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December 2024 Empower

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December 2024
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GWIS Empower provides career and leadership advice for women in science, with member-generated content. This issue introduces new initiatives for a multidisciplinary working group addressing key STEM problems. We discuss how DEI training and programs enhance the academic and STEM environment. Additionally, we feature two scholarships: MPOWER, empowering women globally to achieve educational goals (due Dec 31st), and the Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship for women pursuing engineering (due Jan 31st).
Multidisciplinary Working Group: Empowering Career Pathways in STEMM
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has created a new initiative to address a key problem in STEMM: the barriers to entering a STEMM career and retaining talent long-term. A group of volunteers formed a multidisciplinary working group to address these problems and empower career pathways in STEMM. The working group has released its first report with 35 recommendations covering short-, mid-, and long-term activities. The goal of the report is to spark conversations among the scientific community on how to facilitate pathways into the STEMM workforce and how to retain the talent that was recruited. Read the full report and initiate these important conversations in your scientific community.
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Honorary Membership Awards
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Podcast Alert
A conversation with Dr. Meriem Galval Cruz
With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Cruz has been at the forefront of regulatory strategy and commercialization for the development of small molecules and biologics across a wide range of therapeutic areas. Her expertise include regulatory submissions and the development of applications in the US and Europe, ensuring that crucial medical innovations reach those in need.
Currently at Biogen, Dr. Cruz's impressive career also includes roles as an Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs at Dunn Regulatory Associates and Senior Regulatory Scientist at Cote Orpha, LLC. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), she played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between academic research and the pharma/biotech industry.

Listen to the GWIS podcast where Dr. Cruz shares her journey, insights into the regulatory landscape, and her passion for neuroscience. Her story is a testament to resilience and the importance of adapting and forging your own path. 
 
Listen here
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Strengthen the case for DEI
Before a new year begins, let's reflect on the status of DEI in STEMM with an article published in Science. At least 38 states in the US have either introduced, passed or enacted anti-DEI bills by the end of 2024. These bills prohibit public higher education institutions from having DEI offices and staff, and mandatory DEI training. So far, the missions of DEI programs remain intact in academia, until they may not. It is therefore important to remember why DEI efforts in academia are so important: To create a culture of inclusion and respect, and ultimately a culture of excellence.
Link to Article
GWIS National Fellowship
We present to you, the nine 2023-2024 GWIS National Fellowship awardees!
Every year, GWIS National Fellowship Program recognizes women who are performing hypothesis driven research in STEM and Social Science fields, and who have shown an outstanding ability for promising careers. We are excited to announce nine recipients of our 2023-2024 fellowship awards along with Honorable Mentions.
Meet Recipients Here
Scholarships
MPower Women in STEM scholarship
MPOWER aims to empower women globally to realize their educational aspirations, and become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators. This scholarship focuses on international DACA women who will use their STEM degree to benefit society and the planet and who have the potential to serve as role models and advocates for women in STEM. To apply and receive the grand prize of $6000, students have to submit an essay on how to prioritize the advancements in STEM over the next decade and how women can lead or contribute significantly to these changes. The deadline to apply is December 31, 2024. For more information, visit the scholarship website.
Link to Scholarship
The Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship
The Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship is for women who are interested in pursuing engineering and related majors. While this scholarship is open to all eligible post-secondary students, preference will be given to graduate applicants. This scholarship is in honor of Lydia Pickup, a former president of the Society of Women Engineers and an accomplished pilot. This scholarship is a testament to her dedication and commitment to empowering women in the field of engineering. To apply, scholars need to submit their academic transcripts and recommendation letters by January 31, 2025. For more information visit the Society of Women Engineers scholarship website.
Link to Scholarship

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