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October 16, 2020
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A Q&A with Quita Highsmith, chief diversity officer at biotechnology company Genentech.
A Q&A with Quita Highsmith, chief diversity officer at biotechnology company Genentech.
Dr. Ghandour, AWIS member and the lead scientist at Aldatu Biosciences, discusses how she led her team to develop COVID-19 testing kits.
Alexandra Detweiler, a student at the Illinois Institute of Technology, was the 2019 winner of the AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award, awarded to women who are college sophomores and juniors studying physics.
An interview with AWIS member Dr. Felecia M. Nave, the President of Alcorn State University.
Sixty-three percent of doctors in Pakistan are women but only 23 percent are actually practicing medicine.
AWIS National Board Member and NSF I-Corps Program Director Dr. McCauley embodies work-life integration and shares her experiences as a STEM professional.
AWIS endorsed the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act in the Senate, which will award four African American female mathematicians with the highest civilian award: the Congressional Gold Medal.
AWIS will help provide policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
AWIS research deepens the understanding of the leadership barriers STEM women face and steps to create more inclusive leadership cultures.
STEM to Market participant Dr. Maria Artunduaga won an NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, worth $225,000, for her innovative start-up.