The WiSE 2016/2017 Lecture series will kick off the Fall quarter with speaker, Dr. Amy Bix. Professor of History at Iowa State University and director of ISU’s Center for Historical Studies of Technology and Science.

Dr. Bix talk will focus on how women gained entrance to the traditionally male field of engineering in American higher education, looking at both individual experiences and institutional evolution as published in her book ‘Girls Coming to Tech!’: A History of American Engineering Education for Women , MIT Press, December, 2013. In addition, Dr. Bix will also share excerpts from her current publication (in progress) Recruiting Engineer Jane and Astrophysicist Amy: American STEM Advocacy for Girls, 1965-2015: research tracing the intellectual, political, and social history of how, when, and why such gendered advocacy became integral to modern STEM cultures.

You’re invited to enter the Global Campus Photo Contest! The contest open to the whole UW community— students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Enter by October 28.

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Photos can reflect study, research, or travel outside the U.S. Photos from international Huskies are also welcome. Top photos will be displayed as art at the Study Abroad Fair on November 8th from 10:00am – 2:00pm in the HUB Ballroom. People attending the fair will be invited to vote for their favorites. The winning photos will be enlarged, framed, and displayed in the Office of Global Affairs in Gerberding Hall and at UW Study Abroad. Learn more and enter at: http://uw.edu/globalaffairs/photo-contest