Colleen Zaccard has been awarded the AWIS Motivator Award (Early Career) for her significant contributions and service as the Inaugural Chair of the Chicago Women in STEM Initiative, providing new resources […]
By: Shreya Chandrasekar Serendipity is a term that is often used to describe a happy accident. But Horace Walpole, who coined the term in 1754, used the word to refer
by: Kendra J. Royston “Helping people had always been my passion.” Passion, drive, determination, kindness, and philanthropy. After my interview with Dr. Doris Espiritu of Wright College, it was evident
The Chicago Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS Chicago) was founded in 1978 as a local chapter of the national organization. We proudly recognize that Argonne
The best science projects from students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system will once again be featured at the annual CPS Science Fair http://chicagosciencefair.com. This is the last year that
By Ana Shulla-Mesi, PhD The 66th annual Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Student Science Fair took place at the Museum of Science and Industry on March 17-20, 2016. Representatives from the
By Larissa Belova The author acknowledges contributions of Karen Chien, Natasha Wadlington, and Susan Meschel. AWIS Chicago Chapter awarded 5 Special Awards to middle to high school female students during
On June 6th, 2012, we celebrated our awardees at our annual awards ceremony at Pazzo’s. We heard from Innovator Awardee, Dr. Susan Cohn, of the University of Chicago, a scientist
