Dr. Jessica Esquivel, from Item 2 Issue of July 31, 2020
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson, Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Meet Your CSWA, Jeremy Bailin
2. Women in Science: The Intersection of Identity and Profession
3. Equity: a mathematician shares her solution
4. A Personal Interview with Rita Colwell in Advance of Her Book “A Lab of One’s Own”
6. Despite outperforming men, women undergraduates in science remain undervalued
7. Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism
8. Inclusion is our roadmap back to global science dominance
9. "SU(5)" - a new national mentoring program for incoming grad students in physics and astronomy
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. Meet Your CSWA, Jeremy Bailin
From: Katie Eckert via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
“Jeremy Bailin is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama. His research involves galaxy formation using computer simulations, observations in the optical and radio, and phenomenological models. He is particularly interested in the outskirts of galaxies — stellar halos, circumgalactic medium, globular clusters, and satellite galaxies. He teaches courses from introductory astronomy to graduate astrophysics, and is involved in astronomy education research. Jeremy joined the CSWA in 2019, and is particularly interested in how the CSWA’s mission plays out in university education (particularly in mid-range size institutions, where the most undergraduates encounter astronomy), and in LGBT+ issues.”
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2020/07/meet-your-cswa-jeremy-bailin.html
Back to top.2. Women in Science: The Intersection of Identity and Profession
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Michelle Taylor
“What does a particle physicist look like? Dr. Jessica Esquivel is a Black, Mexican female with a wife. Seeing as she was only the second-ever black woman to receive her physics Ph.D. from Syracuse, not many particle physicists physically look like her. Then again, not many particle physicists can do what she does.”
Read more at
Back to top.3. Equity: a mathematician shares her solution
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Jory C. Lerback
“Look beyond gender — if research thrives on collaboration, a book asks, why do we reward individualism?”
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02205-8
Back to top.4. A Personal Interview with Rita Colwell in Advance of Her Book “A Lab of One’s Own”
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Julianna LeMieux
“Rita Colwell is perhaps best known for her research on the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae. But the designation of pioneer is a label befitting Colwell for far-reaching contributions to many other areas, including her decades-long fight against sexism in a male-dominated field.”
Read more at
https://www.genengnews.com/insights/determination-and-perseverance-in-a-lab-of-her-own
Back to top.5. Women in STEM are still far short of workplace equity. COVID-19 risks undoing even these modest gains
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Alan Finkel and Lisa Harvey-Smith
“The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant. A recent report by the Rapid Research Information Forum found the pandemic has left women facing disproportionate increases in caring responsibilities and disruptions to working hours and job security.”
Read more at
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-women-stem-short-workplace-equity.html
Back to top.6. Despite outperforming men, women undergraduates in science remain undervalued
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Brianna Sleezer
“According to modern beliefs, the key to reducing gender bias in science is to increase the number of women in science. However, a new study by researchers at Colorado State University refutes this idea, finding that women still experience gender bias among peers. This holds true even in fields where they outnumber men and even when they consistently outperform them.”
Read more at
Back to top.7. Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Namandjé Bumpus
“Why did we let you in, then?” That was what a white colleague in a scientific society asked me when I declined to lead a new diversity initiative. I am the first Black woman to chair a department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the only one currently leading a department of pharmacology at any US medical school. All through my career, from grade school onwards, teachers, colleagues and leaders have challenged my place in science. When my appointment as chair was announced, I received a racist backlash through Twitter and e-mail.”
Read more at
Back to top.8. Inclusion is our roadmap back to global science dominance
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Kafui Dzirasa
Every tax-payer dollar invested in biomedical research yields up to three times the benefit to the U.S. economy, making our push towards science dominance more imperative than ever. The emergence of COVID19 has prompted a global vaccine race, the need to protect national assets in lower earth orbit has motivated the creation of the U.S. Space Force, and strategies to ameliorate the impacts of global climate change continue to shape our international alliances. Each of these U.S. science thrusts offers the potential for profound economic benefits in the geopolitical arena. They also highlight important security risks. With a growing appreciation for foreign threats to our scientific, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research enterprise, some have proposed mitigation policies centered on expunging or banning foreign scientists … The pathway back to global science dominance will require a decisive offensive strategy as well. Adopted into law in January 2017, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA) … advanced a bold agenda to buttress our nation's education and training systems to promote the recruitment and development of women and minorities in STEM fields.”
Read more at
Back to top.9. "SU(5)" - a new national mentoring program for incoming grad students in physics and astronomy
From: Meg Urry [meg.urry_at_yale.edu]
SU(5) is the name of a new peer mentorship and support program for incoming graduate students in physics and astronomy, created by students (including George Iskander, Yale ‘20). Small groups of 4 students (assigned by the organizers) will meet periodically in the fall, each supported by a mentor who can answer questions and provide resources. This kind of networking is an invaluable resource for students, and the idea of forming groups across universities is intriguing and powerful. The organizers are particularly keen to “build an inclusive environment for students of all identities.”
More details and enrollment for first-year grad students at
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