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Advice from four post-docs on getting the most out of mentoring, finding a post-doc, and deciding if academia is the right choice

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 AWIS at Michigan

Complex systemic shortcomings, not individual failures, are at the root of graduate school hardships

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AWIS-UM Spotlight: Nadia Vossoughi

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Third year: a slow-burning trial by fire

March 26, 2019April 1, 2019 AWIS at Michigan

Add #scicomm to your self-advocacy toolkit

March 25, 2019March 26, 2019 AWIS at Michigan

Young Scientists’ Expo 2019

March 21, 2019April 1, 2019 AWIS at Michigan

The hidden things you learn while in graduate school

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Troubled at the damage wrought in Puerto Rico by the recent earthquake? SACNAS at UM has partnered with Direct Relief to raise money for medical assistance for victims. Link in bio if you’d like to donate to this effort by our community!

Join us Friday evening for a discussion on getting through grad school, featuring Dr. Jen Heemstra from Emory University and Dr. Vanessa Sih from Michigan, plus Mary Jo Desprez who serves as Director of Wolverine Wellness. RSVP at awisum.org. January 24, 2020 4-6 pm in 1230 USB

Today is #givingblueday ! Team up with us this year! Donations made though our AWIS page will be matched and go towards helping us with future events (and food)! Please help us share! The links below are for our AWIS page and a list of all the all day promos going on! AWIS page: https://www.givingblueday.org/campaigns/association-for-women-in-science#/sms Promos: https://www.givingblueday.org/pages/challenges-47

Mentoring circle #3: Managing Career & Outside Life! Excited to discuss these questions with you all at the next meeting!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our welcome dinner tonight! It was great to see some faces from last year and meet the new folks. Looking forward to a good year!

Our Director of Mentorship @taylorsoucy went to San Diego this summer to attend the American Chemical Society conference! There, she was able to meet up with Dr. Julie Fenton, who was a mentor to her during her undergraduate career. How was YOUR summer? Tag us in a post from your research and travels and we’ll regram it — plus enter you to win a copy of Code Girls! #womeninstem #womeninscience

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