June 2023 Connect
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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Posted by: Jennifer Riggs
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GWIS Honorary Membership Awardees 2023 |
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The GWIS Honorary Membership Awards Committee is glad to announce this year's recipients of the Honorary Membership Award in the following categories:
1. Dr. Kizzmekia Shanta Corbett (Early Career Scientist)
2. Dr. Nafisa Jadavji, (Education Excellence)
3. Dr. Joni Wallis (Research Excellence)
4. Dr. Raven Baxter (Science Communication)
We are proud and humbled by your contribution to the field of science, and your perseverance to beat all odds to make the impact that you are making! To learn more about the awardees, please visit https://www.gwis.org/page/honorary_members.
We give a special thanks to the GWIS Honorary Award Committee of Akanksha Pragya, Jiameng Sun (Linda), and Dr. Karthi Sreedevi for their dedication, time, and hard work. |
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Applications are now open for the 2023 Travel Awards! The Research Triangle Chapter will award two graduate women in STEM $750 to support travel that will advance their career and long-term goals. To apply, you must be in graduate school, or a post-bac or post-doctoral fellow in North Carolina, and be presenting research at a national or international scientific conference. The application window closes June 21, 2023, at 11:59 pm.
For additional queries, please email researchtriangle@gwis.org. |
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Mark your calendars and get ready for the 2023 Graduate Women in Science National Conference, which will be hosted by the GWIS State College Chapter and held in State College, PA at Pennsylvania State University from June 22nd to June 24th. This year's theme is "Come Together: The Importance of Connection," emphasizing community building, networking, mentorship, and outreach. Events will include National Council and Grand Chapter meetings, an outreach workshop, an evening networking dinner, a poster session, quick research talks, a career fair, and many more exciting opportunities and events. We are thrilled to also announce that Dr. Pamela Harris https://www.pamelaeharris.com/, a leader in the field of Mathematics and scientific mentorship, will also be joining us as our keynote speaker! For updates, conference details, and registration information, please visit the link below. |
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Join us Friday, June 23rd at the GWIS National Conference in State College PA for a Book Club Chat! Friday afternoon at 4:30pm. We'll meet Rachel Pastan, author of "In the Field", a novel about a brilliant female geneticist born in the 1920s. Feel free to find the book at local bookstores or online (Indiebound, Amazon, Audible, etc), but you do not have to read the book to join us!! It will be a great hour discussing the challenges and beauty of being a scientist, especially a female scientist in the world of competitive, and male-dominated, science. We are so excited Rachel is joining us in person!! Come hear more about her work! |
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Would your chapter be interested in meeting other GWIS members over Zoom? Rolla Chapter of GWIS has created the “GWIS National Mingle”. It has been a great opportunity to meet other GWIS members and talk about life.
Time: every Wednesday from 12:30-1:30 PM PST
If you are interested in participating, please join the event via Zoom. |
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Volunteer for a GWIS Committee |
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Interested in volunteering? We need your help! We are recruiting committee members.
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Join the GWIS Slack Workspace |
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Join the GWIS Slack workspace, a new space where you can network with other members and discuss events, career questions, and more. |
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| GWIS Members: Advertise your employment position for free in our GWIS Career Center! Contact Jennifer Riggs at jriggs@gwis.org to learn more. |
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Happy Pride Month Y'all!!
The GWIS LA Chapter had this beautiful message we wanted to share with everyone!!
"Science is a universal language that transcends borders, cultures, and identities. It thrives on diversity, inclusivity, and equality. We believe that everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, has a place in the scientific community."
Let's continue to celebrate diversity and promote equality in science and beyond. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎 |
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We begin this month with an increased emphasis on community building, networking, mentorship, and outreach.
The 2023 GWIS National Conference theme this year is:
“Come Together: The Importance of Connection”
Come one, come all! Abstract submissions for posters and lightning-style talks are now open. See you at Penn State this summer!!
Dates: June 22nd - June 24th, 2023. |
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The GWIS Eastern South Dakota Chapter is hosting a Trivia Night and Fundraiser There will be Food and Drink and lots of Raffle prizes to win!! Date: June 9th, 2023 Registration information: https://www.instagram.com/gwiseastsodak/Hope to see you there! |
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Upcoming events
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International Chapter
If interested in participating in the International Chapter's WhatApp group, please send an email to International Chapter with the subject “Whatsapp for International”.
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About GWIS Founded in 1921, Graduate Women in Science is an inter-disciplinary society of scientists who collectively seek to advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards and fellowships. We comprise over 30 active chapters of more than 900 women who are "United in Friendship through Science" to support and inspire member professional goals and mutual appreciation of science. Learn more at www.gwis.org. |
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