News
Events
2012 AWIS Chicago 6th Annual Innovator Award and the 1st Annual Motivator Award Dinner
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
Events
2011 Past Events
Read about our most recent events, including a resume/CV workshop and networking event.
News
Women in Science booklet available
Science magazine and the L’Oreal Foundation have released a booklet focusing on 16 women in science.
Events
2010 Past Events
Read about our recent events, including Networking with Dr Brenda Russell, and the “Spooktacular” science we shared at our most recent outreach event.
Community, Events, News, Scientist of the Month
Seeking “Scientist of the Month” Nominations
Nominate a scientist (man or woman) from any STEM field in the Chicago area who has made an impact on your education, career, or the scientific community as a whole.
Career Development, Chapter, Community, News
Updated Resources Page
AWIS Chicago has been working hard to update our Resources page. It has new links, new information and now has Podcasts. Check it out!
News
New AWIS Chicago Website
AWIS Chicago (formerly AWIS-CAC) has a new website and a new logo! We hope you find the website more user-friendly and utilize it to keep up-to-date on exciting AWIS Chicago
Events
2009 Past Events
Events sponsored by AWIS Chicago in 2009 included Science Chicago programming, social and networking events, a workshop with National AWIS at the AAAS meeting, and an ongoing career development series on “Effective Negotiation”.
News
AWIS Recieves NSF Funding
AWIS Receives NSF ADVANCE PAID Grant to Partner with Discipline Societies to Improve Recognition for Women and Minorities in STEM. This grant will fund a new project: “Advancing Ways of