Pictured: Sofia Rinaldi ’25 presenting at the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (KNAC) symposium. I had the pleasure of interviewing Sofia Rinaldi for Wesleyan’s Inclusion in STEM Initiative. She speaks about her experiences in various STEM classes at Wesleyan, astronomy research, and Wesleyan’s Doula Project. Through all of her experiences, she shares what it is like … Read more
As the first half of the 2024 spring semester draws to a close and the countdown to summer begins, an exciting opportunity awaits Wesleyan’s talented STEM student-researchers: the College of Integrative Science’s Summer in Sciences Research Program. The CIS’s program gathers over 100 Wesleyan undergraduates each summer and sponsors their research to be conducted with … Read more
The Wasch Center for Retired Faculty is pleased to invite you to the first in our Wednesday afternoon lecture series: on Wednesday, February 28 at 4:30, Amrita Sanyal will speak about the work she has done on the under-representation of women in STEM fields. A recent recipient of the Ph.D. from Purdue, Amrita is Visiting Assistant Professor in … Read more
At Lost Women of Science we tell the stories of women who have been forgotten by history.
Women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) continue to make vital discoveries across the globe every day, despite facing inequalities. Each year, February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and here at Technology Networks, we want to champion women studying and working in STEMM. This eBook contains a selection … Read more
Every year, the Wesleyan community comes together to celebrate Black History Month in February with a variety of events, initiatives, performances, and celebrations. You can find a complete listing of all the events at Wesleyan celebrating Black History Month with detailed information on our website (link). Follow @wesresourcecenter on Instagram (Instagram link) for weekly updates & check out the events on … Read more
A willingness to pursue the benefits of D.E.I. renders organizational wholes greater than the sum of their parts.
For this event we are meeting to talk about the documentary, Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA
I feel like my main advice would just be to be a person and talk to your professors, because they’re also people, and they have also been through the struggles of being a student. Going to your professors and talking to them, and just being honest from a place of I’m struggling with this, or … Read more
