The 2021 Conference of Graduate Research Opportunities for Women (GROW) will be held at the University of Illinois at Chicago October 15- 17, 2021. This FREE hybrid event is for both in-person and remote participation. The GROW 2021 conference is aimed at women and non-binary undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the […]
Perspectives on Women in STEM from a “Recovering Mathematician”
April 7, 2021
On April 30, 2020 MIT Math alum Gioia De Cari will speak as part of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) We Speak Series. This series, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the AWM, features women who have made a difference in the landscape of the mathematical sciences. Description: As a young graduate […]
Math Prize for Girls event held virtually
October 19, 2020
At MIT’s October Math Prize for Girls event, this year held virtually, 307 students from around the country. The weekend featured a panel talk moderated by Dr. Ranu Boppana ’87, and featuring four Math Prize alumnae, including mathematics and computer science major Rona Wang ’22. A 2015 Math Prize alum, Wang shared her experience: “In […]
Bonnie Berger to give SIAM lecture
December 5, 2019
Bonnie Berger has been selected to give the AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture at the SIAM Annual Meeting in 2020! The Prize is awarded to highlight the achievements of women in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Earlier recipients can be found here.Congratulations, Bonnie!
Speakers discuss their post-math career trajectories
September 17, 2019
On Sept. 16, 2019, Prof. Gigliola Staffilani hosted “From Here to Where? Conversations with 4 successful math majors who have achieved 4 very different goals in their careers.” Three of the speakers were Teal Guidici, a Machine Intelligence Scientist at Draper who applies statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms to applications, such as using neural […]
Teaching + Learning Lab Speaker Series: How increasing equity in the science classroom drives social change
September 9, 2019
Sep 11 (W) | 2:00 – 3:00 pm | 6-104 (The Chipman Room) Dr. Cissy Ballen (Auburn University) will address how certain features ofthe introductory science classroom create barriers for historically underserved students. This explanation for observed performance disparities, the “course deficitmodel”, considers the negative impact of environmental conditions on student learning and participation. Dr. Ballen will demonstrate how […]