Meet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue
Jessica Schreiber is fascinated by trash. And in New York City, where she runs a fashion recycling startup, there is plenty of it: residents alone produce some 12,000 tons of it a day. Back when she...
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Industrious College-Aged Women Make The Best of Winter Break
Mila Magnani said she had never considered modeling until the opportunity presented itself. [Credit: Mila Magnani] This time of year, college students would normally see their families, travel and...
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The Femtech Market Is Booming. Here Are Some of the Risks and Rewards
Pregnancy and ovulation tests from Juliet, which is officially launching in February 2021. (Credit: Juliet) When Jessie was trying to get pregnant last year, she used Clue to track her period; Ava to...
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Her Cleaning Hacks Have Won 1.7 Million Instagram Fans — and Fueled Her Business
Sarah McAllister has been an entrepreneur since she was in her 20s, but didn’t expect the rapid growth that a pandemic-inspired cleaning frenzy would bring. (Credit: GoCleanCo) When the pandemic...
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This Health-Tech Founder Wants to Bring Data — and Dignity — to the Vaccine...
The Covid vaccine rollout has been mired in chaos. A health-tech founder wants to make it easier. (Credit: CDC/Unsplash) Vaccine doses wasted or thrown out. People in lower priority groups skipping...
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An Opera Nonprofit Bets on VR, With a New Show About Joan of Arc
One of Opera on Tap’s new traveling “OperaCades” in New Orleans. (Credit: Dylan Trần) Opera on Tap, an organization that makes opera more accessible to a wider audience, started dabbling in virtual...
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This International Women’s Day, Meet the 22-Year-Old Climate Activist From...
Aliza Ayaz submitted a climate research paper to the United Nations Development Program in Pakistan when she was just 16 years old. Now, she’s an international climate activist. [Courtesy: Aliza Ayaz]...
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Are Zoom Happy Hours, Fitness Fridays and Staff Paint ‘N’ Sips Here to Stay?
Ajenda PR’s holiday Zoom party during the pandemic. (Courtesy Ajenda PR) As we mark the one-year anniversary since the pandemic was officially declared, a big question looms: Will we ever return to...
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Female Healthcare Workers Who Saw Worst of Pandemic Are Leading the Way Out...
Dr. Stephanie Sterling co-leads the NYU Langone Vaccine Center’s vaccine research clinic based at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn. The research facility enrolls participants in vaccine clinical trials....
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Toiling for Years Behind the Scenes, Female Scientists Finally Get Respect...
Kati Kariko, shown here in 1989, worked for years in labs before her work would be taken seriously. (Credit: Kati Kariko) The world is betting on vaccines to serve as a bridge to an “after” time that...
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