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| AWIS-SD Newsletter available |
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| The January February 2010 newsletter can be downloaded or read on-line. |
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| http://awis.npaci.edu/members/newsletter_issues.htm | |||
| Job Posting |
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| USC is looking for a Program Administrator. Find the job description on our job board. | |||
| http://awis.npaci.edu/members/jobboard.htm | |||
| 2009 Nobel Prizes announced |
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| Congratulations to AWIS member Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Ada E. Yonath for winning the 2009 Nobel Prizes in Physiology & Medicine and Chemistry. Here is a complete list of all female Nobel prize winners in history. |
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| http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/women.html | |||
| AWIS SD Open House |
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| We had a successful year, hosting the Women in Science and Technology Conference and many activities and events to encourage young girls to pursue their interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Come learn about our organization and what you can do in support of women in science. Join us as we celebrate and acknowledge the contributions from our many volunteers. Thursday, Oct 15 5:30 - 7:30pm Veralliance Campus Pointe (Kyocera/Lilly Building) 10300 Campus Point Drive. Please register for this free event. |
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| http://awis.npaci.edu/calendar/eventdetails.php?event_id=524 | |||
| Why aren't more women tenured science professors? |
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| A new government study surveyed top-tier research universities to see how women were faring in the largely male-dominated fields of math and science By Katherine Harmon Scientific American Article from June 19th in response to a recent NSF study. |
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| http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=women-tenured-science-professors | |||
| New member benefits |
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| AWIS-SD is proud to announce new benefits for our members. Coffee clubs, which will start on April 4, allow a smaller, focused group of peers to discuss topics relevant to them. The first group on April 4 will be for Early Career Transitions - see the AWIS calendar for signup details. The second is a LinkedIn group specifically for our chapter members. This is a forum for whatever is on your mind. If you're looking for career advice, courses, good conferences, etc., this is your forum (www.linkedin.com - select the AWIS San Diego group). |
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| Why Women Quit Technology Careers |
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| What if half the men in science, engineering and technology roles dropped out at midcareer? That would surely be perceived as a national crisis. Yet more than half the women in those fields leave -- most of them during their mid- to late 30s. | |||
| http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=319212 | |||
| Collection of inspiring stories about Women in Science |
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| Excerpt: This booklet, created by Science in partnership with the L’Oréal Corporate Foundation, brings to the reader a collection of truly inspirational stories from women in all walks of life whose common passion is science. Not all are famous, but they are all successful in their own right, whether it be receiving awards, juggling both a job and a family, or fighting discrimination or cultural restrictions. Click here to read more |
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| Women in Science News: Elizabeth Blackburn: Because science is worth it |
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| This interview with Elizabeth Blackburn appeared in the March 24, 2008 edition of the Journal of Cell Biology. Blackburn is one of this year's laureates for the L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award. |
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| http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/180/6/1056?etoc | |||
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