UB Women In STEM Cooperative

The Visiting Future Faculty (VITAL) Program at the University at Buffalo offers a unique opportunity for advanced doctoral students in psychology and other disciplines to visit UB during Visiting Future Faculty Week (Oct 15-20, 2023).

The VITAL program contributes to the growth of faculty from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in the U.S. Now in its third year, VITAL scholars will have the opportunity to present their research, engage with UB faculty and students, meet other scholars, and experience the university and surrounding Buffalo area first-hand.

The program covers travel, accommodations, meals, and includes a $1000 honorarium.

Apply here (deadline: June 5, 2023):
https://forms.gle/PkitQVRMUxo6w3e89
Here is an overview of the program and last year's participants:
https://www.buffalo.edu/.../strategic-initiatives/VITAL.html
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Thank you to our undergrad and grad presenters at our WISC & Women in Science and Engineering at UBuffalo sponsored STEM for Everyone event today! And to our coaches & judges. The students did an excellent job presenting their amazing research! Thank you to all who attended.

We are 1 week from this really important and engaging virtual event: The Black Women Lead: Comrade Sisters and The Leadership of Black Women Organizers. Join us Mon March 27 from 5-6pm on Zoom for a conversation of how black women have led and taken the well-being and liberation of communities into their own hands historically & contemporarily. Register here: https://ed.buffalo.edu/black-women-lead

It’s Equal Pay Day! On average women are paid 84% of a man’s pay. Learn how to negotiate your salary and benefits when accepting a job. Join us in the Career Design Center at noon today. Lunch provided. RSVP here: https://buffalo.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8678575

Women in Science and Engineering at UBuffalo and WISC are partnering to bring you STEM for Everyone on April 12 in 210 SU Landmark Room Noon-1pm. Submit your proposal for STEM for Everyone by March 17! For STEM students and professionals alike, being able to articulate your work to a broad audience can have a tremendous impact on the discoverability of your research and the trajectory of your career. STEM for Everyone invites you to present a short 5 minute talk, poster presentation or video on a STEM topic to hone your communication skills. You’ll benefit from feedback on your presentation and be eligible to win prizes! See here for more info: https://www.buffalo.edu/wise/programs/stem-for-everyone.html

Community School Navigator with Say Yes Buffalo at Burgard High School- Jelicia Jimenez, invites UB WISC members to attend a Women In STEM themed community event on January 21st and interact with the high school students in an interactive session.

UB CSTEP (Collegiate Science & Techology Entry Program) & WiSE (Women in Science & Engineering) are collaborating to bring you “Women in STEM: The Value of Internships” on Wednesday, November 2 at 4:00pm in 210 Student Union (Landmark Room).

We encourage students to attend to hear a panel of women alumni from UB/industry professionals who will share their educational and career experiences and provide insights and steps students can take to give them an advantage in securing internships and employment in STEM, in college and post-graduation.

RSVP by Monday, October 31 at: https://www.tinyurl.com/CSTEPWiSEFall22

The Women-Water-Nexus is holding a session "Global Science Exchange Series: Environmental exposures in vulnerable populations" via Zoom this Friday, July 1st at Noon EST. Join them to learn from three women experts about environmental exposures in vulnerable populations.

Please register in advance for the free webinar using the link: https://lnkd.in/gjX5CnWP

Hope you can join!

Antarctica feature named for UB ice scientist Sophie Nowicki - it is a huge honor to have an ice sheet named after you!
https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2022/05/nowicki-foreland.html

The recently published book may be of interest.

"Women of General Motors; A Century of Art & Engineering," includes a corporate history that features 140 women who started their careers at GM, some of whom subsequently ran or held exec positions at IBM, LG Energy, Amazon, Delta Airlines, etc. https://schifferbooks.com/products/the-women-of-general-motors

The Women of General Motors Contrary to popular opinion, the automotive industry is not a man’s world! Since the early days of General Motors, there have been women—known and unknown—who have had vital roles in design, engineering, manufacturing, and administration. In this follow-up to Damsels in Design, her book on wom...

Lots of data in this DreamHost blog post that shows the gaps and what’s been the history and what can be expected for women in tech. https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/state-of-women-in-tech/?utm_campaign=april_2022_newsletter&utm_source=marketing_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=scope_cta%20

[Report] The State of Women in Tech Forget the all-boys club—we need more women in technology. Discover where we are today and what you can do to make the future more inclusive.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - Noon (EDT) - The Landmark Room (240 Student Union) Register to receive a link: https://bit.ly/WiSCwebinar

This event provides a platform for student to communicate the significance of their work in non-technical language, an important skill for any STEM professional. Take part in the STEM for Everyone Event and Cheer on the presenters.

Come and enjoy a free lunch.
To register to attend, please RSVP at UB Linked: https://buffalo.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7924515

Photos from Dr. Ebony McGee’s hybrid lecture at UB today (4/7/22) “How racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation.” Thank you to all who attended!

Today! Join us!
STEM Lecture: The Impact of Racialized Bias on Academic Success in STEM

April 7, 2022 - 12:30 pm (EDT)- Hybrid - In person and on Zoom
228 Student Union

Dr. Ebony O. McGee
Associate Professor of Diversity and STEM education
Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University

Dr. Ebony McGee investigates what it means to be racially marginalized in the context of learning and achieving in STEM higher education and in the STEM professions. She examines racialized experiences and racial stereotypes that adversely affect the education and career trajectories of underrepresented groups of color. This involves exploring the social, material, and health costs of academic achievement and problematizing traditional forms of success in higher education. Dr. McGee investigates how marginalization undercuts success in STEM through psychological stress, interrupted STEM career trajectories, impostor phenomenon, and other debilitating race-related trauma for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx doctoral students.

Sponsored by: CIRTL/AGEP, UB Office of Inclusive Excellence, UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB STEM Diversity Programs, UB Women in STEM Cooperative.

Register here: https://forms.gle/qqckqYyGr7tT8YG57

Tech Savvy Project Leader 2019 25 - 30 girls in grades 10-12 will attend our "Girls on a Roll' event for Tech Savvy, held on March 16th from 9:30 - 3:00 pm in 101 Davis Hall. We need some "team leaders" to help the girls with a robot building project. Teams of 3 or 4 girls will receive a robot kit to build and then race/walk in c...

This free event from Philly Tech Sistas will help you learn how to make your resume stand out and communicate your strengths. Read a resume like a hiring manager and learn what they are looking for.

https://www.phillytechsistas.org/events/2022/5/19/grow-with-google-improve-your-resume-with-practical-skills

Grow with Google: Improve Your Resume with Practical Skills — Philly Tech Sistas Improve Your Resume with Practical Strategies Need help explaining your transferable skills on your resume? Learn how to communicate your strengths and make your resume stand out.

Calling ALL Makers! Use your imagination. Anything that can be made, demonstrated, or performed can be submitted to this local in-person event.

K12 and higher-ed students will be eligible to earn prizes through the James (Jim) O'Connor Whitlock scholarship awards.

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The WNY Regional Maker Faire (April 30, 2022) showcases the amazing work of all kinds and ages of makers—anyone who is embracing the do-it-yourself (or do-it-together) spirit and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience.

Saturday, April 30th, 10-4pm
Location (in-person): Frontier High School, 4432 Bayview Rd, Hamburg, NY

We look forward to seeing you at Maker Faire!
https://wnyregion.makerfaire.com

Exhibits are encouraged that are interactive and highlight the process of making things.

Here are just a few possible topics:
- Student Projects
- Art Projects
- Textile Arts and Crafts
- Puppets, Kites, and Whimsical Creations
- Music and Dance Performances
- Wearables, E-Textiles, Fashion Tech
- Robotics, Drones, & RC Fun
- Digital Fabrication – 3D Printers
- Hacks of Any Sort
- How-To Workshops & Panel Discussions
- How to Fix Things or Take them Apart (Vacuums, Clocks, Washing Machines, etc.)

We are also seeking volunteers and additional event sponsors.

Thank you to our current sponsors:
Make Community, Frontier Central School District, Buffalo Academy of Science, NYSCATE, STANYS, Thimble, WNYSTEM, University at Buffalo

Home Page - Western New York Regional Maker Faire We look forward to bringing the Maker Community together, and we need your help to come out and support us either as a presenter or a visitor to find out what Making is all about.

"Despite the efforts of many forward-thinking organizations, women are still severely underrepresented in technological fields. In honor of Women’s History Month, this Metaverse Minute features nine stories of wonder women building Web3 and the Metaverse. Find out how they (this year’s theme for International Women’s Day) in moving us toward a gender-equal world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive."
https://blog.unity.com/manufacturing/metaverse-minute-nine-women-who-are-building-the-metaverse

Metaverse Minute: Nine women who are building the metaverse | Unity Blog Despite the efforts of many forward-thinking organizations, women are still severely underrepresented in technological fields. In honor of Women’s History Month, this Metaverse Minute features nine stories of wonder women building Web3 and the Metaverse. Find out how they (this year....

This event is sponsored by Women in STEM Cooperative (WISC) and UB Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE). Open to all STEM students, undergraduate and graduate! Gain presentation and public speaking experience. You will get feedback from a coach and from the audience who attends. Submit your proposal to participate in STEM for Everyone. The deadline to submit proposals is March 13! Learn more here: https://www.buffalo.edu/wom.../events/stem-for-everyone.html

An outdoor exhibit opens in DC to celebrate Women in STEM. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-in-stem-exhibit-inspires/

"We are making a culture change": Exhibit hopes to inspire young girls to join the STEM field An exhibit in Washington, D.C., features 120 statues of women in STEM with hopes of inspiring others.

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student involved in technical research or hands-on projects? Would you like to share your work with a broad audience and sharpen your communication skills? Submit your proposal to participate in STEM for Everyone!

The deadline for students to submit their proposals is March 13! Learn more here: https://www.buffalo.edu/womeninstem/events/stem-for-everyone.html

The chart below highlights the challenge and opportunities ahead. From the 2022 Global State of Women's Leadership by HOLON IQ. https://www.holoniq.com/notes/the-2022-global-state-of-womens-leadership/

Happy International Women’s Day! A United Nations observance, the theme this year is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Find out more here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2022/02/international-womens-day-2022

United Nations observance of International Women’s Day 2022 The United Nations observance of International Women’s Day will be held virtually on 8 March, 10–11.30am UTC–5.

Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Week featuring events specifically targeted to women and STEM on Tuesday!
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will be presented by Professor Deborah D. L. Chung, University at Buffalo, SUNY who will be the inaugural speaker of the Millie Dresselhaus memorial lecture. This event will be held at MIT (over Zoom) at 4 pm (Eastern Time) on May 9, 2022. The event is open to the public.

Thank you Fox, Director of Marketing and Communications at USA Diving, for sharing this piece through LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/men-stop-interrupting-and-listen-5252876/

Men, stop interrupting and listen | LinkedIn Kelly Fox has had enough of being quieted, talked over and interrupted ... by men. She has found her voice, and she's speaking up for girls and women of all ages.

Join CSTEP & WiSE for a "Women in Science & Engineering Panel" discussion with a diverse panel of recent UB women alumni in STEM on Tuesday, March 1 at 3pm. Please RSVP at https://www.tinyurl.com/WomenAlumSTEM by Monday, February 28. Hope to see you there!

Dr. Mae Jemison will be speaking at Buffalo State College at 7pm on Tuesday, March 1 during Women's History Month! She became the first black woman to travel into space and is an engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see her! Ticket info here: https://buffalostatepac.org/calendar/all-events/event:dr-mae-jemison/

STRATUS Submission of abstracts extended to March 1, 2022!
http://stratus-conference.com/

Systems and Technologies for Remote sensing Applications Through Unmanned Aerial Systems (STRATUS) 2022 Conference!

May 23-25, 2022
SUNY ESF
Syracuse, NY

https://medium.com/rediscover-steam/50-black-women-in-stem-you-should-know-about-f74bd23503fd

50 Black Women in STEM You Should Know About Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is one of the fastest-growing fields, but it is underscored by racial and gender…

Sharing with WISC from SUNY Workplace -- Women in IT Series x WIT

The SUNY CPD, together with SUNY WIT (Women in Technology), will be hosting a webinar series to provide space for women and their allies in traditional IT (Information Technology) to learn from one another and share personal narratives, challenges, and successes. The SUNY WIT mission is to empower, support, and retain a more gender diverse IT related workforce and student population for SUNY.

SUNY WIT is an inclusive and diverse organization working to connect people identifying as women and their allies in libraries and other SUNY functional offices with strong technology roles (such as libraries, admissions, institutional research, impact analysts, student success functions, instructional design, and campus facilities). The goal of the series is to unite this community and identify professional development needs that will launch future activity.

We are asking that you take 1 minute to complete the survey found at the link below; your response will help us identify areas of immediate relevance to women serving in a campus IT role.

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(This survey is a tool to help gather speaker and topic suggestions and to be informed about future events.)

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120 Bright Orange Statues Are Coming to Smithsonian Museums | Washingtonian (DC)
The life-size works celebrate women in science and technology. https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/02/11/120-bright-orange-statues-are-coming-to-smithsonian-museums/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-washingtonianmag&utm_content=later-24575155&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio

120 Bright Orange Statues Are Coming to Smithsonian Museums | Washingtonian (DC) The life-size works celebrate women in science and technology.

Next Wednesday, February 9th at noon (ET), Kenneth Joseph, an assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UB, will speak about a simulated workplace he created called Norm Corp, which calculates gendered micro-aggressions against women employees over a ten-year period and its impact on the workplace. He collaborated with Jessica Nordell, a science writer for the NYT, who cites Joseph’s work in her book The End of Bias, and wrote about “Norm Corp” in an Opinion piece for the NYT entitled “This is how Everyday Sexism Could Stop You From Getting That Promotion.”

We’ll learn more about Kenneth Joseph’s cutting edge work on how numbers can make visible everyday sexism, as well as their limits.

Register to receive the link: https://bit.ly/GI_FRA

To find out more: https://www.buffalo.edu/genderin/events/fra.html

Data scientist Darshana Govind, who recently earned her PhD from UB, is a firm believer in data science and artificial intelligence as a good career field for women.
http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2022/01/women-in-ai.html

Supporting women in data science, AI UB-educated data scientist Darshana Govind urges more women to get into a field that is producing groundbreaking research and impactful technologies.

Congratulations Lauren Hennings, doctoral student, Graduate School of Education for being chosen as this year's of the recipient of the Drs. Henry J. and Bonita R. Durand Scholarship! Her research looks at the effectiveness of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) for Black learners in math classrooms, based on her own experience as a Black learner in the math classroom.

Math scholar receives Durand Scholarship Lauren Hennings is the third recpient of the scholarship awarded to a student facing financial obstacles standing in the way of a graduate degree.

Underrepresented in Tech was designed and built with the goal of demystifying diversity.

Are you a member of an underrepresented group, working in tech?
- Submit your profile.

Do you have a company, project, or event and would like to enrich it by involving more underrepresented individuals?
- Select find contributors.

https://www.underrepresentedintech.com/

Underrepresented in Tech Built with the goal of helping people find new opportunities in tech, demystifying diversity, & ending underrepresentation in tech.

The 7th Annual Maker Faire Rochester event takes place this Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 9am to 5pm at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The day will be filled with exciting exhibitions, demonstrations, and hands-on activities for all ages.

Check out the growing list of makers: http://rochester.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits

Also, save the date and consider applying to be a Maker at the WNY Maker Faire being planned for April 30, 2022.
https://buffalo.makerfaire.com/

Makers and Exhibits - 2021 - Maker Faire Rochester

Code4Lib 2022 is soliciting proposals for prepared talks!

Code4Lib 2022 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/ archives/ museums/ cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please visit the Code4Lib website.

The conference will be held at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, from Monday, May 23, 2022, to Thursday, May 26, 2022. Remote attendance via YouTube and live remote presentations via Zoom will be supported. More information about Code4lib 2022 is available on this year’s conference website.

We encourage all members of the library, archives, museums, cultural heritage organizations, and technology community to submit proposals for prepared talks. Prepared talks should focus on one or more of the following areas:
- Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software
- Tools and technologies – How to get the most out of existing tools, standards, and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better)
- Technical issues – Big issues in library technology that are worthy of community attention or development
- Relevant non-technical issues – Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

Submit a presentation proposal for Code4Lib
https://code4lib.org/about

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NASA Astronaut to Be First Black Woman to Join Space Station Crew Jessica Watkins, who joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2017, is scheduled to fly to the orbital outpost in a SpaceX capsule in April.