This Thursday the Graduate Students for Diversity in Science and Engineering (GSDSE, based in Polymer Science and Engineering) are hosting a diversity talk! What: Seminar on promoting diversity in science and engineering When: Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 4:00pm Where: Conte National Center for Polymer Research Details: Refreshments are provided at 3:30 pm. Luis Campos, […]
Upcoming Outreach Activities
Sign up to participate in upcoming GWIS Outreach events! Where: the Amherst Regional Middle School (just 2 miles away from campus)! Workshop: We’ll be doing a cool STEM activity with an 8th grade after school science club on a Tuesday from 3 to 4 pm. To sign up and see available dates, see form here. Sound […]
Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheons, 2/24 and 4/29
What: Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheons, a fantastic way to network or get advice in an informal, relaxed setting. Female faculty members from CNS and CoE are invited to attend so that STEM graduate students can meet with them and discuss topics ranging from research to work/life balance to academic politics and back again. Enjoy a yummy (free) […]
Python Workshops – back by popular demand!
Back by popular demand, improved with feedback from you! GWIS is holding a series of interactive workshops to show the ropes of the versatile programming language popular with scientists and engineers! What: Interactive python programming workshops Where: Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) 221 When: 11:20a.m. to 12:55p.m. Session 1: Tuesday 2/24: basic programming – installing python, […]
Scientists and Engineers Impacting Public Policy
While scientists and engineers are routinely praised for contributions to the research community, it is also important to recognize their valuable contributions to public policy and service. The ability to involve, engage, and serve the public can have a significant impact on research strategies, federal research priorities and funding, and educational strategies to insure future […]
Announcing monthly STEM graduate student appreciation day coffee hours for Spring 2015
Need a midday pick-me-up? How about free coffee and snacks? Mark your calendars for: Wednesday, February 11 @ 2:30 PM in ISB 145 (special treats will be served in honor of “Galentine’s Day”) Monday, March 23 @ 2:30 PM in Gunness Student Center Wednesday, April 22 @ 2:30 PM in TBA Come meet graduate students from […]
Girls, Inc. Outreach Event a success!
The Spring semester has started for GWIS! On the 17th, 25 8th-9th graders who are a part of Girls, Inc. of Holyoke’s Eureka! program braved the cold on a Saturday morning to have some science fun at UMass. Our GWIS member (and Co-chair of Mentoring Committee in-training) Laura Parker designed a workshop called “Playing with […]
Election results for 2015-2016 GWIS executive board
Thanks to all GWIS members who voted, and special appreciation to all the candidates who ran. The results are: Executive co-chair: Organization administrator – Lilian Jeznach Executive co-chair: University liaison – Rachel Koh Communications committee chair – Dina Navon Finance committee co-chairs – Amy Strauss and Katie Booras Mentoring committee co-chairs – Laura Parker and Aditi Naik […]
GWIS Members – Please Share Your Story!
Please consider contributing to the spring 2015 special edition of the GWIS Quarterly Magazine. We want to learn from your experiences! Use the Google Form (see link below) to submit anonymously by answering one or more of the prompts, and potentially see your submission in GQM. Thank you! -the GQM team Share your story!
Python-Advanced Topics
Interested in learning more about programming in python? GWIS is holding a series of interactive workshops to show the ropes of this versatile programming language popular with scientists and engineers. What: Interactive python programming workshop – Session 3 When: Tuesday, December 2nd. 3:00-4:30pm Where: Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) 221 Session 3 – We will cover […]
