September 2021 SOTM: Shivani Garg, PhD
By Evan Phillips This month we are featuring Dr. Shivani Garg, a Senior Scientist at the local biotechnology company LanzaTech (www.lanzatech.com). Dr. Garg is a biochemist by training and a […]
Events
Online Bystander Intervention Training
In response to the sharp and sustained rise in anti-Asian harassment, Advancing Justice Chicago is partnering with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago and Hollaback! to offer local interactive online bystander
July 2021 SOTM: Dr. Barbara Di Eugenio
By Evan Phillips Meet Barbara Di Eugenio, Professor of Computer Science. At the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Dr. Di Eugenio leads the Natural Language Processing (NLP) lab engaged
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Summer 2021 AWIS-Chicago Mentoring Circles Program
AWIS Chicago Summer Mentoring Circles kicked-off on Thursday, June 24th, 2021
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May 2021 SOTM: Dr. Anisha Martin
by Shreya Chandrasekar Born to immigrant physician parents and raised in New Jersey, just on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Dr. Anisha Martin recognized her calling for the sciences at a
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Past, Present, Future: Perspectives on AWIS-Chicago Area Chapter
On Thursday, May 27th, 2021, AWIS-CAC hosted evening of networking and discussion about the past, present, and future of AWIS-CAC! Panelists for the evening included: Former AWIS-CAC President Marion Thurnauer (1987-88)
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Snapshot of AWIS-Chicago Area Chapter 1978 -1988
by Marion Thurnauer, member of AWIS-CAC since its inception and President (1987-88) Backdrop During the last year I came across a file containing documents pertaining to AWIS -CAC (Chicago Area
Scientist of the Month
February 2021 SOTM: Illinois State Senator Laura Ellman
by J. K. Wenderott When asked about her career path, Laura Ellman, current Illinois State Senator representing District 21, expressed she has been “driven by curiosity.” These are words Ellman
Scientist of the Month
December 2020 SOTM: Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD
By Shreya Chandrasekar, 2nd year PhD student at the Loyola University Chicago Throughout this pandemic, I have cycled through feeling like the world couldn’t be a larger, more isolated place