Association for Women in Science is hosting a webinar on Strategies for Building a Successful Retirement Plan, led by Nastashia Young of Northwestern Mutual.
EWIS will cover the registration fee. Registrants will receive a registration link the week of the event. A recording will be made available to registrants.
More information about the webinar can be found here.
Boom Island Park, Minneapolis
Collaboration with Society for the Advancement of Chicano/Latinos and Native Americans in Science
Collaboration with Association of Multicultural Scientists and Society for the Advancement of Chicano/Latinos and Native Americans in Science
Invited speaker Marie Harton, PhD, NIH Program Director, Division of Training, Workforce Development and Diversity
Gregory Hughes, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist at Merk, visited us to present on Merck’s efforts in workplace DEI and his experience on ways men can be effective allies. The seminar was followed by an optional facilitated discussion.
BGREAT and EWIS hosted Dr. Angelique Adams, an author, speaker, and executive coach focusing on leadership development for diverse STEM professionals.
oSTEM (Out in STEM) and EWIS (Empowering Women in Science) are pleased to announce their co-sponsored event: “Inclusive Mentoring in STEM”. We will be discussing best practices for creating an inclusive mentoring environment, how to find a supportive mentor, and how to navigate situations of bias and marginalization in mentor-mentee relationships.Â
Panelists represent both mentor and mentee perspectives:
Sam Kunkel, oSTEM CBS Chair
Flavia Costa, STEM mentor at University of Colorado
Meaghan Stein, Education Success and Retention Coordinator, Biology Teaching and Learning
Dr. Lee Penn, Professor of Chemistry, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry
View Nova’s Forgotten Genius film, then there will be a panel discussion “Black in Chemistry” facilitated by Dr. Racquel Jemison, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect - American Chemical Society.
In honor of EWIS's five year anniversary, please join us for a trivia event celebrating the unsung heroes of STEM! This will be a virtual event, so grab your snacks and drink of choice and get ready to play! All you'll need is the zoom link and your knowledge of the often overlooked contributors to all fields of STEM.
Part of EWIS 5 Year Anniversary Week
Whether you’ve just started as a grad student or postdoc or are nearing the end of that stage, there are things you can do to prepare for the next phase of your career. Whether you’re still exploring your options or know what’s next, there will be useful information for you in this workshop. Dr. Sharolyn Kawakami-Schulz from the OPD will give an introduction on how to approach career exploration, followed by a chance to rotate through three breakout rooms of your choice.
Presented by: Ebony Omotola McGee, PhD, Associate Professor of Diversity and STEM Education, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Co-hosted with BGREAT, MICaB Graduate Program, and Medicinal Chemistry DEI Task Force
Presented by: Eden King, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Rice University
Dr. Eden King shared her expertise on the social sciences at the UMN Center for Immunology and provide recommendations for leveraging diversity.
Virtual screening and group discussion co-hosted by Empowering Women in Science and the UMN Postdoctoral Association.
Do you want to boost your resilience? Are you interested in learning the principal components and practices of resilience? This workshop builds on the previously held workshop, however you do not need to have attended the first workshop to attend this event. Led by Michelle Lamere, Assistant Director for Education Programs at CTSI
Online workshop lead via Zoom by Michelle Lamere, Assistant Director for Education Programs at UMN CTSI
Do you want to boost your resilience? Are you interested in learning the principal components and practices of resilience? This workshop lays the foundation for principal components and practices of resilience. In this introspective and interactive workshop we will explore the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of resilience. Participants will create individual resilience plans.
Presented by: Sharolyn Kawakami-Schulz, PhD, Director of the Office for Professional Development, UMN Medical School
Dr. Beth Adamowicz is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota and a member of the NIH working group tasked with assessing practices in sexual harassment reporting and responses, and proposing actions to produce a research climate free of sexual and gender harassment. In this seminar, Dr. Adamowicz will cover the Working Group's recommendations and the changes that are currently underway at the NIH as a result of these recommendations.
A seminar/workshop for scientists of all genders