Hey WISE people! Please join us for our next meeting on Wednesday May 3, 1-2pm in Lab 1 3033. Everyone welcome!
Spring is here! Flowers are blooming. Birds are chirping. Spring fungi are sprouting! Here’s a little note about a women scientists who has inspired me to study plants and in particular the magical world of fungi.
You may have heard of Beatrix Potter, an English writer and illustrator, famous for her children’s books such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Her playful illustrations of talking animals were based on careful observations of the natural world around her.
In addition to her love of animals, Ms. Potter was quite accomplished in the field of mycology, or the study of fungi. You can read more about the controversy that unfolded when she proposed a new theory of fungal spore germination based on her microscopic studies here.
As I was reading this amazing TED fellows article, highlighting twelve badass scientists who also happen to be women, I came across another TED fellows blog post from February 24 written by astrophysicist, Jedidah Isler, PhD, whose recent TED talk drew the attention of Ivanka Trump via her Twitter account.
Women in Science at Evergreen (WISE) is an organization dedicated to helping woman-identified science students at The Evergreen State College create community around the common goal of reducing unconscious bias and discrimination toward women scientists. Monthly luncheons, as well as quarterly panel discussions featuring diverse women scientists will provide the opportunity to discuss the challenges and celebrate the achievements of women in scientific fields. Students will also be able to engage in professional networking and cross-discipline discussions of their research and/or educational goals. While WISE is an organization devoted to supporting woman-identified students in sciences at Evergreen, those who do not identify as binary or gendered but who are directly impacted by systemic misogyny in the sciences, along with all other under-represented and oppressed groups, are invited. Indeed, all students interested in advancing an equitable and healthy environment in the sciences are welcome. Interested in learning more about WISE. ? Contact our coordinator at: calabril@evergreen.edu; join our facebook group at: Women in Science at Evergreen (W.I.S.E): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1786630411613091/#
We also discussed a number of potential group reads at our last meeting including. Let’s reply in comments with your first and second choice from this list OR an alternative idea for a common read!:
Finally, we started to discuss the WISE group becoming an official Evergreen Club through Student Activities- a few students did some research and expressed interest in helping to organize the club. Thanks so Emily, Tessa, Lauren and Mike for expressing interest and gathering information. Here is some additional info that Emily posted on our Facebook site:
“In order to make W.I.S.E. an official club at Evergreen we are required to see an advisor with at least four people and sign up and attend a registration workshop and fill out some minor paperwork, after that we’re official! Tessa (who doesn’t have a Facebook) gathered and gave this information to me to share and she and I have been thinking of being at least temporary leaders for this club. If you would also like to do so please let others know so it can be figured out who has the time for organizing and running this group. The next registration workshops are: Friday feb 24 @ 2-4pm, Tuesday Feb 28 @ 2-4pm, Thursday March 2 @ 2-4pm, Friday March 10 @ 2-4pm, and Tuesday March 14 @ 3-5pm. Leave a comment saying which days would work best for you to attend the workshop-we could also wait until our next meeting on March 1st to discuss this further.”
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