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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of mathematician Carol Karp, who in the 1960s was a world leader in the field of infinitary logic, but whose career was cut tragically short in 1972 at the age of 46 at the hands of breast cancer.

8/10/1840 — b. Eliza Frances Andrews, American scientist, botanist, educator, author, editor, essayist, reporter, magazine writer, columnist. Popular Southern GildedAge writer; wrote novels + two intl renowned + translated #botany textbooks

Scientists warn one everyday sugar may help cancer spread (newsweek.com)

Katherine Aird, Ph.D., senior author of the study, told Newsweek: "While we have not tested this directly, our findings would suggest that only high concentrations of fructose would increase cancer spread." #womeninstem www.newsweek.com/scientists-w...

Mines students tackle research ranging from counterfeit IDs to space debris (kotatv.com)

#womeninstem www.kotatv.com/2026/08/10/m...

Carol Karp - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Carol Karp, born Carol Ruth Vander Velde (10 August 1926 in Forest Grove, Ottawa County, Michigan – 20 August 1972 in Arlington, Virginia), was an American #mathematician of Dutch ancestry best known for her work on infinitary logic. #womeninstem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_K...

Rica Erickson - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson AM, née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. #womeninstem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rica_Er...