Victor’s Career
Victor is currently a senior at Fenway Pilot High School. He wanted to explore a […]
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2010 Girls Get Connected Science and Technology Conference
Please join us for the 2010 Girls Get Connected Science and Technology Conference on Saturday, 6 March 2010 at Simmons College from 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Career Stories
Tuoi’s Career
Tuoi is currently a senior in B.M.C.Durfee High School. She’s a very delightful young woman […]
Women in Science
The Big Animal Veterinarian
Dr. Hayley Weston Murphy, a doctor of veterinarian medicine and the Head Veterinarian at the Franklin Park Zoo met with Jessica, a seventh grader who participates in Girls Get Connected programs and attends Mother Caroline Academy in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Jessica and some of her classmates interviewed Dr. Murphy to find out what it takes to become a veterinarian. They found out it takes a lot.
Getting in the vet school is harder than getting into medical school and once you are accepted, the studies are more challenging. A medical doctor only has to learn about one species — the human species. A veterinarian has to learn about many species. And, if you are […]