTravels) speaks with another Vassar graduate, Matilda Newcomb.   They discuss Matilda's interest and activism in the environmental area and her research across science areas.

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She will be featured in the #smithsonian \u201cAmerican Women of Science: Recovery History, Defining the Future\u201d Symposium. She gave a lightning talk about her research on disease transmission in the eastern oyster conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center for the summers of 2018 and 2019 will be in the series \u201cWomen Scientists of the Future: Smithsonian Interns and their Paths through a Changing Scientific World\u201d.  She shared that she is  grateful to be able to share her project and for the invaluable skills she learned during her internship as a REU student alongside so many incredible #womenscientists .

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She is currently working as a Research Associate at Tonic.

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Connect with Matilda at mtnewcomb@gmail.com

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