Events

Upcoming GradWISE Events

Please see "Meetings" page for upcoming meeting information.

Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 12-1:30 pm, --- UCSD WISE and GradWISE Open House All women science and engineering students, post-docs, staff and faculty are welcome! Please come and meet other women in STEM at UCSD and learn about WISE/GradWISE programs and activities. Check out flyer here.Women's Center. Light refreshments will be served.

Past GradWISE Events

Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 4-5:30 pm, --- Annual UCSD WISE Industry Panel Discussion. Liebow Auditorium, Biomedical Sciences Building.

Dr. Phoebe Leboy, National President of Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and Biochemistry Professor Emerita at University of Pennsylvania visited UCSD. You can check out her short-bio .

Thursday, Febuary 5, 2009, at 4-5:30 pm, --- Roundtable discussion with Dr. Leboy. Womens Center Main Conference Room.

Thursday, Febuary 6, 2009, at 2-3 pm, --- Dr. Leboy, "Endeavors of a Biochemist and Women's Advocate." Leichtag Building, Room 107.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 6-8 pm, -- San Diego Chapter of UCSD Alumni Association Presents: Career Networking Night. Qualcomm, 6455 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121. Visit Website.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008, -- Informal discussion with Dr. Ben Barres concerning the issues women face in science. Dr. Barres is both a distinguished neuroscientist and a very influential advocate of women and minorities in science and has a unique perspective as a transgendered person. In 2006, Dr. Barres published an article in Nature, titled, "Does Gender Matter?." Early 2008, Dr. Barres gave a lecture at Harvard titled, "Some Reflections on the Dearth of Women and Science." For an article about this event written by President of GradWISE, please click here.

Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 4-5:30 pm, -- Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Presents: Dr. Joan Heller-Brown, "Perseverance, Passion and Serendipity on the Path to Success". The Cross Cultural Center, Lecture Room (Next to Center Hall). Light refreshments will be served. Flyer

Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 4-6 pm, -- "Networking for Success" communication skills workshop. Price Center Davis/Riverside Room. Light refreshments will be served. Network Flyer

Friday, November 16, 2007, at 11:30 am-1 pm, -- Open House featuring Dean Jeanne Ferrante from the Jacobs School of Engineering. UCSD Women's Center. Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 4-5 pm, -- Informal talk with Dr. Marian Diamond. Location is The Bamboo Room in the Old Student Center (New Expansion, first floor, next to Groundworks Books)

Friday, October 19, 2007, 2-4 pm, -- Howell Symposium featuring Dr. Marian Diamond. Presenting a talk titled "An Enriched Life: My Experiences in Academic Science." Leichtag Biomedical Research Building, 1st Floor Lecture Hall.


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