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WISP Digest - Jan. 15, 2018
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In this Newsletter:
* Spring 2018 Leave-Term Research Grants
* Rockefeller University, Biomedical Research Assistant Position
* Cientifico Latino Summer Research Opportunity
* Pasteur Foundation Summer Internship Program
* Dartmouth’s Physicians for Human Rights Conference
* Women in Science Symposium & Career Fair (Scientista Symposium)
* Women in Science Post-doctoral and Graduate Student Panel: Skills and
advice for a career in science as a woman
* “Does Gender Matter?” – Dr. Ben A. Barres
* “A Scientists Gender Can Skew Research Results”
* LaTeX Intermediate Workshops
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* Contact Details
* Subscription Details
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* Spring 2018 Leave-Term Research Grants *
Applications for leave-term research grants through Dartmouth’s UGAR
office are due January 31, 2018. For more information about UGAR’s
leave-term grant program see:
http://students.dartmouth.edu/ugar/research/programs/leave-term-grants
* Rockefeller University, Biomedical Research Assistant Position *
Learn more and apply via DartBoard before 9pm on 1/16!
Rockefeller University, New York, NY, is currently hiring students for
1-2 year biomedical Research Assistant positions to work closely with
senior scientists and participate in challenging, complex, cutting-edge
research projects. Research Assistants will learn an immense amount of
information about science and discovery. The learning curve will be
steep and the work hours long (on occasion), but it will all be worth it.
The techniques will be complex and numerous and diverse, spanning the
whole spectrum of translational research from molecular/cellular/genetic/
chemical/bioinformatics to in vitro to in vivo.
* Cientifico Latino Summer Research Opportunity *
Cientifico Latino offers summer research opportunities in a variety of
STEM disciplines. For more information see:
https://www.cientificolatino.com/stem-summer-undergraduate-research-programs/
* Pasteur Foundation Summer Internship Program *
For over 15 years, the Pasteur Foundation Summer Internship Program has
provided U.S. college undergraduates, entering their Senior year, a rare
opportunity to work on supervised research projects at the Institut
Pasteur. The Foundation's goal is to encourage and inspire students in
the pursuit of a scientific career within the context of an
international laboratory experience.
Each year, selected laboratories at the Institut Pasteur host U.S.
undergraduate students. Internships must begin on or after Monday, June
4, 2018 and conclude on Friday, July 27, 2018, for a total of ten weeks.
2018 applications must be submitted on or before Friday, January 26,
2018.
• Apply: Application [Online]
• General Questions: FAQ [pdf]
• Application Questions: Application Instructions [pdf]
• 2018 Labs: 2018 Summer Internship Labs [pdf]
During the internships, interns will carry out research supervised by a
lab mentor. Applicants should be eager to engage with a different
culture, and self-sufficient enough to arrange travel and secure housing
in Paris. Depending on availability, affordable housing in a residence
on campus may be possible. Interns will receive $6,500 to defray travel,
housing and living expenses.
Eligibility:
• Be undergraduates with an excellent academic record and a strong
interest in biosciences and biomedical research (prior lab experience is
highly recommended);
• Have completed three full years (six semesters) of college course work
by the time the internship commences (be a rising senior);
• Not have received an undergraduate degree at the time of the
internship.
Knowledge of French is not necessary, but a desire to learn it is
advisable. This program is open to U.S. citizens only.
* Dartmouth’s Physicians for Human Rights Conference *
The Nathan Smith Society and the Geisel Chapter of Physicians for Human
Rights (PHR) proudly announce the 6th annual Dartmouth PHR conference,
entitled The 50%: The Changing Arc of WOMXN'S RIGHTS.
The event will be held on January 19th and 20th at the Life Sciences
Center. Come join a discussion of the intersectional and reciprocal impacts
of business, law, and socioeconomics on womxn's rights!
On Friday, January 19th at 6:30PM, the documentary, "It's Criminal" will
be screened, chronicling the plight of incarcerated women, followed by a
panel discussion with the director of the film and Professor Ivy
Schweitzer. Saturday, Jan. 20th will feature speakers ranging from Dr.
Holly Atkinson, director of Mt. Sinai SOM's Human Rights Clinic for
Asylum Seekers, to workshop leaders like Abby Tassel from WISE.
Please join us for an educational and interactive event that will tackle
some of today's most relevant and important topics!. The event is free
and open to all! Includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday! For more
information, the full program and FREE registration (requested), visit
our website: https://phr2018.wordpress.com/
The conference is sponsored by SPEC, the Dean of College Office, the
Geisel School of Medicine, the Dickey Center, the Rockefeller Center,
the Woman, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the Native American
Program, the Department of Medicine, the Center for Health Equity and
the Tuck Healthcare Initiative.
* Women in Science Symposium & Career Fair (Scientista Symposium) *
The Scientista Symposium is a two-day conference that empowers
undergraduate and graduate women to continue pursuing careers in STEM
fields, by introducing them to inspirational role models and providing
them with opportunities to hone professional development skills and
showcase their work.
The 2018 Symposium will take place on April 13-15 at Microsoft
headquarters in New York City, and will bring together hundreds of young
women from across the country. This year's theme is Innovation in STEM:
Scientistas advancing the field". The conference includes a recruiting
fair, speakers from across the country, a poster session to showcase
graduate and undergraduate research, a pitch competition, and networking
events over the course of the two days. We have been fortunate enough to
attract influential women in academia, pharma, and start-ups to speak at
this summit and last year's event welcomed over 300 attendees from 40+
universities across the nation attend, including Harvard, MIT, Barnard,
and Cornell.
The Scientista Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that
empowers pre-professional women in science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) through content, communities, and events. Our mission is to
address the lack of resources, community, and role models for college
women in science and engineering. Scientista serves to connect all
communities of women in STEM at campuses across the nation and
internationally, giving such important organizations more visibility and
resources, and building a strong, cohesive network of women in science
that can act as one voice. Scientista is currently the largest network
of campus women across STEM disciplines with chapters and affiliates at
15+ universities across the country and internationally.
Website: www.scientistafoundation.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/scientista_talk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/scientistafoundation
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* Women in Science Post-doctoral and Graduate Student Panel: Skills and
advice for a career in science as a woman *
Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE) and the Women in
Science Project will be hosting a Women in Science Post-doctoral and
Graduate Student Panel. The panel will take place January 24, 2018 (Wednesday)
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the GRAD Lounge (4 Currier Lane, Hanover).
We will be discussing skills and advice for a career in science as a
woman. Dinner will be served for all attendees. The night will end with
a workshop to develop some of those skills together where attendees will
pair with our women postdocs and graduate students. We hope to see you
there!
If planning to attend, please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jusm5B8jJMC70HV-x0kKCjcdB1Kpk7pxECnugcmT4Kw/edit?usp=sharing
* “Does Gender Matter?” – Dr. Ben A. Barres *
Whether from a released Google employee memo or research exploring why
women are underrepresented in STEM fields, women in STEM remains an
important topic. Dr. Ben Barres, Dartmouth Medical School ’79, published
an interesting opinion piece in Nature in 2006 that is worth a read. It
has come into the forefront again recently with Dr. Barres death in
December. To read his piece, see:
https://www.nature.com/scitable/content/does-gender-matter-by-ben-a-barres-10602856
* “A Scientists Gender Can Skew Research Results” *
National Public Radio (NPR) ran a story last week exploring how the
gender of a researcher can influence the results. To learn more, you can
listen to or read the article on the NPR web-site (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/10/577046624/a-scientists-gender-can-skew-research-results)
* LaTeX Intermediate Workshops *
Do you use LaTeX to typeset your documents? Are you interested in
learning more about the many things you can do with LaTeX? Mathematics
graduate students Daryl DeFord, David Freund, and Kate Moore along with
librarian Katie Harding will be presenting a series of four intermediate
LaTeX workshops. These workshops are intended for those with some prior
LaTeX experience. Follow the links below for workshop descriptions and
to register.
Citations and Bibliographies with BibTeX Jan. 19 1-2pm
TikZ: Creating Images using LaTeX Feb. 2 1-2pm
Presentations in LaTeX Feb. 9 1-2pm
Posters in LaTeX Feb. 16 1-2pm
All workshops will be held in Kemeny 201 and it is recommended that you
bring a laptop. You can find more information about LaTeX at Dartmouth
LaTeX workshops and on the library’s LaTeX and BibTeX guide.
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