Please welcome the GWIS board members for 2024-2025! As we continue to host events throughout the year, we hope to see you and meet you in person🌷🌺 (1/2)

We are excited to announce our Ruth Dickie Scholarship awardees for next year! Learn more about the winners and their research here:

Happening tomorrow! Join us (:

Join GWIS for our last social event of the semester! We'll be at the Library Cafe and Bar next week 🍸 Sign up here: https://t.co/Ne2MtGv9DT

Happening next week! Sign up ASAP!

The GWIS group had a great time at the Madison Capitols game!! 🏑

We're looking for new GWIS board members for the upcoming year! If you are interested in promoting and empowering women in STEM and are looking to get involved in the community, sign up here! https://t.co/LcSsQk8wES

Life Sciences Career Day provides grad students and postdocs with perspectives about career choices after obtaining a graduate degree in the biological sciences. Registration is open now for this year's symposium on Saturday, April 12. Learn more:

Professional development opportunity‼️Join GWIS on a tour of Exact Sciences Friday, April 18th 10 am - 12 pm. All sign ups must be completed by April 16th (space limited to first 15 sign-ups). Contact afister@wisc.edu with any questions. Sign up here: https://t.co/MIEEN5OKsN

Meet Jessa, our social chair at GWIS Madison! Jessa is a PhD candidate who enjoys ballroom dancing. She will also represent our school at the 3MT Midwest Competition! 💃

This week, we are highlighting our treasurer, Fong Liew! Fong has been involved in the board for two years now and does an amazing job at supporting the organization. We are so lucky to have her!

GWIS Madison members showed up last Friday at the Wisconsin State Capitol to Stand Up for Science! It was great to hear from amazing speakers and be amongst an enthusiastic group!

CONGRATS to our 31 graduate students honored with the 2024-25 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards. 🏆 Your dedication enriches our classrooms and propels the Wisconsin Idea—Thank you!

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Today's highlight features our one and only, very illlustrious president Alexis! She does a fabulous job of running GWIS -- and is also a member of @pintofscienceUS Read more below 👇

Join GWIS for a hockey game! We will be attending the Dubuque Fighting Saints vs Madison Capitols hockey game on Thursday, March 20 at 7:05 p.m 🏒 Bus transportation is included! Sign up here: https://t.co/AMQKtyWqBi Purchase tickets here ($17): https://t.co/b4G5ztrTue

We were so excited to work with the @uwmadgsed to hold the 3-Minute Thesis finals! It was a great opportunity to hear about the diverse research happening across campus. A special congratulations to Jessa for finishing in first place. She will present her talk at Regionals 🎉🥳👏🏽

CONGRATS to James Roberts Crall (@jamesdcrall) and Sharon Yixuan Li (@SharonYixuanLi) on being named 2025 @SloanFoundation Research Fellows for their work in entomology and AI. Proud to call 2 of these 126 "most promising early-career scientists" BADGERS!

Our Friday feature is Alex Fister, our amazing professional development officer. Alex coordinates our industry tours and career panels, all while juggling her Ph.D. and picking up cross-country skiing! ⛷️

What exactly does it mean to “tell a story” about research? This workshop will demystify the concept of story as it applies to research and provide attendees with a basic story structure to use in their own writing. Register now:

Exciting news -- our Ruth Dickie Scholarship is open! Apply by April 4th to be considered for a $3000 grant (or a $500 grant-in-aid) Learn more at https://t.co/I9Nr78qZFu