If you missed Maitreya’s informative talk about effective poster presentations, don’t despair. You can still take a look at the handouts she provided to get some helpful advice. MaitreyaPosterNotes 10PosterRules Dos&Don’ts
The July AWIS newsletter highlights a list posted online of the 11 Hottest Female Professors in the Country (no link provided because I don’t want to encourage anyone to go there). The list is particularly maddening because it’s being provided by a website called HerCampus: A Collegeiette’s Guide to Life, …
The Harvard Educational Review presents an entire issue addressing the unique challenges faced by scientists at the intersection of race and gender inequality. The symposium issue, Unraveling the Double Bind: Women of Color in STEM, celebrates the 35th anniversary of a momentous meeting of 30 minority female scientists. The issue …
Three young women have swept all categories of the first annual Google Science Fair with biomedical research projects. Here’s a brief summary of the prize winning projects: Lauren Hodge (13 – 14 age group) studied the effect of marinades on levels of harmful carcinogens in grilled chicken. Naomi Shah (15 …
Project Implicit is a research project at Harvard that has been examining implicit biases since 1998. By going to the project’s website, you can view a demonstration of the tests they use to determine if you have an implicit bias. Here are the most important findings of the project so …
