Michelle Larson is a boss in a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt at one of the world's top planetariums. She sat down with Newsy's Cody LaGrow to chat about girls studying STEM, the need for more women astronauts and the beauty of science.
Astrophysicist Wants To See More Girls Studying STEM
Michelle Larson, president and CEO of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, teaches girls they already have the tools to be successful in science.
Astrophysicist Wants To See More Girls Studying STEM
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Posted: 6:36 a.m. EDT Apr 2, 2019

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