Planet Earth is far more resilient than humans and will certainly outlive us. Emily Calandrelli More Quotes by Emily Calandrelli More Quotes From Emily Calandrelli One big part of Movember is raising awareness for men's health. A lot of people gotten involved found out members of their extended families had had prostate cancer. Emily Calandrelli bighealthmenpeople I've always been in love with the stars and view the cosmos as the ultimate adventure. Emily Calandrelli viewstarsadventurelove Because of technologies from space exploration, we can begin to understand our world's origins, and our lives are improving. These are the reasons why dedicating a life to the sciences and space exploration is so meaningful and rewarding. Emily Calandrelli understandspacelifeworld Sometimes, when you are one of only a couple of girls in an engineering class, you feel like you are representing women in general. That is a large burden to bear. Emily Calandrelli feelyouwomensometimes Cutting NASA education funds would most severely affect students from low- to middle-income families and students from non-Ivy League-level schools. Emily Calandrelli nasalowstudentseducation I want to make everyone believe that they can understand math and science. Emily Calandrelli understandwantsciencebelieve Being interested in science and engineering is not a male quality. Emily Calandrelli beingengineeringqualityscience Girls need to see somebody that looks like them talking about science and technology. Emily Calandrelli technologytalkingsciencelooks The West Virginia NASA Space Grant took me under their wing and taught me everything about applying for internships, scholarships, and performing research at the undergraduate level. Emily Calandrelli everythingmespaceresearch Because of engineering, I have been able to experience things I never thought I would be able to do as an undergraduate. Emily Calandrelli neverthoughtengineeringexperience I tell students that I believe STEM majors have the most exciting opportunities than any other majors in college. Emily Calandrelli i-believestudentscollegebelieve I wish that I was one of those kids who grew up saying I always wanted to be an astronaut and was really good at science and math. But that wasn't really the case. I always liked it, but I never believed I was one of the smart kids. Emily Calandrelli goodsmartwishscience In high school, I didn't realize that science or engineering were male-dominated fields. When I got to college, and I was one of two girls in a 50-person class, that's when I realized that this was a unique decision I had made as a girl to go into engineering. Emily Calandrelli girldecisionscienceschool I did two master's degrees - aeronautics and astronautics, and the second one was technology and policy. That taught me how to think about issues in science and technology as they relate to the general public. Emily Calandrelli thinkmetechnologyscience When I got to college, I discovered how many incredible opportunities NASA offered students pursuing a career in the space industry. Emily Calandrelli careerspacestudentscollege When I got to MIT, I discovered a really interesting Master's program called the Science and Technology and Policy Program - it taught people with a background in STEM how to think about science and tech from a policy perspective. It was a great way to understand how to communicate science to a policymaker or a layperson. Emily Calandrelli perspectivetechnologysciencepeople 'The Daily Show' took a topic - politics - which many people considered to be boring, confusing, or even annoying to learn about, and found a way to make it interesting, digestible, and fun. I believe 'Bill Nye Saves the World' can do the same for science. Emily Calandrelli dailypoliticssciencepeople Representation is so important because it's hard for kids to want to be what they can't see. Little girls and boys need to know that it's natural for girls to love science and tech. Emily Calandrelli little-girlsknowlovescience Nobody likes feeling like an outsider, so it's intimidating for young girls to give STEM a try when they look into STEM clubs/classes and see a room full of boys. Emily Calandrelli nobodyfeelingseelook In the grand scheme of things, polar bears are the least of our problems when it comes to climate change. Emily Calandrelli problemsthingsclimate-changechange
