{"id":59455,"date":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59455\/unesco-honors-two-lebanese-scientists-on-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science"},"modified":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"unesco-honors-two-lebanese-scientists-on-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59455\/unesco-honors-two-lebanese-scientists-on-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO Honors Two Lebanese Scientists On International Day Of Women And Girls In Science"},"content":{"rendered":"Every year in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, L\u2019Or\u00e9al Foundation and UNESCO host an event during which they honor five exceptional female scientists from different regions around the world.\u00a0<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lebanese women are shining in science! Congrats Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abla_sibai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@abla_sibai<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AUB<\/a> for winning L\u2019Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science 2020, and Dr. Laura-Joy Boulos from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USJ<\/a> for being named a Rising Talent in Science. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNESCO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICBeirut?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNICBeirut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_Lebanon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN_Lebanon<\/a> <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenScienceDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenScienceDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_Women?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN_Women<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3fpPLLgeaO\">pic.twitter.com\/3fpPLLgeaO<\/a><\/p>\u2014 UNESCO BEIRUT (@UNESCOBEIRUT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCOBEIRUT\/status\/1227530017166577664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  Among this year\u2019s honorees are two Lebanese scientists: Dr. Laura-Joy Boulos who was recognized for her work with creating tools from neuroscience and artificial intelligence to assist humans in decision-making under uncertainty, and Professor Abla Mehio Sibai who was recognized for her pioneer work in research and advocacy to improve healthy aging in low and middle income countries and their impact on health and social policy programs.<br \/>  <br \/>  We&#8217;re proud of these amazing Lebanese pioneers who are leading the charge in scientific fields! 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