Upcoming events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Tues, February 19 6-7 P.M. | Oxford Science Cafe Dr. Erin Calipari (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine) will present “The Neuroscience of Addiction.” |
Past events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Tues, November 13 6-7 P.M. | Oxford Science Cafe Dr. Inoka Widanagamage (University of Mississippi) will present “Mississippi River Water pollution and Farming.” |
| Wed, November 7 | STEM Demo Day Women in STEM will perform demos at the Oxford Learning Center. |
| Wed, November 7
2-3 P.M. |
Mental Health Workshop Andrea Welsh will hold a workshop on mental health |
| Tue, November 6
4-5 P.M. |
Biophysics Colloquium Speaker Andrea Welsh will talk about her current research in biophysics. |
| Thur, November 1
4-5 P.M. |
Nobel Prize Celebration A celebration of the recent Nobel Prize winner Donna Strickland. More information coming soon. |
| October TBA | Chat with Gabriela Gonzalez Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, professor of physics and astronomy at LSU, will attend a remote interview. |
| Fri, October 26
7-9 P.M. |
Spooky Physics Night Join the boos and ghouls from the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Lewis Hall for our annual Spooky Physics Night! |
| Thur, October 25 | Women in STEM Dinner Women in STEM will hold its biannual dinner with an invited speaker. More information coming soon. |
| Tues, October 16 | Oxford Science Cafe Dr. Susan D. Pedigo, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will present “The Versatility of Wheat in Cooking. |
| Tue, October 9 | Ada Lovelace Day Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of the achievements that women made in STEM. |
| Wed, September 26 | PGSA-WiP Tours Lewis Hall lab tours given by PGSA and WiP members. |
| Wed, September 26 | Professional Development Workshop The UM Women in STEM will be holding a grant writing workshop. |
| Wed, September 19 | PGSA-WiP Tours National Center for Physical Acoustics (NCPA) lab tours given by PGSA members. |
| Tue, September 18 | Oxford Science Cafe’ Dr. Jennifer Meyer will give a talk titled “Tides on Enceladus.” Read the abstract here. |
| Fri, August 31 | Coffee and Conversations Member introductions and status of WiP in Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Fri, July 16 | WiP @ UM STEM Camp for Girls Members from WiP performed physics demonstrations for middle school students. |
| Fri, July 9 | WiP @ UM STEM Camp for Boys Members from WiP performed physics demonstrations for middle school students. |
| Fri, June 15 | Social night Members of WiP went out to eat Mexican food. |
| Thur, June 14 | Coffee and Conversations Topic: impostor syndrome |
| Fri, April 20 | WiP @ UM STEM Fest Apart from helping organize the 2018 UM STEM Fest, WiP introduced Dr. Katrina Caldwell, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement, and the movie “Hidden Figures.” They also had a table with infographics, flyers, and swag outside the Overby Auditorium. |
| Wed, April 11 | Social night WiP held their second social night of the year by playing board games and going out for Thai food. |
| Thur, March 29 | Coffee and conversations Dr. Marco Cavaglia lead the discussion based on a presentation that was given at the recent LIGO Scientific Collaboration meeting on gender bias. |
| Fri, March 9 | Social night WiP had their first social night of the year by going out to eat southern food. |
| Fri, March 2 | Coffee and conversations We discussed the current status of women in physics and a project called “Step Up 4 Women,” which aims to increase the number of women earning degrees in physics. More info |