New event with Sharon Hill!

4/27/09: You asked for her, and so we've brought her back! Sharon Hill, the etiquette guru of Sharon Hill International, will lead a session on how to make a good impression and be an effective networker. Free dinner! Come get pumped up for the conference season.

Triangle-wide women's networking event coming up in January!

12/17/08: We've partnered with ScienceOnline'09, a science communication and blogging conference, to host a huge, Triangle-wide networking extravanganza! We're expecting women from biotech companies, government agencies, universities, as well as many local women's groups and academic organizations. Come and meet women with common interests, find future collaborators, and identify possible mentors! The night will culminate in a talk by Rebecca Skloot, a freelance science writer whose work has appeared in Popular Science, NPR, and The New York Times. She'll be speaking about the history and ethics behind the HeLa cell line.

Abstract writing workshop coming up with Ann Motten

11/20/08: We've got another career development workshop coming up the week after Thanksgiving: Abstract Writing Do's and Don'ts, Thu, Dec 4, 12-1:30, MSRB 001. Ann Motten, Dept. of Chemistry, leads us through how to organize and write successful abstracts. She's also accepting early submissions of abstracts to critique. So submit your own abstract early and it may be chosen as an example that we workshop together.

WiSE pink totes delayed

Pink totes are in!

11/14/08: Our WiSE pink totes have arrived. And they are big, pink, and awesome. They work as grocery totes and make great gifts! We have tons in stock, so order yours today for only $5 each. All profits will go towards Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure.

WiSE pink totes delayed

10/16/08: Can you believe it? There was a run on pink fabric at the manufacturer, so our line of pink totes are unfortunately delayed. We won't be able to deliver them at the Oct 21 event, but we are still taking orders. We expect to have them delivered to you during the second week of Nov. We apologize for the delay.

WiSE pink totes for breast cancer research!

10/13/08: We've just gotten the design proof for our pink totes and they look great. They're big (20" x 16" x 6"), useful, and pink! Order your tote now! We'll also be selling them at our Oct. 21 breast cancer research event.

WiSE participates in Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

10/9/08: Along with our symposium on breast cancer research and prevention WiSE is raising funds this Oct and Nov to sponsor a Duke team in next year's Race for the Cure. We'll be selling $5 pink WiSE totes with all proceeds going to this worthy cause. Pre-order a tote here. They will be available at the Oct. 21 symposium and online. We'll mail them out as soon as we get them in!

Kathy Kleiman event next week!

9/16/08: We're looking forward to our next two events with Kathy Kleiman, an extraordinary female computer scientist, attorney, historian, and documentarian. WiSE is lucky to host a breakfast with her prior to her Distinguished Lecture event with RENCI. Please join us! RSVP for the breakfast early, the event is limited to the first 10 respondents.

First event: If I knew then...

8/22/08: Our first event is aimed at incoming graduate students. Come network and learn some tips for a successful graduate career! Please remember to RSVP online.

Fall 2008 schedule is up!

8/18/08: We're gearing up for a great fall semester of events. We have a whole suite of web publishing and abstract writing workshops, as well as a new mentoring breakfasts program. Also, we're excited to host Kathy Kleiman, a historian, computer programmer, and documentary filmmaker before her talk on the women pioneers of computing.

Help us out, and fill out our survey!

4/24/08: Help us make WiSE better. Please fill out our survey. It takes ~5 min to complete. Thanks!

Young audio recording removed

4/14/08: At Dr. Young's request, we've removed the audio recording of the event.

Feedback on the career panel wanted + content posted!

3/21/08: Please fill out an evaluation form of our last event. Missed the event? We have posted an audio recording of the event.

Valerie Young recording has been reposted.

3/18/08: Dr. Young has extended her permissions to post the talk for another 30 days. It will be up until 4/13/08.

Valerie Young recording has been removed.

3/14/08: We've taken down our audio recording from this year's distinguished speaker event according to the wishes of the speaker, Dr. Valerie Young. Thanks for letting us have it up for the 30 days; it was a great event!

Great alternative career panel!

3/11/08: We want to highlight our next event. We've got a wonderful group of panelists to speak on their altruistic/alternative careers. Panelists include: Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, Director of RISE (Raising Interest in Science Education); Bora Zivkovic, Online Community Coordinator at the Public Library of Science ONE; Anne Casper, Post-doc in the SPIRE teaching and research post-doc program; Nirupama Sista, Associate Director of Science Facilitation at Family Health International; and Subhashini Chandrasekharan, Post-doc in the Center for Public Genomics

WiSE made it to the front page of iTunesU!

3/11/08: Our album of event recordings has made it to the featured section on the front page of iTunesU! Thanks go to Marc Sperber of Pratt Engineering and Ben Rogers at Duke OIT for their help in setting up the album.

Valerie Young download available!

3/4/08: Due to popular demand, we have made the audio recording from the Valerie Young event downloadable. Please check out the recording on Duke's iTunesU website. You must have iTunes installed.

Calling for Outstanding Woman Leader nominations.

2/29/08: We're now taking nominations for our second annual WiSE OWL awards. Know an outstanding woman? Then nominate her! Applications are due by Friday, March 21, 5pm.

Audio from Valerie Young event is available!

2/19/08: The audio recording from our Distinguished Speaker, Valerie Young, Event is up. The recording will be available until March 14, 2008.

Spring 2008 schedule is up!

1/28/08: We've added a bunch of social events to our calendar in addition to our usual lunchtime discussions. Also, look forward to our distinguished speaker event with Valerie Young on how to overcome the "imposter" syndrome.

Great events in 2008!

1/14/08: We have a great series of events lined up this spring starting with an assertiveness workshop with Kacie Wallace. We'll be posting the details of all our events soon, so stay tuned. In addition to our usual lunchtime discussions and our annual distinguished speaker, we'll be adding more social events to the calendar. Please join us for a good semester.

Introducing our new programmer, Phoebe Lee!

10/22/07: We are very happy to introduce our new WiSE Program Coordinator, Phoebe Lee! Phoebe is a graduate student in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program. Phoebe won us over with her past involvement with WiSE and her broad vision for new events, so our next year is looking great. Tong Ren, our current programmer, will be staying on until the end of the semester to help with the leadership transition. Thanks, Tong! Welcome, Phoebe!