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 National GWIS News
The National Meeting was held June 26-28 in Rockville, MD and hosted by Omicron Chapter.
The National Council and Grand Chapter business meetings were held on
Friday. Highlights of the meeting included:
1) induction of the
reactivated Pacific Alpha Lambda chapter, centered in Hawaii
2) approval to fund 14 research
fellowships for a total of $72,500. Fellowship winners
3) approval of honorary
awards to three outstanding women scientists
4) approval to fund the
publication of the 85-year History of GWIS
5) annual reports were given by the various
chapter representatives during the Grand Chapter meeting.
A conference on "Global Impact of Environmental Change" was held on Saturday. A wide variety of topics were discussed as they relate to environmental change, including infectious disease, mental health, studies of the ice cores from Antartica, and environmentally friendly cleaners. Read about the conference speakers
New Officers and Committe Members Inducted at National GWIS meeting
Vice-President: JoAnn Schrass (Omicron chapter)
President-Elect:
Jennifer Ingram (Omega chapter)
Recording/Corresponding Secretary, (2008-2010), Kendra Hyland (Xi chapter)
New National Officers
Omega Chapter Committee, (2008-2011), Cathie Overstreet (Omicron chapter)
Nominating Committee, (2008-2011),
Michelle Carter (Xi chapter)
New Committee Members
More photos and fun from the National Conference
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National News Headlines
Director of the National Institute of Health's Office of Extramural Research highlights NIH's recent extramural initiatives to encourage women to participate in biomedical careers. More
Norka Ruiz Bravo, OER Director and NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research is pictured to the right.
Congress endorses physical sciences increases as FY 2009 appropriations get underway. Read about federal budget debates
Report Available: "The Future of Federal Research & Development in
the Midwest: Trends and Indicators"
The report, relying on National Science Foundation (NSF)
data, presents and analyzes the impact of federal R&D funding on seven
Midwestern states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin) and underlines the importance of federal R&D to the Midwest's
economy, especially to the region's research universities. The report is available here
A study published in the journal Science finds that girls equal to boys in math
Study is largest of its kind -- says girls measure up in 2nd grade to 11th on standardized tests. Women earn 48 percent of math degrees, but lag in physics and engineering. Parents and teachers still think boys are better at math, researcher says. Read more about the study. |
Sociologists report keys to hiring women in science, mathematics, and engineering faculty positions at doctoral-granting universities.
Stratagies that increase the recruitment of female candidates include having at least one woman on a search committee and advertising job postings in publications focused on women in science.
Keys to Hiring Women in Science
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 Chapter News
Like a volcano that has
been dormant, Alpha Lambda has awoken again!
We were pleased and excited
to meet the chapter representatives at our National Meeting in DC and,
thanks to them, our Saturday night banquet was truely unique. Dr.
Natsuyama spoke on "Voices of the Wind: Return to Pono" and Nickol
Moikeha perform the Hawaiin hula for us. But this was only after all
the GWIS members tried to learn the hula moves as demonstrated by
Christie and Nickol!
L to R:
Christie Naeole, Chapter President, Nickol Moikeha, Chapter Vice
President, Diane Wotta, National GWIS President, and Harriet
Natsuyama, Founder and member of AL.
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 Member News
Honorary Awards:
Three outstanding women scientists were inducted as new GWIS Honorary
Award members at our National Meeting. These were: Anne Kopecky Vidaver, Janice V. Meck, and Sylvia A. Earle.
This is the
highest honor GWIS bestows on women scientists who need not be members.
Nominations for honorary members can come from National or the
chapters, but to approve the award, two-thirds vote of Grand Chapter attendees
is needed.
Cathy Asleson-former National Secretary and member of Xi chapter Anne Vidver
has
announced she will be moving to Denver to assume the position of
Director of Biocatalyst Development for Gevo. She will be commuting
from July 7th to Aug. 20th at which time she hopes to move her
family with her from Minneapolis to Denver area. We wish her the best!
Her contact information:
Office: (303) 858-8358 x2461
casleson at gevo.com
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Funding and Job Opportunities
NSF Grant Opportunities:
Interested applicants can search for grant opportunities by discipline at www.nsf.gov/funding/.
NSF's Small Business Innovation Research Program is currently taking applications. The deadline for the application of this award is Dec. 4th. NSF Small Business Innovation
Sign up for a free electronic newsletter which lists grant and award opportunities in Life Sciences from ScienceInfo. Go to Grant E-news signup
Biomedical research positions are available at the National Institutes of Health
NIH scientific jobs
Search USAJobs for Senior Scientific positions
Current postdoctoral openings
BP is now accepting applications for 2009 internship or full-time
positions!
BP is looking for undergraduates and graduates to work in every
stage of the energy life cycle, from geoscientists who send shock waves through
the earth to find oil, to engineers who build platforms in the middle of the
ocean, to traders who anticipate and react to the movements in the market. Interviews will be held in September
Application Portal: www.bp.com/uscollegecareers
Tutorial & Tips: www.bpthereandbeyond.com
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Fellowships and Awards
Call for AAAS Award Nominations. Deadline: September 1, 2008 More information about AAAS Awards1) 2008 AAAS Philip
Hauge Abelson Award
The prize is awarded either to a public servant, in
recognition of sustained exceptional contributions to advancing science, or to
a scientist whose career has been distinguished both for scientific achievement
and for other notable services to the scientific community. For more
information contact Stephen Nelson at 202-326-6600 or e-mail
snelson@aaas.org. 2) 2008 AAAS Scientific Freedom and
Responsibility Award
The award is given to scientists or engineers or their associations whose
exemplary actions have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility.
Such achievements can include: acting to protect the public's health, safety or
welfare; focusing public attention on important potential impacts of science
and technology on society by their responsible participation in public policy
debates; or establishing important new precedents in carrying out the social
responsibilities or in defending the professional freedom of scientists and
engineers.
For more information, call Deborah
Runkle at 202.326.6794 or go to the AAAS website. The Director of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking nominations to fill vacant
appointments to the 2009 Council of Public Representatives (COPR) roster.
Nominations are due September 26, 2008.
The COPR advises the NIH
Director on cross-cutting issues related to medical research and health issues
of public interest that ultimately promote individual, family, and community
health. Examples of broad issues explored by the Council include community
engagement in research, public trust in the research enterprise, enhancing
public awareness and education about NIH, clinical trials recruitment issues,
and aspects of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, such as reengineering the
clinical research enterprise.
Read on about the COPR
To request a nomination form by mail, contact the COPR Resource Staff by phone
at (301) 650-8660, ext. 269, by fax at (301) 650-7172, or by e-mail at COPR1 at
palladianpartners.com.
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Upcoming Workshops and Seminars
Workshop: "From
Doctorate to Dean or Director: Sustaining Women through Critical
Transition Points in Science, Engineering, and Medicine"
September 18-19, 2008
Where: Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC
Registration opens: August 5, 2008
The workshop will include panel discussions on
crucial transition points in academic careers, proven strategies for
helping women transition in industry, and how the changing nature of
science, engineering, and medicine-specifically the growth in
interdisciplinary fields-impacts career progression now and in the
future. It is supported by organizations including the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health.
More information can be found here.
2008 AAAS
Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology Policy
November
17-21, 2008
Where: AAAS, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Register by: September 15
The AAAS Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology Policy is a "crash
course" in science and technology (S&T) policy, designed for those who
need to know how S&T policy works. It is modeled after the highly acclaimed orientation program that AAAS provides
for its new S&T Policy Fellows each fall, but distills the key material into
4 1/2 days instead of two weeks. Space is limited to only 30 to 35
participants--the small group setting provides an ideal opportunity to learn
about the challenges and solutions of S&T policy from the experts.
Join AAAS to learn firsthand from key people in S&T policy, in settings
ranging from Capitol Hill to White House staff offices. Registration is now
open, with discounts available for AAAS members. For registration forms,
program information, and other information, go to the Leadership Seminar web page.
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