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In John 14:5, Thomas asked, “Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” The path to redemptive love and salvation are main

In John 14:5, Thomas asked, “Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” The path to redemptive love and salvation are main

Marie Maynard Daly was a US biochemist and the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in chemistry

The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic — February 19 Written by Tim Snaith on February 19, 2021 — Fact checked by Paula Field The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines and our daily lives for most of the past year. Medical News Today have covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest news, interviews with experts, and an ongoing investigation into the deep racial disparities that COVID-19 has helped unmask. However, this has not stopped us from p...

Content warning: Anti-Black racism and discrimination Black people have long been barred from academia and entrepreneurship opportunities due to institutionalized racism and prejudice. In honour of Black History Month, The McGill Tribune highlights notable scientists and inventors who succeeded in making important scientific progress in spite of systemic anti-Black racism.  Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919) Walker was one of many Black women afflicted with scalp ailments in the early 20th centur...

Sylvia Plachy/Getty Images At a time when only about 2% of Black women living in the United States held college degrees, Dr. Marie Maynard Daly became the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry. Dr. Maynard Daly was among the first researchers to help identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly those relating to high blood pressure. She also helped uncover groundbreaking information detailing the organization, structure, and expression of DNA and its elements in ce...