Issue of August 24, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride
This week's issues:
1. Career Profile: Associate Teaching Professor
3. NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing
4. AAAS Leshner Fellows Letter on AAAS Harassment Policy
5. YouTube’s Women of STEM Make Learning About Science Fun
6. Girls Deterred from Science at a Young Age But Green Girls Can Fix That
8. NASA Intern Loses Gig After Profanity-Laden Twitter Spat with Space Council’s Homer Hickam
10. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
12. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
1. Career Profile: Associate Teaching Professor
From: Cristina Thomas via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
The AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy is compiling interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers. The interviews share advice and lessons learned from individuals on those paths.
Dr. Julia Kregenow is an Associate Teaching Professor at Penn State University. She worked in science policy before moving to teaching. She has also published three children's books about astronomy.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/08/career-profile-associate-teaching.html
Back to top.2. Our Science Heroes
From: John Wenzel [jwenzel_at_albion.edu]
[This is a great resource that highlights many women scientists. --eds.]
By Massive Science Consortium
“We love highlighting scientists you may not have heard of, often with a gorgeous illustration by cartoonist and neuroscientist Matteo Farinella. Eventually, we want to build a deck of cards to celebrate great, under-appreciated figures from the annals of science.”
Read more at
https://massivesci.com/themes/our-heroes
Back to top.3. NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing
From: Meg Urry [meg.urry_at_yale.edu]
Below you will find the official announcement of the NAS Award for Scientific reviewing, which this year will be awarded in Astronomy. This award has been given only twice previously to astronomers, Virginia Trimble in 1986 and Geoffrey Burbidge in 2007. Please consider nominating a deserving author by October 1, 2018!
“The NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing recognizes authors, whose reviews have synthesized extensive and difficult material, rendering a significant service to science and influencing the course of scientific thought. The 2019 Award will be presented in the field of astronomy with a $20,000 prize.
Nomination Requirements: 1. A letter from the nominator describing the candidate's work and why he or she should be selected for the award. No more than three (3) pages. 2. Curriculum vitae. No more than two (2) pages (similar to CVs included with NSF proposals). 3. Bibliography listing no more than twelve (12) of the nominee's most significant publications. 4. Suggested citation. A 50-word summary stating why the nominee should be considered for this award. Citation examples 5. Two letters of support. Support letters must be written by individuals from institutions outside both the nominator's and the nominee’s institution.”
Read more about the award at
http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/scientific-reviewing.html
Back to top.4. AAAS Leshner Fellows Letter on AAAS Harassment Policy
From: Angela Speck [speckan_at_missouri.edu]
“The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as the world’s largest general scientific society, should refuse to honor individuals who have harassed others. Fellows of AAAS’ Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science have released a public letter calling on AAAS to develop a strong, meaningful policy to ensure that scientists who have harassed others do not receive AAAS awards or fellowships. Currently, no clear mechanism exists for preventing individuals who have damaged science by engaging in harassment from receiving and retaining awards, titles, and honors from AAAS. The effects of harassment -- behavior that harms, degrades, and discriminates -- are pervasive in science. In particular, for sexual and gender harassment, its systemic impacts are a daily reality for women in academia, whose professional interactions, choices, and career paths are shaped by its presence. In their letter, Leshner fellows call on AAAS to both prevent future awards to and, where appropriate, revoking previous honors, from those who have engaged in harassment. Honoring harassers sends a message to the entire scientific community that a harasser’s individual scientific achievements are considered more valuable than the severe, widespread effects of a culture of harassment on the careers, livelihoods, and scientific potential of a much broader population. Taking action to address the pervasive nature of harassment in science is the responsibility of all scientists, and scientific societies such as AAAS can and should lead the way.”
Read more and sign the letter at
https://sites.google.com/view/timesupaaas
Back to top.5. YouTube’s Women of STEM Make Learning About Science Fun
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Morgan Sung
“This post is part of Mashable's ongoing series The Women Fixing STEM, which highlights trailblazing women in science, tech, engineering, and math, as well as initiatives and organizations working to close the industries' gender gaps.
Learning shouldn't stop after school ends, and the women of YouTube's STEM channels prove that. These aren't the boring science lessons that you had to sit through in stuffy high school classrooms or massive college lecture halls. There are no tests, no grades, and no assignments. You will, however, need a sense of curiosity and a love for all things science.”
Read more at
https://mashable.com/article/stem-youtube/#R6kf6PVl9OqL
Back to top.6. Girls Deterred from Science at a Young Age But Green Girls Can Fix That
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com] and Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
A study in England found that
“Girls achieving top grades in science and maths at GCSE are deterred from continuing to a higher level with such subjects, including physics, because they are affected by low confidence and an absence of peers in the classroom, research has found.”
Read more at
But a science program called Green Girls in the Bronx hopes to change that.
“A New York University study from last year found six-year-old girls less likely than boys to see their gender as “really, really smart,” suggesting these gender stereotypes start early. Green Girls administrators were aware of these issues when planning the curriculum. By creating safe spaces, providing female role models, and emphasizing growth, they see their program as uniquely poised to boost girls’ confidence.”
Read more at
https://mashable.com/feature/green-girls-stem/#rAu1A8DhGaqO
Back to top.7. Science’s Bullying Problem
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Neuroskeptic
“Over the past few weeks, the stories of three high-profile scientists accused of bullying have emerged: geneticist Nazneen Rahman, psychologist Tania Singer and astrophysicist Guinevere Kauffmann.
Each of these researchers are (or were) at the top of their fields, recipients of huge amounts of funding. They are accused of abuses of power, bullying and abuse of their subordinates and creating a climate of fear in their institutions.”
Read more at
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2018/08/19/sciences-bullying-problem/#.W37_BB-YVD9
Back to top.8. NASA Intern Loses Gig After Profanity-Laden Twitter Spat with Space Council’s Homer Hickam
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Chantal da Silva
“A would-be NASA intern's dream of launching a career with the agency quickly came crashing down after she lost her internship following a Twitter battle with a member of the National Space Council.
Excited to share her news with the Twitterverse, the user identified as Naomi H. wrote: "EVERYONE SHUT THE F*** UP. I GOT ACCEPTED FOR A NASA INTERNSHIP," images of the exchange show.”
Read more at
Back to top.9. Job Opportunities
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their
organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:
https://cswa.aas.org/diversity.html#howtoincrease
-STScI Archive Software and Science Manager https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/JobBoard/93330e50-7b3a-4ba8-94f2-6f32360aa4e1/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=5293d942-a06f-441c-827e-525b39e7fc77
Back to top.10. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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