Congratulations to the elected 2014-2015 GWIS officers and committee chairs!

Here are the results of December’s election:  Administrative Executive Chair: Jess McIver Liaison Executive Chair: Katrina Rieger Outreach Committee Co-chairs: Amy Ryan and Arianne Bazilio Mentoring Committee Chair: Lily Jeznach Finance Committee Chair: Wystan Carswell Congratulations all, and we look forward to seeing what this talented and diverse team can do! Stay tuned for mini-bios. […]

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OPD events coming up!

More great programming from the Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development this week!  Don’t forget to register! Tuesday, December 3rd (12 – 1 PM in the Goodell Fifth Floor Lounge) Time Management Chris McKenzie-Willenbrock, Office of Workplace Learning and Development Having trouble balancing the demands of your research, your job, and your personal life? We’ll […]

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Academic Career Panel Dec 10th

Along with the Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development and CIRTL, we are excited to host our first career panel: Exploring Careers in Academia: Broadening your Options When: Tuesday, December 10; 9:30 am-11:30 am. Where: Campus Center 163C (down the escalators). Check out the event agenda in the Academic Panel Flyer.  Also, if you are interested […]

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Workshop collaboration with Mass Academy of Sciences

Title: I Spy DNA: DNA Extraction from Natural Sources Run-through Meeting: Friday November 22, 2013 4pm, Morrill 3 Room 306 Workshop Date (in Holyoke): Tuesday December 10th, 2013 2-6pm, Holyoke Public Schools Workshop overview:  The goal of this workshop is to demonstrate the process of scientific enquiry by highlighting key components of the scientific method. […]

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STEM talk: “Why aren’t more women in science?”

Physics Professor Kathy Aidala is the Department Chair Mount Holyoke College, and will be giving a talk to the STEM audience titled “Why Aren’t More Women in Science?”. Tuesday November 19th at 4pm in Hasabrouck 138 The talk abstract is here: We will examine the differences among the sciences and the assumptions people often make to […]

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Upcoming outreach opportunity! Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day 2013

Get involved! Volunteer at Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day  Register here: http://umass-career-day.eventbrite.com/ Need some Broader Impact for an upcoming grant? Want to add to your teaching statement? Interested in community service? Ways to help: 8am– 9am Setup; registration and greet girls 10:15 – 11:15 Help with a hands-­on computing/engineering activity with a group of 50-­60 […]

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