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AWIS Establishes New Scholarships – DEADLINE APPROACHING
Stay tuned! AWIS is offering new scholarships to support the professional development and advancement of AWIS members.
The ARC Network Moves to WEPAN
AWIS announces that the ARC Network will be transitioning to a new organizational home at the Women’s Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN).
AWIS Celebrates Nobel Prize Winners and Calls for Greater Diversity
Research by AWIS shows that women are consistently underrepresented among recipients of scholarly and research awards. However, this year, three of the ten Nobel Laureates in STEM were women.
AWIS Announces Virtual Visiting Scholars Dedicated to Researching STEM Equity
The third cohort of researchers will fuel investigations for the ARC Network.
We Stand Together Against Systemic Racism
At AWIS, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive scientific enterprise, which includes confronting racism. We encourage those in the scientific community, wherever they are, to take a stand against racism however they can.
AWIS Announces Newest Cohort of STEM to Market Accelerator Program
AWIS has selected sixteen STEM women entrepreneurs for its STEM to Market Accelerator program.
Small Business Administration Awards Competition Funding to AWIS’ Accelerator
The funding helps scale the success of three regional accelerator cohorts to serve a national and diverse group of talented women in STEM entrepreneurship.
Creating Inclusive Spaces: A How-to for Change Makers and Allies
While language is ever present, inclusive language may be more elusive. As it has seen a rapid rise in popularity, it also has lost much
STEM Startup SafeLi, LLC Receives Department of Energy Phase 2 Funding
SafeLi, LLC in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is pleased to accept a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE).