Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)
Since 1921, we have worked to advance the participation and recognition of women in scientific fields through grants, awards and fellowships. www.gwis.org
- ✨ Chapter Spotlight - UW Madison✨ ⌛️ We're less than a week away from UW Madison's Virtual Career Seminar! 💼 📆 Wed, 2/11 ⏰ 4:00 PM CT 📍 Virtual Register here! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can follow the chapter on their socials here: 👉 linktr.ee/gwisbeta #GWIS #WomenInSTEM
- 💚🖤 Black History Month 💛❤️ 🎉This year marks 100 years of celebrating black history on a national level. 🦋 This week, we're featuring Margaret S. Colins. Nicknamed "The Termite Lady", she was both an entomologist and an activist. Learn more here: 👉 siarchives.si.edu/blog/margare... #GWIS
- ✨ Chapter Spotlight ✨ ⏳️The State College Chapter's Empower Conference is only 1 week away! 📆 Saturday, February 7, 2026 ⏰️ 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EST 📍 HUB 122, Heritage Hall, State College, PA Theme: Innovate, Influence, Inspire 👉 lnkd.in/gPHNXYsd #GWIS #WomenInSTEM
- 📚️ 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
- ✨ 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
- 📚 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! 📖✨
- ✨ 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
- 📣 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
- 🍾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
- 📣 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
- 📚 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
- 📣 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
- 🍾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
- 🎙️ 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
- 🍾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
- 📚 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...
- ✨ 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
- 🍾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
- 🔬 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
- 🍾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
- ⌛ 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
- 📚 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...
- 📆 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
- 🍾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
- 📣 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
- 🍾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
- 📚 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...
- ⌛ 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
- 🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Lael Cardinal, a PhD student from the University of California - Riverside. Her research investigates using a diffraction method to identify potential binding targets for cancer therapies! 🔬 💡 Inspired? 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows...
- 💸 Interested in winning a GWIS Fellowship? 💬 Join us for a conversation with previous winners and award program officers to learn how to craft a winning application! 📝🏆 📆 Friday, November 21st 🕚 11:00 AM CST Register👉 forms.gle/oZUiokhXGv3W... #GWIS #WomenInScience
- 🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Dr. Joana Oliveria Carvalho, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Coimbra. Her research investigates a technique that distinguishes the direction of neural signaling in the brain! 🧠 💡 Inspired? 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows...
- 🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Shrikrishna Inamdar. Her research investigates how molecular and circuit-level disruptions contribute to auditory hypersensitivity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 👂🧩 💡 Inspired? 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows... #GWIS #WomenInSTEM
- 🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 ✨This week, we're celebrating Sujata Pandey. Her research focuses on using a receptor to prevent ototoxicity (a type of hearing loss) from certain life-saving antibiotics. 🔊👂 💡 Inspired? 👉 www.gwis.org/page/fellows... #GWIS #WomenInSTEM
- 🌟 We're Recruiting Volunteers! 🌟 🙋♀️ We're seeking dedicated volunteers to serve in national leadership and committee roles! 🕒 Most roles involve just a few hours each month. All career stages and backgrounds are welcome. Interested? 👉 lnkd.in/eh4-awHk ❓Contact: president@gwis.org
- 📆We're just 1 week away! 📚 Join us next Friday (10/24) at 1:00 PM EST as we discuss: "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" by Kate Zernike! You don't need to have read the entire book to join the discussion. Register👉 forms.gle/Ztk86D8wR6sG...
- 🍾Fellowship Spotlight Series🍾 This week, we're celebrating Christine O'Sullivan. Her research on depredation and mitigation measures is making a vital impact on the conservation of bottlenose dolphins in Jamaica! 🐬 🙏 Thank-you to our past donors and to our future donors!
- 🎉 We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been named one of the Top 25 Women in Science Podcasts on the web by FeedSpot! 🎧✨ A big thank you to FeedSpot for the recognition and support! 👉 podcast.feedspot.com/women_in_sci...
- ✨ Honorary Member Spotlight ✨ Dr. Karen Wilcox is an internationally recognized leader in computational science and engineering and has led an astounding career. 👉 Learn more about her and nominate your own extraordinary scientist here: lnkd.in/eKy7h-Ak
- We're just 1 week away! 📆 Don't forget to join us 10/15 for an engaging conversation with Dr. Julie Fleishman - forensic anthropologist, GWIS alumna, and 2015 Nell Mondy Fellowship Award recipient. 🔍👩🔬💬 We can't wait to see you there! 🤩 #GWIS #WomenInSTEM #Leadership #Science
- GWIS empowers women in science 🌍👩🔬 Why join? ✅ Fellowships & grants (no fees) ✅ Network of 1,000+ scientists ✅ Leadership & mentorship opportunities Open to anyone with a degree (affiliate memberships too!). 👉 Become a member today & help shape the future of science. 🔗 www.gwis.org/page/members...
- ✨ Honorary Member Spotlight✨ Dr. Iris Beatriz Vega Erramuspe directs a research program dedicated to low-cost, portable biosensors for real-time monitoring of air, water, and soil quality. 🍃 👉 Learn more/nominate an extraordinary scientist at: lnkd.in/eKy7h-Ak
- 📣 GWIS is Recruiting Volunteers! 📣 💡 We're looking for dedicated members to serve in national leadership and committee roles. This is your chance to help shape the future of GWIS, build your leadership skills, and support women in STEM. ✍️⚖️💻 🌎 📧 Want to learn more? Contact: president@gwis.org
- 📢 Now Recruiting: GWIS Editor & Newsletter Editors ✍️ We're seeking volunteers to join our Media Committee! This is a great opportunity to play a role in shaping GWIS communications and amplifying the voices of women in science. 📧 Interested? Contact us at president@gwis.org
- 📣 Now Recruiting: GWIS Parliamentary Committee Members ⚖️ We're seeking committed members to join the Parliamentary Committee, which ensures our organization runs smoothly and according to best governance practices. Interested? Contact us at president@gwis.org
- 📣 Now Recruiting: GWIS National Fellowships Coordinator 📣 We're also seeking a dedicated individual to serve as National Fellowships Coordinator. This leadership role oversees our National Fellowship Program. Interested in learning more? Contact us at fellowships@gwis.org
- 📣 Now Recruiting: GWIS Fellowships Technology Assistant 📣 We're seeking a dedicated member to serve as Fellowships Technology Assistant (FTA). This role provides critical technical support for our National Fellowship Program. Interested? Contact us at fellowships@gwis.org
- 🌟 GWIS is recruiting volunteers! 🌟 Open roles include editors, PR, tech, fellowships, parliamentary, DEI, programming, and development. A great way to build leadership skills + support women in STEM. 📧 president@gwis.org
- 🌟 Applications Open: GWIS National Fellowship Program '26-'27 🌟 The GWIS National Fellowship Program is dedicated to advancing women’s academic and professional careers in the natural and social sciences. 📅 Deadline: Mon, 1/12/26, @ 5:00 PM ET. 🔗: lnkd.in/dw7FDkA
- We're inviting nominations for the 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 🌟 This prestigious award recognizes women who have made exceptional contributions to scientific research, communication, careers, and education. 🏆 #GWIS #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience
- 🌟 Nominations Open! 🌟 The GWIS Honorary Membership Awards celebrate extraordinary women in science — leaders in research, education, communication & mentorship. 📅 Deadline: Jan 10, 2026 👉 www.gwis.org/page/honorar... Nominate a woman scientist today! 💫 #WomenInSTEM #GWIS #ScienceLeadership
