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‣ 35 years on the frontlines of health care: Freda C. Lewis-Hall, MD, DFAPA, Pfizer’s Chief Patient Officer, is the recipient of AWIS’ 2019 Leadership Award. The biopharmaceuticals and life sciences leader has advocated for better outcomes for patients and mentored the next generations of women leaders in science and medicine.
‣ Stepping up to the plate: AWIS National Governing Board President Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, joined Boston’s top business executives and academic trailblazers to kick off the AWIS Massachusetts Chapter’s leadership series.
‣ Fuel of the future: AWIS STEM to Market program graduates won Seed Spot’s Most Viable Venture award. Launched by Drs. Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska and Carol Hirschmugl, SafeLi replaces lithium batteries with a cheaper, safer, and greener version.
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‣ Democracy, alive and kickin’: Write a public comment to the Department of Education to protect Title IX. Tell Secretary DeVos the regulation changes award power to the accused, eliminate colleges’ responsibility to investigate complaints, and open up opportunities for more sexual harassment.
‣ Inspiration. Innovation. Implementation. At the Innovation and Inclusion Summit, influential leaders connect powerful ideas, recognize awardees’ accomplishments, and celebrate women in STEM.
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Winning this means a lot in terms of going against traditional narratives. I’m a low-income student, my parents are immigrants from Mexico [and] I am a woman in STEM — I did not come from the traditional background that a lot of people have come from.”
–AWIS Collegiate Member Kristina Correa, one of 32 Rhodes Scholars, the most celebrated international fellowship in the world. Correa is a biology senior at Stanford University, an AWIS Institutional Partner since 2013..
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