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K-12 MASS AWIS outreach--Wednesday, March 22, 7-9 PM
99 Brookline Avenue, Entrance on Overland Street (near Fenway Park), Directions below.
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AWIS Members can attend free but there will be a voluntary donation of $5.00 for non-members at the door.
MASS AWIS welcomes Mairead McSweeney-Shutt , Program Manager Science Club for Girls, to help us discuss opportunities for our members to be involved in serving as role models for girls interested in science. Our chapter has reached 80 members with many active participants. We hope to begin thinking about ways we can impact the younger generation offer support for girls who are excited about science while still in elementary school. This program will launch our efforts to coordinate some work in this area. Reply for more information or just come to the event. Even if you haven't thought about helping in this area...you can attend to learn more and network with our growing membership!
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April AWIS/GWIS joint event
Award-Winning Science
Wednesday, April 26, time and location TBA
Recent graduate student awardees will present their research.
Items from the AWIS Washington Wire--Join AWIS to see full Washington Wire editions!
Where Are the Women?
A team of eleven leading women scientists reveals that although the number of women in science and engineering has increased since 1980, these fields remain plagued by problems that drain them of female talent. "All of the barriers can be removed if we put our collective mind and will into doing it," and "The problem is not with women; the problem is with institutions," said Jo Handelsman, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the lead author. For more on this interesting article, go to: http://www.hhmi.org/news/pdf/handelsman.pdf.
Girls' Study Habits May Give Them an Edge in Math
Although more women are pursuing postgraduate degrees than ever, women still are rare in the math-oriented professions. Researchers say that girls perform just as well as boys during the earlier school years. It may be a lack of self-confidence that prevents girls' math skills from translating into higher scores on achievement tests. For more on this, visit http://www.news-medical.net
Women's Health Studies Leave Questions in Place of Certainty
So what do women do now? The results of two major studies over the past two weeks have questioned the value of two widely recommended measures: calcium pills and vitamin D to prevent broken bones, and low-fat diets to ward off heart disease and breast and colon cancer. Should women abandon hope, since it looks as if nothing works? Researchers admit that the findings were unexpected and present a challenge to firmly held beliefs about nutrition and health. For more on this, go to: http://www.nytimes.com.
Other items of Interest:
-GWIS National Secretary--open paid position
-Everything you wanted to know about graduate school....
-Open position--Science writer, Chemical & Engineering News
-Boston University Women's Guild Scholarships
-West ShowCase: Beyond Your Domain
-GWIS National Secretary (Paid) POSITION OPEN
This is a part-time paid position. So if you are good at databases
(FileMaker Pro) and want to help GWIS and earn a little spending money,
this is a great opportunity to become involved in GWIS at both the
National and Chapter levels as the secretary interacts with all members.
Think about it, and if you are interested, please let Paddy
(paddyw@...) or Regina (rvidaver@...) know by email.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about graduate school, but were afraid
to ask
Graduate Student Panel, Thursday, March 23, 2005
Northeastern University, Room 305 Shillman Hall
(http://www.campusmap.neu.edu/), 5:30 PM
Is graduate school right for you? What inside information will help
prepare you for success in grad school? Come and learn from a panel of current
grad students in all fields of science from universities throughout the
Boston area. There will be free pizza and drinks. Please RSVP to Becky Rosengaus
<r.rosengaus@...> so that we can order enough food.
Everyone is welcome!
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Science writer, Chemical & Engineering News (a publication
of the American Chemical Society)
Anyone interested in this job should contact Amanda
Yarnell, Chemical & Engineering News Boston, at
a_yarnell@..., or simply submit your resume via email
to employment@.... Please make sure to reference job
number 06-33.
POSITION: Assistant/Associate Editor, Science/Technology/Education
The Associate Editor reports to and works under the
direction of the Deputy Assistant Managing Editor for
Science/Technology/Education and is based either in Boston
or Washington, D.C. The incumbent is required to
contribute breaking news stories and longer feature
articles. These stories cover sophisticated, complex
issues, and the incumbent is expected to quickly produce
copy that is factually accurate and editorially balanced.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or closely
related scientific field is required; education in science
journalism as well is desirable.
Three to five years of experience writing about science is
required; an advanced degree may be substituted for work experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and the
ability to gather and analyze information from a variety
of sources, including interviews and scientific papers, are required.
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Boston University Women's Guild Scholarships, due Mar 31
Open to women over thirty enrolled in a BU graduate program.
Katherine Connor McLaughlin Scholarship,
Elsbeth Melville Scholarship,
Women's Guild Scholarship, and other, smaller awards.
The Boston University Women's Guild scholarships were established
more than twenty-five years ago to provide both
aid and encouragement to women over thirty enrolled in University graduate
programs. Guild scholarships, unlike many others, do not require U.S.
citizenship nor (recognizing that women often have other
responsibilities) full-time enrollment. Awards consist of the endowed
Katherine Conner McLaughlin Scholarship, and Elsbeth Melville Scholarship,
and other awards, all funded by donations from Guild members. The total
awarded yearly averages about $5,500.
Extraordinary expenses that awards have helped pay have included child
care, support of parents and parent-in-law, and treatment of serious
chronic conditions as well as tuition, production costs for thesis films,
and travel and other research needs.
For applications and other information, please call 617/353-2772,
email nbeyer@..., or see
http://www.bu.edu/womensguild/scholarship/index.html
Applications must be received by March 31, 2006.
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Join Women Leaders and Entrepreneurs at the West ShowCase:
Beyond Your Domain
Do you ever wonder about The Convergence of Unlikely Technologies?
1. Are you curious about opportunities outside your realm?
2. Do you like to keep up with hot topics in other fields?
3. Do you seek inspiration for innovation?
4. Would you welcome business or networking conversations with
cross-domain experts?
5. Could a broader technology awareness be valuable to you and your
employer?
Explore the answers to these questions and join us with some inspiring
keynote speakers on April 6, 2006
Ray Kurzweil, Inventor & Futurist
Deborah Dunsire, CEO of Millennium
For more information visit WESTs new website at www.westorg.org
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