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Tuesday, July 4, 2006 12:00 AM

Dr. Denice Dee Denton, pioneer for women in sciences, dies

As an openly gay woman scientist, Denton endured discrimination and prejudice all the way up through her position as chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz.

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  • Wednesday, July 5, 2006 08:42 AM

    Disappointed at Broadsheet

    I'm a bit disappointed at Broadsheet for waiting 2 weeks to finally acknowledge Dr. Denton's passing and by the fact that most of your coverage was gleaned from a much better NYTimes piece. (The Times finally got something right.)

    Perhaps to correct the error you'd consider doing a more in-depth article about thyroid disease--and how hypothryoidism can actually cause severe depression (among other life-threatening conditions)? I don't know if that's what Dr. Denton had, but you'd be doing a public service if you dug into this.

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