Issue of January 10, 2025
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, Ferah Munshi, and Hannah Jang-Condell
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Happy New Year!--eds.]
This week's issues:
1. CSWA Sessions & Events at AAS National Harbor 2025
2. People tend to trust women scientists more, US study finds
3. Meet Pearl Young, Who 'Raised Hell' at NASA's Predecessor
4. AAS Diversity Committee Wrapped
5. Open Call for Support of Science Events and Gatherings
6. What are stars made of? A century ago, this woman found out-- and changed physics forever
7. Job Opportunities
8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
10. Access to Past Issues
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
By Karly Pitman, CSWA Chair
"CSWA will be hosting and co-hosting several events early in the week. Please come by to meet your CSWA representatives, network and support the advancement of women in our field."
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/search/label/AAS%20245
By Nathan M. Greenfield
"The findings of "Why Science Should Have a Female Face: Female experts increase liking, competence and trust in science", published last month in Science Communication, disproved the two professors' hypothesis that because science has traditionally been a male-dominated field, by default male scientists would be considered more trustworthy."
Read more at
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250107183348571
By Caitlin Milera & The Conversation US
"Thirteen years before any woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics-- or the NACA, NASA's predecessor-- in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency. Her legacy as an outspoken and persistent advocate for herself and her team would pave the way for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for decades to come"
Read more at
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-pearl-young-who-raised-hell-at-nasas-predecessor/
By Sahil Hedge
"In anticipation of AAS 245, Astrobites is carrying out a year-in-review for the AAS diversity and inclusion committees"
Read more at
https://astrobites.org/2025/01/05/2024-diversity-comm-year-in-review/
The Heising-Simons Foundation's Science program solicits proposals for support of meetings, workshops, conferences, summer schools, research collaboration gatherings and other events related to astronomy, cosmology, fundamental physics, and climate change science, as well as increasing the representation and retention of underrepresented groups within these areas. Applications for the current cycle are due January 31, 2025 at 2pm PT.
Read more at
https://www.hsfoundation.org/open-call-for-support-of-science-events-and-gatherings/
By Liz Kruesi
"In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our understanding of the universe."
Read more at
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-are-stars-made-of-cecilia-payne
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease
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