🚨 Registration is OPEN for the 2026 GWIS National Conference! 🚨
🗓 6/13/26
📍 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
💡 Free to attend (meals included!)
📣 Abstracts due 4/30
🎟 Register by 5/11
👉 Register & submit your abstract: lnkd.in/ezk9BsiE
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⚛️ BioTech Day (3/3) ⚛️
👏 Last, but not least, we want to thank all our fellow club officers and volunteers! BioTech day wouldn't exist without their innovation, hard work, and dedication.
📈 We can't wait to make BioTech Day even bigger and better next year!
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⚛️ BioTech Day (2/3) ⚛️
💬 Next, thank you everyone who participated in our first-ever LinkedIn Wall and Elevator Pitch Competition!
🥳 We also want to congratulate the 1st-place and crowd-favorite winners of our Elevator Pitch Competition, Aaliyah Carter and Lydia Ostmo!
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⚛️ BioTech Day (1/3) ⚛️
💼 First, a special thank you to all the companies that were able to attend. You made our second-annual BioTech Day one to remember!
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⚛️ 2026 BioTech Day ⚛️
🎉 We're so excited to host our second annual BioTech Day!
This year, we're expanding to include even more speakers/companies, a living LinkedIn wall, and an Elevator Pitch Competition!
📆 Friday, March 27th
⏰️ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
📍 OSU-CHS Tandy conference room
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✨ 2026 GWIS National Conference ✨
Fun facts:
🤑 Registration is FREE!
🚗 Some transportation provided (e.g. airport to dorms/conference venue/activities)
🍴 Some meals included
🏠️ Dorm housing available at low cost
💸 Additional travel awards available
More info to come...
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✨ Chapter Spotlight ✨
🤝 Our St. Louis Chapter is hosting a special event featuring a distinguished panel of local elected women, including Congresswoman Cori Bush!
📆 Mon, 3/30
⏰️ 12:30-1:30 pm CDT
📍 Zoom (via QR code)
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🖥️ March Webinar 🖥️
🌕️ Join us next Friday as we learn about Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna's work and life! She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida.
📆 Friday, March 27th
⏰️ 1 pm CDT
Register 👉 forms.gle/VWNj3rt3HVHA...
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☕️ Coffee & Conversation☕️
***POSTPONED***
Due to unforseen circumstances, we're postponing today's scheduled Coffee & Conversation. 🥺
Don't worry! We're actively rescheduling this event and we will post an updated date/time soon! 🥹
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👩🔬 Women's History Month 👩🔬
🤝 This week, we're honoring the late Darlene "Dee" McManus. As our first Executive Director, she secured financial stability and expanded our outreach efforts.
💖 Dee dedicated her entire life to serving others and was an inspiration to all.
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☕️ Coffee & Conversation☕️
🧠 Join us next week as we talk with women from the Laureate Institute of Brain Research (LIBR)!
📆 Tuesday, March 10th
⏰️ 4:30 pm
📍 Forensics E378
🤩 We can't wait to see you there!
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💚🖤 Black History Month 💛❤️
🦠 Today, we're featuring Ruth Ella Moore, PhD. Born in Columbus, OH in 1903, she became the first black woman at Ohio State University to receive a PhD in bacteriology in 1933.
Learn more here!
👉 asm.org/articles/202...
#GWIS #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth
👕 Chapter T-Shirt Order 👕
Weren't able to buy one of our chapter t-shirts during our fundraiser earlier this month? 😭
Don't worry! We're ordering more! 😍
Last day to order is Monday, 3/09 at noon! ⏳️
👉 forms.office.com/r/Ab6aNQKStF
#GWIS #OSUmed #WomenInSTEM
🌟 February Webinar 🌟
🖥️ This webinar will feature Karen Willcox, MNZM, PhD — an internationally recognized leader in computational science and engineering and a recipient of the GWIS Sabin Research Excellence Award!
📅 Wed, 2/25
⏰ 11:00 AM EST
Register here 👉 forms.gle/pYrVKtKhtsH2...
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💚🖤 Black History Month 💛❤️
🩺 This week, we're featuring Dr. Jane Cook Wright. Her research on chemotherapy and anti-cancer chemicals saved countless lives during her time and continues to save lives today.
Want to learn more? Go here!
👉 cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/b...
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🌟 International Chapter Webinar 🌟
🖥️ This webinar will feature Karen Willcox, MNZM, PhD — an internationally recognized leader in computational science and engineering and a recipient of the GWIS Sabin Research Excellence Award!
📅 Wed, 2/25
⏰ 11:00 AM EST
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🌟 The second poster session of OSU's Research Week contained even more brilliance!
🥳 We also want to congratulate Jaya Chakka and Rachel Thompson for winning Research Excellence Awards for their posters!
👏 Keep up the good work!
#GWIS #WomenInSTEM #osumed #OSUMedicine
💘 What better way to celebrate Valentines Day weekend than by gushing over our members' accomplishments! (We have so much love that we had to create 2 posts!) 🥰
💡 This past Friday, our members participated in OSU's Research Week Poster Sessions.
😍 We're so proud!
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⌛️ Today is the LAST DAY of our silent auction!
💸 The money we raise helps us host events and send our members to the National GWIS Conference, so every dollar counts!
😎 Make all your colleagues jealous by buying one of our crochet items. 🧶
Here's the link!
👉 www.32auctions.com/gwisneok
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🌍️ International Women & Girls in Science Day🌍️
✨ Today, we're showcasing our International Chapter!
They recently hosted an event in Nigeria that introduced secondary school girls to the world of science.
💖 Thank you for inspiring a new generation of scientists! 👩🔬
#GWIS #WomenInSTEM
😍 Thank you all for coming to our fundraiser today!
🥳 Also, congrats Dr. Bart Ford for winning our raffle basket!
😢 Missed out on all the goodies? Don't worry! Our online silent auction will continue through Friday! 🤩
Visit the auction here:
👉 www.32auctions.com/gwisneok
#GWIS #osumed
💚🖤 Black History Month 💛❤️
🧭 This week, we're featuring Gladys West. She worked with the Department of Defense and used her calculations to make vital advancements in GPS systems.
💫 1930-2026: Her legacy will live on forever.
Learn more!
👉 www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
#GWIS #BlackHistoryMonth
💘Our annual ValenSTEM fundraiser is this week!
🧁 In addition to our normal items, we'll also be hosting an online silent auction!
📆 Wed, 2/11
⏰️ 9 am - 3 pm
📍OSUCHS Founders Hall
Preview the silent auction here:
👉 www.32auctions.com/gwisneok
😍 We can't wait to see you there!
#GWIS #osumed
✨ Chapter Spotlight - NE OK ✨
💘 The NE Oklahoma chapter is hosting their ValenSTEM fundraiser that will feature baked goods, crochet items, and an online silent auction!
📆 Wed, 2/11
⏰️ 9 am - 3 pm CDT
📍OSUCHS
Preview silent auction here:
👉 www.32auctions.com/gwisneok
#GWIS #WomenInSTEM #osumed
✨ 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...
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✨ 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
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📚️ 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
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✨ 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
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