Emily Calandrelli (item 4). Credit: Netflix
Issue of September 11, 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:
2. Measures to Support Faculty During COVID-19
3. NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities
5. Where are Africa's women in STEM?
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
1. Retiring STATUS
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
First published in 1987, Status was the semiannual print (then electronic) publication of the CSWA. However, no issue has been published since January 2016. In early 2020, the CSWA voted to officially retire Status.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2020/08/retiring-status.html
Back to top.2. Measures to Support Faculty During COVID-19
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By Ethel L. Mickey, Dessie Clark and Joya Misra
"Some colleges and universities have outlined plans for the safe return of students this fall, but many of us are left wondering how institutions will support diverse faculty members both in the immediate future and over the long term. As members of the University of Massachusetts ADVANCE team, funded by the National Science Foundation, we are focusing on offering equitable campus support for faculty members and fostering inclusion amid major shifts to higher education and deep uncertainty about the future. We are working to develop systemic solutions to increase the participation and advancement of women and underrepresented racial minorities in science and engineering faculty."
Read more at
Back to top.3. NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities
From: Nancy Morrison [nancy.morrison_at_utoledo.edu]
"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen, U.S. national and permanent resident graduate student research that has significant potential to contribute to NASA’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nation’s science, exploration, and economic future."
Read more at
Back to top.4. Slime, tornadoes, and static electricity: How the host of ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ wants to teach kids about science
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
Pratibha Gopalakrishna interviews Emily Calandrelli about her new hit Netflix science show, science communication, and the importance of representation amongst scientific figures in pop culture.
Read more at
https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/08/emilys-wonder-lab-netflix-emily-calandrelli
Back to top.5. Where are Africa's women in STEM?
Women are severely underrepresented in science in Africa. In this episode of the Africa Science Focus podcast, Selly Amutabi examines the causes.
Listen at
Back to top.6. Job Opportunities
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
- Research Scientists (all levels), UC San Diego https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF02510
- 4 week faculty fellowships, Flatiron Institute https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/idea_scholar_program
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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