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Statement of the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) regarding the March for Science on Ap

When Scientists Take a Stand

Christine Dunne

May 4, 2017

When Scientists Take a Stand

As scientists, we tend to be pretty great at failing – come on all you graduate students out there, you know what I’m talking about. Yet when it comes to stepping out of our comfort zones we freeze. Whether because we are just a bit more reserved or because we think people won’t get us, this has to change. If we don’t tell society what we need, nobody will. As scientists, we need to put ourselves out there, let people hear what we have to say. We need to be loud, we need to c

IYCN Supports the March for Science

Christine Dunne

Mar 27, 2017

IYCN Supports the March for Science

We march for young chemists around the world so their voices can be heard. We march because some of the largest scientific advancements have been made in the face of adversity. We march because we believe that everyone should have the right to share their intellectual ideas and not be silenced. We march so that all young people regardless of gender or identity know that they too can be chemists. And doctors, and astronauts. We march because chemists can guarantee the best pha