June SOTM: Kelly Fahrbach
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 […]
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AWIS-Chicago Awards Female Students at the 66th CPS Science Fair
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
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May SOTM: Suzanne Bell
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
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March SOTM: Dorothy Kozlowski
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
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February SOTM: Dima Elissa
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
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Nominations are NOW OPEN for the Annual Innovator Award and Motivator Award by AWIS Chicago
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
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Mentoring Circles Kickoff-October 31, 2015
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
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Summer Picnic Potluck-July 19, 2015
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
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Spring Career Panel-April 21, 2015
AWIS Chicago hosted a career panel on April21, 2015 featuring four amazing and talented women: Jennifer Cole, PhD Assistant Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University Lisa Durham, MS
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Chicago Fall Kickoff network-a-thon-November 20, 2014
AWIS Chicago members got together to meet and mingle at this fall kickoff event held at D4 Irish Pub and Cafe in downtown Chicago. The new executive board was introduced,