[054] WOMEN STUDYING SCIENCE TOPIC OF “MTSU ON THE RECORD”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

WOMEN STUDYING SCIENCE TOPIC OF “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
WISTEM Center Brings Together Women in the Lab, in the Field, in the Classroom
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistry professor, and Cacy DeSheles, assistant director of Girls Raised in Tennessee Science (GRITS), will discuss educational opportunities for women interested in math and science careers at 7 a.m. this Sunday, August 23, on “MTSU On the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Iriarte-Gross and DeSheles are key players in the consolidation of campus organizations that promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics for women under one center, WISTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
To hear last week’s interview with MTSU alumnus Greghri Love, who overcame horrific child abuse to become a teacher, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2009.html and click on “August 16, 2009.” For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.