by Hannah Brechka Dr. Victoria Prince’s résumé is stacked with her prestigious accomplishments. Dean and Director of the Office of Graduate Affairs, Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy […]
by Liz Bajema If you find Christiane Carney on a typical day, she’s likely to be training medical practitioners, brushing up on scientific literature, or interacting with key opinion leaders
Please join AWIS Chicago in our 10th year of celebration of women in science, as we honor Yamuna Krishnan and Miiri Kotche, recipients of the 2016 Innovator and Motivator Awards.
By Katarina Kotnik Halavaty, PhD For more than a decade Kelly Fahrbach successfully paved her biomedical research career in academic settings – all went well, but something was missing. At
Psychologist helps NASA build teams for mission to Mars By Kristin Claes Mathews Sometimes, coworkers just seem to click. They get along, are productive and help each other out of
By Carol Hughes, MLSt Neuroscientist Dorothy Kozlowski has been interested in brains since her high school days on the South Side of Chicago. For a science fair project, she used
By Marina Damiano, PhD What’s the secret to achieving happiness and success as a woman in STEM? “Find and do what makes you sing inside and out,” says 3-D printing
The annual AWIS Chicago “Innovator Award” exemplifies AWIS Chicago’s commitment to recognizing women in the Chicagoland area who have provided innovative research contributions in science and engineering. We are also
AWIS Chicago has started a mentorship program “Mentoring Circles”! This pilot program matches students/postdocs/early career scientists with experienced mentors across the Chicagoland area. The Kickoff training event was held on
AWIS hosted a summer potluck picnic at the Montrose Harbor on July 19, 2015. It was an “old-fashioned” picnic, and everyone contributed by bringing blankets, chairs, tables and food! It
