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3/1/2013 0 Comments

Celebrate Women's Month Scientista Style

Hello, Scientistas!

March is Women's History Month, and we could not be more excited, for this year's theme is Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In honor of Women's History Month and this amazingly relevant theme, we will be celebrating by providing you with exclusive content about scientistas throughout our history and present. 

How can you get in on the action? Take the actions below to celebrate Women's History Month, Scientista-style!

XX,
Julia & Christina


Have any suggestions, or just want to say hi? Send us a tweet!
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Take the quiz! Name that Scientista (Nobel Laureate Edition)

Impress your friends by learning the names of all 16 scientista female Nobel laureates! Every person should be able to name at least a handful of women in science throughout history. If you're going to start somewhere, here is the place! These extremely brilliant women have made extremely significant contributions to science that you've likely learned about in your STEM classes. How many scientista Nobel laureates can you name? Take the quiz and find out :)

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Join the conversation by tweeting "I can name ____ #nobelscientistas" to @scientista_talk using the button below!
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Show your pride!

Show your pride for being a woman in STEM! Download our I ama scientista Facebook cover photo and put it up for the month of March (be sure to TAG us, so you can join the movement! --> www.facebook.com/scientistafoundation
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On twitter? Join our hashtag campaign,
This is what a SCIENTISTA looks like! #iamascientista! Help us take twitter by storm. Tweet at us using the handy-dandy button below. Picture of yourself optional!
Tweet #iamascientista

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Check out our interactive bookshelf of reading suggestions for this month! We've included scientista community recommended books on women in science, feminism, science fiction, and more!

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9/19/2012 0 Comments

Scientista goes to Harvard WIB IBC Conference 2012

scientista speak at Harvard IBC 2012
Christina and I are excited to be speaking at Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business’s 8th Annual Intercollegiate Business Convention! We will be speaking on Saturday, September 29th on the panel: Tech & Science: Engineering your own Career in the Sciences – Learn from the Experts. 

The IBC conference is a full weekend of over 100+ speakers, panels, breakouts, and more. Keynote speakers at the conference include Donna Karan and Sarah Robb O’Hagan.

View the full speaker list here:
http://ibc.huwib.org/speakers/ 

If you'd like to attend, there is still time to register: 
We hope to see you there! 

XX,
Julia

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8/24/2012 10 Comments

Julia Speaks at Harvard Women's Leadership Conference!

Today I had the pleasure of speaking on the "Women in Science" Panel at the 25th Harvard-Radcliffe Women's Leadership Conference at the Harvard Kennedy School.  I was honored and humbled to speak along-side the extremely impressive scientistas, Dr. Nancy Oriol and Dr. Sujata Bhatia (Scientista's dear advisor!). During the panel, the room of 30 or so women had a chance to go around and ask questions about being a female and a leader in science.  Their insightful and diverse inquiries inspired fruitful conversations, ranging from balancing a science/family life to overcoming the unique challenges of being a woman in STEM.  

The panel was part of a week-long conference that aimed to empower, inspire, and cultivate Harvard's female leaders. I want to thank Benjana Guraziu and the rest of the Women's Leadership Conference team for such an inspiring afternoon. We commend the WLC's work to empower female leaders! 

XX,
Julia
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Thank you for the awesome swag! Already drinking out of my new waterbottle :)
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6/23/2012 14 Comments

Westchester Medical Society Dinner

Yesterday, Christina and I attended the Annual Westchester Medical Society dinner in Harrison, New York. The dinner brought together hundreds of physicians and friends of physicians from across the county. Among the attendees were prominent physicians and past presidents and leaders of the Medical Society, and "friends of physicians," including defense lawyers, drug reps, medical device companies, and Congresswoman Nan Hayworth (see picture below!), who is a former physician and Scientista herself!

We also had the pleasure of meeting some of this year's high school Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF) winners! All of the high school students presented their poster board sessions and were awarded a certificate and scholarship prize by the Medical Society during the dinner. Christina and I had the pleasure of meeting two brilliant and impressive Scientettes, Maria Mavrommatis and Colson Campbell, of Yorktown High School, who presented their impressive research on "The Relationship between Pregnancy/Postpartum and Subarachnoid Hemmorrhaging." They were awarded along with their equally impressive future male doctor peers, Jurgen Bushi from Yorktown High School and Mark Alexander of Mamaroneck High School.
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Scientista Co-Founders Meet Congresswoman Nan Hayworth!
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Maria Mavrommatis and Colson Campbell, winners of the Westchester Medical Society Future of Medicine Award
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9/28/2011 0 Comments

Congratulations, Shaira!

Shaira Bhanji Harvard WISE Words Branch Director
Shaira, '14 Harvard Branch Director
We at WISE Words want to extend our warmest welcomes to Shaira Bhanji, who has been appointed the Harvard - WISE Words branch director! Shaira has been a dedicated and passionate WISE staff writer for the past year and we couldn't be happier to have her on board.  You can read a little bit more about her below.

Shaira Bhanji is a sophomore at Harvard (and a proud resident of Kirkland House!) concentrating in Economics with a secondary in Global Health/Health Policy. Her science experience includes research internships at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as well as at City of Hope National Medical Center. She is also a Global Health and Finance columnist for the Harvard Global Health Review. Her other interests include playing soccer, taking walks along the Charles, and making frequent visits to Pinocchio's Pizza and Boston Tea Stop (and sometimes the gym).

Welcome to the team, Shaira!


Want to start a WISE Words branch at your school? Email us at contact@wisewordsmagazine.com for more information.

- Julia and Christina


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9/16/2011 0 Comments

If People Could Go Back to College, They'd Major in STEM!

Two female college graduates majoring in science engineering mathematics
Choosing your courses and majors may not feel like the biggest decision these days. In college, we are inundated with anecdotes of English majors who still became premed, and "Ec" majors who found swanky jobs in Wall Street. Indeed, what you major in and what courses you take may not necessarily prevent you from getting certain jobs right out of college. But which subjects are going to be most valuable to you in the long run? The Wall Street Journal decided to ask its readers what skills they would have acquired in college that would have helped them in today's workplace. According to their poll, if people could go back to college, many of them would major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.

Though this is no shocker to us (the job market is increasingly favoring STEM majors), it is quite telling that readers of the WSJ, which likely include many economics and business majors, are now regretting not taking that intro to computer science (CS) and basic engineering class. According to the article, "turns out, there's a lot of interest in engineering and computer science." In these unstable economic times, job security is hard to come by. Yet, there will always be a need for professionals in sciences/tech/engineering and health as they have highly specialized skills that remain in high demand. A WSJ reader raved about the value of pursuing health careers. She states, "I have now gone back to college at the age of 55 and am enrolled in a health information technology program. Coding and medical records positions are about to increase tenfold…"

So whether you're a sophomore getting ready to declare your major, or a senior looking for valuable electives, definitely consider adding a few science, tech, or math classes to your schedule. I know that basic CS course I took my senior year was worth every minute!

- Julia

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903341404576482690258564996.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_5



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