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Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)
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Since 1921, we have worked to advance the participation and recognition of women in scientific fields through grants, awards and fellowships. www.gwis.org
📚️ GWIS Book Club Spotlight 📚️

‼️ Date change!
📆 Friday, 2/06
🕐️ 1 pm EST

That means there's still time to register!
👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We hope to see you there! 📖✨

#GWIS #WomeninScience
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
✨ Chapter Spotlight - UW Madison✨

💵 Join us for a personal finance seminar ft. Dr. Carolina Mendoza Cavazos!

📆 Fri, 2/20
⏰ 4:30 PM CT
📍 Biochem Building, Rm 2131 (420 Henry Mall, Virtual option)

Register! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
❓ Amanda at aallender@wisc.edu

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
📚 GWIS Book Club Spotlight 📚

⌛ We're just one week away!

💖 Next week, we're discussing "Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood.

👀 Didn't read the entire book? We still welcome your input!

📆 Fri, 1/30
⏰ 1:00 PM EST

👉 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We hope to see you there! 📖✨
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
✨ Chapter Spotlight - UW Madison✨

💼 Virtual Career Seminar: Technology Transfer
📆 Wed, 2/11
⏰ 4:00 PM CT
📍 Virtual
❓Contact: aallender@wisc.edu
Register here! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Follow chapter socials here:
👉 linktr.ee/gwisbeta

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
📣 Call for Empower Newsletter Submissions 📣

🤝 Empowerment means when we amplify voices, we help create pathways for success.

🙋‍♀️Does your GWIS chapter know someone whose accomplishments can be featured in our Empower Newsletter?

Nominate here!
👉 forms.gle/KQgfQxJWc9pf...

#GWIS
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾
✨ Honorable Mentions - Part 2✨

We want to end this year's Fellowship series by celebrating the rest of our honorable mentions! 🥳

🙏 We also want to thank everyone who make our Fellowship possible.

‼️ Apply by Monday! 👉: www.gwis.org/page/fellows...

#GWIS
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
📣 The nomination deadline for the Honorary Member Awards is this Saturday!

👩‍🏫 This week, we're featuring the Jeane E. Simmons Award for Science Education Excellence.

📆 Deadline: January 10th

Details/submit:
👉 www.gwis.org/page/honorar...

❓Contact: eaton@gwis.org

#GWIS #WomenInScience
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
📚 GWIS Book Club Spotlight 📚

🎉 The January book has been selected!

💖 This month, we’re reading "Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood.

📆 Virtual Meeting: Friday, January 30
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM EST

👉 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We hope to see you there! 📖✨

#GWIS #WomeninScience
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📣 The nomination deadline for the Honorary Member Awards is fast approaching!

📈 This week, we're featuring the Bette E. Barnes Early Career Scientist Award.

📆 Deadline: January 10th

Find details and submit here:
👉 www.gwis.org/page/honorar...

❓Contact: eaton@gwis.org

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾
✨ Honorable Mentions - Part 1✨

As the application deadline approaches, we would like to celebrate some of our honorable mentions! 👏

⌛ There's still time to apply!: www.gwis.org/page/fellows...
📆 Deadline: Jan 12th

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🎙️ Final GWIS Podcast Episode of the Year 🎙️

We’re closing the year with a powerful conversation ft. Kamana Singh—a global regulatory affairs leader, consultant, and mentor.

🙏 Thank you listeners, and come back next year for even more episodes!

🔗: lnkd.in/gHCwCMbF
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾

✨Today, we're highlighting Tolulope Kolapo, a Molecular Biology PhD candidate at the University of Alabama. She studies the fly’s liver‑like organ, which reshapes immunity and metabolism. 🧠

💡 Inspired by Tolulope's work? Apply here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows

#GWIS
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📚 GWIS Book Club Spotlight 📚

📗This year, we discussed books that highlighted the brilliance and persistence of various women in science.

🗳️ Couldn't make it to all the meetings? Don't worry! You can choose next year's books by voting here: 👉 forms.gle/Sq4kpKgWW885...
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
✨ Honorary Member Award Spotlight✨

💬 This week, we're featuring the Communication Award. Whether it's across audiences or within the field, we support women who spread scientific knowledge and inspire others.

📆 Deadline: 1/10/26

👉 www.gwis.org/page/honorar...

❓Questions? Email: eaton@gwis.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾

✨Today, we spotlight Marcela Pfaff Nash, Anthropology PhD candidate at Baylor University, who studies Indigenous Shuar children and how diet and environment shape critical brain growth. 🧠

💡 Inspired by Marcela's work? Apply here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows

#GWIS
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬 Honorary Membership Award 🔬

✨ The Florence R. Sabin Award for Research Excellence is one of the four highest awards GWIS bestows.

Nominate someone here!* 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

*Nominees do NOT have to be members of GWIS.
📆 Deadline: January 10th, 2026

#GWIS #WomenInScience
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾

✨This week, we highlight Dr. Jana Sipkova, a postdoc at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. She studies sea star embryos and how they adapt to environmental stress! 🔎

💡 Inspired by Jana's work? Apply here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows...

#GWIS
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
⌛ Giving Tuesday is halfway over!

There's still time to help make a difference in a young scientist's life. Whether it's a large or small donation, every bit helps. 👩‍🔬

Help us support our fellow graduate women in science by donating here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/donatio...

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
📚 Our December Book Club Meeting is this Friday (12/05)!

👩‍🔬 We'll be discussing "Sisters in Science" by Olivia Campbell.

🕛 Time: 12 pm CST

💬 Whether you've completed the book or just barely cracked it open, we’re excited to have you join us!

Register here 👉: forms.gle/FmBXLsaMsUwr...
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📆 Today's the day!

🙏 Giving Tuesday is where we raise funds to help increase our fellowship funds, provide travel stipends for young scientists to attend our National Conference, and help improve our quality programming.

Donate here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/donatio...

#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾

✨This week, we're celebrating Kristen Rosamond, a PhD student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, studying how the gut health and immune systems of baby sparrows interact! 🔎

💡 Inspired by Kristen's work? Apply here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows...

#GWIS
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📣 Giving Tuesday starts next week (12/2)!

🙏 We raise funds to help increase our fellowship funds, provide travel stipends for young scientists to attend our National Conference, and help improve our quality programming.

Donate here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/donatio...

#GWIS
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾

✨This week, we're celebrating Asma Falah, a PhD student from the University of Rochester. Her research investigates combining holography and flat optics to improve various imaging! 🔎

💡 Inspired by Asma's work? Apply here!
👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows...

#GWIS
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📚 Get ready for our December Book Club!

👩‍🔬 We'll be discussing "Sisters in Science" by Olivia Campbell - a powerful story of four women physicists who escaped Nazi Germany and changed scientific history.

📆Friday, 12/05
🕛Time: 12 pm CST

Register👉: forms.gle/FmBXLsaMsUwr...
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
⌛ We're just one week away!

💬 Join us next Friday (11/21) for a conversation with previous winners and award program officers to learn how to craft a winning application! 📝🏆

🕚 11:00 AM CST.

🔗 forms.gle/oZUiokhXGv3W...

#GWIS #WomenInScience
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM