Raymond Walters Exhibit
A Tribute To Women In Discovery

UC will host a free exhibit honoring more than a century of innovation by women scientists and engineers Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 at the Flory Center of Raymond Walters College in Blue Ash.

"The Legacy of Marie Curie: One Hundred Years of Science Innovation" includes some of the original equipment Madame Curie used in her Nobel-Prize winning research. This is one of the few times the equipment has been displayed in the United States. For nearly 100 years, it's been housed in Paris.

"This is an extraordinary opportunity for high school and college students to learn about the role that women played in modern science. We hope that many young people will be inspired by the exhibit to pursue careers in science and medicine where there are so many ways to contribute to our community." said Barbara Bardes, Dean of Raymond Walters College and chair of the executive committee coordinating the exhibit.

The traveling exhibit also highlights the extraordinary achievements of Marie Curie and other women scientists of note, including Rosalind Franklin whose discoveries helped James Watson and Francis Crick uncover the structure of DNA and Lisa Meitner, who Albert Einstein called "the German Madame Curie." Panels include an historical perspective on the difficulties that women faced getting an advanced education in the sciences.

In addition, locally produced displays will feature the accomplishments of women researchers at the University of Cincinnati.

Hands-on displays will be available, including an actual Geiger Counter, play a scientific version of Jeopardy, and see how many everyday objects were made possible by the discovery of radioactivity.

More than 5,000 students from nine Tristate counties will attend the exhibit on school field trips, and numerous organizations will visit in the evening.

The public is invited to visit on the weekends. The exhibit will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Groups can schedule tours by contacting Raymond Walters College consultant Carolyn Love. There is no charge.

An opening gala will be held 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 featuring Dr. Marilyn Gaston, a graduate of the UC College of Medicine, public health advocate and winner of the 1997 Daniel Drake Medal for "distinguished national leadership in improving the health of children and their families." UC now offers medical scholarships in her honor. She was the first woman and first African-American woman to direct a Public Health Service bureau when she was named Assistant Surgeon General in charge of the Bureau of Primary Health Care.

Get more information about the exhibit on the Women in Discovery web site.