First-year Jessica Wan was the top-scoring woman in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. She finishing in the top 25, which earned her the $1,000 Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize. “I’m very honored to be receiving this prize and excited to continue studying math at MIT alongside so many other Elizabeth Lowell Putnam awardees!” says Jessica. She […]
Women in Math Dinner 2024
October 28, 2024
While we all miss the annual dinner usually held at the home of WIM director Gigliola Staffilani, who is on sabbatical, everyone enjoyed great conversations, a sumptuous dinner, and fun beverages Oct. 23 at the Wiener Common Room.
How will AI affect the lives of women?
March 1, 2024
Wednesday March 6, 202411:30am-1:00pmWong Auditorium (E51-115) Register Keynote Speaker: Professor Marzyeh GhassemiRemarks by: Kade Crockford, Director, Technology for Liberty Program, ACLUPuja Balaji, Co-President of MITxHarvard Women in AIDiscussion Moderated by: Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of MIT PressHow will AI affect the lives of women in terms of healthcare, bias and careers? Join us and our panel of […]
Film screening Feb 23
February 15, 2024
To celebrate Black History Month we organized the projection of the newly released documentary Journey of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience by director George Csicsery. This film includes Monica Stephens Cooley “describing the dilemmas faced by Black women with PhDs in math.” Read more about the documentary at http://zalafilms.com/jbm/forging.html The showing is Friday, February 23, at 4 pm […]