Issue of June 08, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride
This week's issues:
1. Cross-post: What does it take to make an institution more diverse?
3. Trimble Fest
4. Springer Celebrates LGBTQ Pride 2018
5. Diversity is a Dangerous Set-up
6. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Diversity Scholarship
7. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
9. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
1. Cross-post: What does it take to make an institution more diverse?
From: Cristina Thomas via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
This Nature career feature post by Virginia Gewin shares ideas for improving representation from six researchers working on diversity efforts.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/06/cross-post-what-does-it-take-to-make.html
Back to top.2. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
"Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Tuesday June 12, 2018, 11 am – 12:30 pm EDT , for the public release of a new report, Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report presents a comprehensive review of the research, experiences, and effects of sexual harassment on women and their careers in science, engineering, and medicine. In addition to evidence-based findings, the report provides recommendations for how organizations can prevent and address sexual harassment in academic settings, specifically in science, engineering, and medicine."
More information at:
Back to top.3. Trimble Fest
From: Jennifer Rittenhouse West [west_at_uci.edu] and Lynn Cominsky [lynnc_at_universe.sonoma.edu]
In honor of Virginia Trimble’s 75th birthday, and the 50th anniversary of her PhD from Caltech, the UC Irvine Department of Physics & Astronomy proudly hosts: Trimble Fest on Monday June 25, 2018 at the Beckman Center.
Please join us for this celebration by registering by June 15. For more information and to register, please see:
https://www.physics.uci.edu/trimblefest
Back to top.4. Springer Celebrates LGBTQ Pride 2018
From: Heather Flewelling [heather_at_ifa.hawaii.edu]
"In honor of Pride Month Springer has curated and opened a number of articles and book chapters across the Human Sciences: Psychology, Public Health, Social Sciences, and Social Work & Social Policy. The aim of these articles is to better understand and raise awareness about LGBTQ issues, sharing the major advancements that have been made in the last couple of years."
Read more at
https://www.springer.com/gp/marketing/lgbtq-pride-month
Back to top.5. Diversity is a Dangerous Set-up
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
"Abstract: Trying to use science to analyze and fix racism is a dangerous proposition. The science behind implicit bias may be bunk. Promoting diversity rather than substantive structural change will not create equal opportunity and equal outcomes. A focus on implicit bias at the expense of an attention to both explicit bias and the impact of bias may in fact be harmful to the fight for equality. And Black people — from folks on the street to the first Black Supreme Court Justice — have been trying to tell y’all this."
Read more at:
https://medium.com/space-anthropology/diversity-is-a-dangerous-set-up-8cee942e7f22
Back to top.6. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Diversity Scholarship
From: Therese Jones [tjones_at_sia.org]
I am happy to announce the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Diversity Scholarship, in support of student attendance at the AIAA Space Conference, September 17-19 in Orlando, FL. This program encourages students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply. Applications are welcome from students in all disciplines with an interest in space, including but not limited to STEM fields, communications, law, industrial design, journalism, and political science. Scholarships will cover hotel, registration, and transportation to the conference.
Students will be selected based on a 300-word essay demonstrating their interest in space, diversity of participants, and geographic guidelines provided by certain sponsors. Due to cost constraints, this program will only fund transportation originating in the United States, including U.S. territories. Proof of current enrollment in a degree-granting institution will be required upon acceptance of the award. The deadline for this application is 7/3/18.
Read more at:
https://www.aiaa.org/DiversityScholarsProgram https://space.aiaa.org
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