Greetings!
There is a growing demand for scientists who can engage an audience both in and outside the lab and AWIS is on top of it! Next week on October 23rd and October 24th, AWIS will be sharing our excitement for science with more than 100,000 young people at the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
Also, check out all our upcoming chapter events around the country.
And, please remember to join the AWIS LinkedIn page to keep us posted on your activities and accomplishments.
Best Regards,
Janet ____________ Janet Bandows Koster Executive Director
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Education |
Contributed by: Shay Harris
Gender Gap Report Rates Equality
The World Economic Forum this week released its 2010 Global Gender Gap
Report which points to enduring gaps in women's economic power
worldwide. While education and health have improved, they still lag
behind their male counterparts in economic and political authority. The
good news: The United States (19) closed its gender gap, rising 12
places to enter the top 20 for the first time in the report's five-year
history.
Closing the gap
Large Study Shows Females the Equal of Males in Math Skills UC Berkeley research team is again offering evidence that genders have equal abilities in math. While the findings were not that surprising to educational researchers, researchers found different perceptions among teachers and parents.
Reducing stereotypes and self-fulfilling prophecies
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Careers | Contributed by: Christine DiRienzo
The Leader WithinBuilding on findings in her book, How Remarkable Women Lead, Joanna Barsh
of the consulting firm McKinsey, and colleagues, conducted further interviews which
led to a description of five 'capabilities' behind centered leadership. The research included interviews with over
140 leaders in a wide range of academic fields, from different geographical
regions, cultures, and seniority levels. The five 'capabilities' were meaning, positive frame working,
connecting, engaging, and managing energy. It was concluded that leaders who master all five areas tended to be
content with their careers as well as their personal lives. Five dimensions of a leaderLeader of the PackLarger laboratories need full time
project managers to regulate activities from a high-level view. Scientists with
a knack for controlling and organizing limited resources may be highly capable
of a career in project management. Although most academics already manage their own experiments and grants,
these skills can translate into careers in clinical research. If this does
sound like you, then project management may be a good career choice. Project management career |
Science and Health | Contributed by: Jennifer MacArthur
Mouse Models Connect HRT and the Pill to Breast Cancer, and Suggest Possible Treatment
New
research published in Nature points
to why the synthetic sex hormones used in hormone replacement therapy and
contraceptives increase the risk of breast cancer. A protein called RANKL, which regulates bone
mass, is also expressed in mammary cells.
Experiments in mice found that synthetic progestins bind to RANKL,
triggering mammary cell division and inhibiting cell death, ultimately leading
to breast tumors. A second Nature
study demonstrated a potential 'antidote' to reduce the cancer risk associated
with synthetic hormone use. Blocking
RANKL with a monoclonal antibody, currently approved for treating osteoporosis,
delayed mammary tumor formation and also reduced lung metastasis in mouse
models. Million women study
Men Perspire, While Women "Glow" New
research published in Experimental Physiology found that men are more
efficient than women at sweating during intense exercise. The sweating responses of men and women, with
or without physical training, were compared during an hour of continuous
cycling with increasing intensity intervals.
The study found that women have to work harder than men in order to
start sweating, and that men have a higher sweat output than women. Exercise training improves sweating in both
sexes, but the degree of improvement is greater in men. Beginning to sweat at a lower core body
temperature is an advantage that allows an athlete to perform longer, and to
better tolerate extremely hot weather. Sex differences
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Work-Life Satisfaction | Contributed by: Shay Harris
New Rules: Less 'Me' and More 'We'
Researchers predict that as the world becomes more
interconnected, it will be less important to consider what an individual can do
by themselves. Experts in collective intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh released a study in Science
magazine suggesting that human societies may function better en masse, just
like many animal species. When gender
was taken into account, groups with more women scored higher on tests of social
sensitivity. The groups with the most
success contained people who were more "socially sensitive".
Collective intelligence
What Women in
Transition to Senior Management Need to Know Being a good manager isn't enough to catapult high-potential women into
the ranks of senior business leadership according to Herminia Ibarra,
faculty director of the INSEAD Leadership Initiative. Among her advice
for overcoming the odds: Don't cling too tightly to your technical job
skills at the expense of strategic perspective, and learn how to create
influence through coalitions and networks.
4 tips for moving up the career ladder
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AWIS News and Events | AWIS Metropolitan New York Chapter Event: Careers in Environmental Science Date: Saturday, October 16 Time: 8:30AM - 12:00PM
AWIS San Diego Chapter Event:2010 ACS ChemExpo Date: Sunday, October 17 Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
AWIS Central Jersey Chapter Event: Pharma's Ties with Academic Medicine: Ethical Concerns? Date: Tuesday, October 19 Time: 6:00PM - 8:30PM
AWIS Central Arizona Chapter Event:Guest Speaker Marcia Reynolds Date: Thursday,October 21 Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM
AWIS San Diego Chapter Event:Mid-Career Coffee Club Date: Thursday, October 21 Time: 7:45AM - 12:00PM
AWIS National & AWIS Bethesda Chapter Event: USA Science & Engineering Festival on the Mall Date: Saturday, October 23 - Sunday, October 24 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM each day
AWIS San Diego Chapter Event: Exploring Careers in Science and Engineering - An Date: Evening for Undergraduate Women Date: Saturday, October 27 Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
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AAAS Invites Nominations for the New AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science Deadline: October 15, 2010 Nominations are invited for the new AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Nominations may be made by AAAS affiliate organizations, universities, government agencies, media, research organizations, and individuals. NIH National Graduate Student Research Festival Date: October 25, 2010 An annual two-day event held on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. This year's Festival will introduce 200 advanced graduate students in the sciences to the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) with the aim of recruiting them to do postdoctoral training at the NIH. Learn more
2011 Alan T. Waterman Award Deadline: October 30, 2010 Each year, the Foundation bestows the Waterman Award to recognize the talent, creativity, and influence of a singular young researcher. Nominations must be submitted electronically using NSF's FastLane system.
2011 National Science Board Public Service Award Deadline: November 3, 2010 The
National Science Board (NSB) Public Service Award honors individuals
who and groups that have made substantial contributions to increasing
public understanding of science and engineering in the United States. These contributions may be in a wide variety of areas that have the
potential of contributing to public understanding of and appreciation
for science and engineering - including mass media, education and/or
training programs, entertainment, etc. Recipients of the NSB Public
Service Award include NUMB3RS, the CBS television drama series; Ira
Flatow, Host and Executive Producer of NPR's "Science Friday"; Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation; Bill Nye The Science Guy; and NOVA, the PBS
television series.
View 2011 Nomination Flyer To nominate, visit http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/public.jsp.
2011 Vannevar Bush Award Deadline: November 3, 2010 The Vannevar Bush Award is awarded annually to truly exceptional
lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial
contributions to the welfare of the Nation through public service
activities in science, technology, and public policy. Recent recipients
include: Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine; Mildred
Dresselhaus, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
and Norman Augustine, former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board, Lockheed Martin Corporation.
View 2011 Nomination Flyer To nominate, visit www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/bush.jsp.
Announcing the 2010 University Physics Competition Deadline: November 7, 2010 at 5PM The University Physics Competition is a new contest for
undergraduate students, who will work in teams of three at their
home colleges and universities, and spend the weekend of
November 6/7 (48 hours) analyzing an applied scenario using the
principles of physics, and writing a formal paper describing
their work. At the start of the contest, each team will select
one of two problems to work on during the weekend. Teams must
perform a theoretical analysis of the scenario presented, and
write a formal paper detailing their work. During the contest,
teams may use books, journals, computers, the Internet, programs
that they write, or any other nonliving resources, but they may
not consult with any people outside of their team.
Research Funding Without the Post-Doc Deadline: January 21, 2011 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will
grant research funding to a select number of new PhD and MD graduates with
secured research positions. The NIH
Director Early Independence Award (EIA) program consists of approximately $60
million to be distributed over the next five years. The EIA does not require post-doctoral
training, and academic institutions can actively recruit talented candidates
into these positions. Each institution
can apply for up to two awards. No post-doc needed
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program This program has a rolling admission. This program offers one to three year postdoctoral fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. Click here for more information.
Humboldt Research Fellowship Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers are for postdoctoral scientists and scholars who have completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the application submission date are eligible. Click here for application materials and detailed information.
Fellowships for Experienced Researchers are for scientists and scholars who have completed a doctoral degree within twelve years prior to the application submission date are eligible. Click here for application materials and detailed information.
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