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Film & Reel Talk Panel Conversation: Picture A Scientist
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 8:45 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements, STEM Events
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech presents a Film & Reel Talk Panel Conversation for "Picture A Scientist" on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at The Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.

In celebration of Women's Month, join us for this engaging event dedicated to a better understanding of the status of women in STEM professions.

Picture a Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

For more information about the film, visit: https://www.pictureascientist.com/.

The screening will be followed by a post-film “reel talk” panel discussion with Virginia Tech faculty and students about the status of women in the STEM professions including our very own CCS Associate Director Carrie Kroehler!

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Presented by AdvanceVT, Center for Communicating Science, Women's Center, Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, College of Science, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Psychology Department, Geosciences Department, Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), and Widening Inclusivity in the (Geo)Sciences (WInGS).

Doors open at 6:30 PM and the event starts at 7:00 PM.

The Lyric Theatre is located at 135 College Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/pdFkrYJM/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.thelyric.com/event/picture-a-scientist/ or https://www.facebook.com/VTCommunicatingScience or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or https://www.instagram.com/thelyrictheatre/ or call 540-951-4771.