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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"The book [Toys and Tools in Pink: Cultural Narratives of Gender, Science, and Technology ] begins with a quote from Lawrence Summers in 2005, former president of Harvard University, in which he states that women face difficulty excelling in science and engineering not because of socialization and discrimination, but because of “issues of intrinsic aptitude.” [LCC Professor Carol] Colatrella said she published her book largely as an oppositional response to that speech, and in her research concluded that “the media seems to fit his views.” Source: Patch.com April 20,2011
