We will be celebrating our first year as an organization on Friday, October 18th at 6:00pm. Join us at the College Inn on University Way as we commemorate our accomplishments over the past year! Celebrate women in science!
Contact wcsuw@uw.edu for more information.
Women in the Chemical Sciences is excited to announce that Prof. Amy Cuddy, our nominee for Jessie and John Danz Endowed Lecturer, is coming to UW November 13th at 7pm in Kane 130!
You can register to attend the lecture at http://www.grad.washington.edu/lectures/amy-cuddy.shtml
You’ll want to sit up straight for this presentation, in which Amy Cuddy examines Power Posing – striking a pose that projects confidence – and its impact on leaders and followers alike. Cuddy’s discussion, “Connect, Then Lead,” wonders whether it’s better for a leader to be loved or feared, examines how leaders can strike a balance between showing warmth and strength, and looks at how Power Posing might improve the relationship between leaders and peers, groups, or even brands.
Amy Cuddy is an associate professor of business administration at Harvard University.
You can also see her Ted Talk on Power Posing (which has had over 6 million views) at http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html
UW Chemistry Graduate Students & Post-Docs:
Have you ever tried describing your research to a non-scientist friend or family member, or a young child, but only got a blank stare? Communicating science to a broader audience can be a difficult exercise, so here’s an opportunity to practice with your peers! Come join WCSUW for our workshop on communicating science to a broad, non-scientist audience!
We will be hosting this workshop on Wednesday, June 19th, at 6:30 pm at the College Inn Pub.
Please bring:
1) a short summary of your research as you would present it to your chemistry colleagues and
2) a short summary of your research intended for a broader audience (see rules below).
There’s one important rule: In order to keep your second research summary simple and to challenge you to step outside your comfort zone, we want you to write your research summary using only the 1000 most commonly used wordsin the English language. Don’t know the 1000 most commonly used words? No problem! Just go to http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ to use the Up-Goer Five Text Editor to write your research summary. The text editor will tell you when you have used a word that is not one of the 1000 most common words. Try to keep both summaries limited to ~3 to 6 sentences or ~30 seconds.
Attendees will get the chance to recite both research summaries to the group. Research summaries will be judged on categories such as clarity, creativity, and overall best. Winners will receive prizes!
If you’d like to read some examples from scientists in a variety of fields, check out these links:
http://seattlefosep.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/inaugural-fosep-1000-word-challenge-was-a-great-success/#comments
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/01/27/science-in-ten-hundred-words-the-up-goer-five-challenge/
Please email me (jwitt5@uw.edu) if you have any questions!
Jessica Wittman
Vice President, WCS-UW