April 7, 2000 is Women in Science
Day
AWISCO will
hold its Women in Science Day on Friday, April 7 at the Ohio State
University. Some 350 girls in 7th - 9th grades are expected to
attend. The main event this year is "MIZ WIZARD Science Secrets" a
1.5 hour presentation by historian Jane Curry, including audiovisual
representations of women scientists over the centuries. This
presentation will follow the lunch provided to all participants at
the Ohio Union West Ballroom at 12 noon.
Please
consider presenting a science workshop, preferably an interactive workshop,
for the girls. The times for the workshops are:
9:00
am: 1st workshop
10:30
am: 2nd workshop
Suggested
activities include demonstrations, observations using equipment,
tours, etc. Hands-on experiences are best and the girls appreciate
something to take home to remind them of the experience. The number
of girls in each workshop is determined by the presenter. The girls
expect to go to your office or lab, if you are on campus. However,
if you can bring your equipment or demo to the Ohio Union we can
provide a room for you to present it.
Please let us know
if you are able to present or can volunteer to assist
escorting, giving directions, or otherwise. Please contact:
Raquel Diaz-Sprague
Executive
Director, AWISCO
Central Ohio Chapter
(614) 268-1488
voice
(614) 267-9019 fax
diaz-sprague.1@osu.edu
5th Conference of
Ethics in Science, Technology & Medicine
February 17, 2000
"Reaching Beyond Our Borders with Science and Medicine:
The Compassionate Work Of Dr. Robert Michler"
On Thursday February 17, 5 - 7 pm at the Ohio Union (1739 N. High
St), Terrace Dining Room, Dr. Robert Michler, Karl P. Clausen
Professor of Surgery and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the OSU
Medical Center, will discuss his work through "Heart Care
International" which provides free pediatric heart surgery to
children in Central America.
The program is the Fifth Conference on Ethics in Science,
Technology, and Medicine sponsored by the Association for Women in
Science of Central Ohio. It is offered in collaboration with the
Global Health Connection, an OSU student organization, led by Honors
student Elise Chambers. The conference is
supported by a grant from the Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human
Affairs.
Dr. Michler graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University,
received his medical education at Darmouth College were he was a
Leopold Schepp Scholar. He did his residency in General Surgery and
his Fellowships on Cardiothoracic Surgery and on Transplantation at
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He completed a
Chief Residency in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery with Aldo
Castaneda at the Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital.
Dr. Michler has authored hundreds of peer reviewed articles in
cardiothoracic surgery and has received numerous honors and awards
for his work including Person of the Week by Peter Jennings of ABC
World Tonight.
The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments
provided. For more information contact:
Raquel Diaz-Sprague (614)
268-1488, diaz-sprague.1@osu.edu
or
Elise Chambers chambers96@hotmail.com
Outstanding Woman of Science
Award
The
Association for Women in Science for Central Ohio invites
nominations for the 1999 Outstanding Woman of Science Award. Since
1986, this prestigious award has been conferred upon a distinguished
cadre of women involved in science-based careers in the Central Ohio
area. The award consists of a plaque honoring a woman who in the
opinion of her peers has demonstrated outstanding dedication and
achievement in her discipline and in mentoring and supporting other
women. To nominate please send a nomination letter, full curriculum
vitae, and three letters of support.
Please submit nomination
materials by November 1, 1999 to:
Jennifer Hines, Ph.D.
Chair AWISCO
Awards
College of Pharmacy
500 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus OH
43210
(614) 688-4008
hines.89@osu.edu
October 28, 1999 Douglas
Hofstadter Lecture
"A Life Posed Between Art and
Science"
On
October 28 at 4:30 pm at the Wexner Film/Video Theatre, Douglas
Hofstadter will present a public lecture entitled: "A Life Posed
Between Art and Science". Dr. Hofstadter is a famous author,
Pulitzer Prize winner and an esteemed college professor of Cognitive
Science and Computer Sciences at Indiana University. The event is
organized by the Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor and is supported
by AWISCO, many OSU departments including Art, Mathematics, Physics,
Slavic and East European Languages, the Division of Comparative
Studies and the College of Humanities.
October 14, 1999 Keynote
lecture by Dr.
Linda Bernhard
"Managing Menopause: Exploring the
Controversies"
On
Thursday, October 14 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm a lecture-commentary-discussion will
be presented at Battelle Conference Room G (505 King Avenue). Linda
Bernhard, PhD, of the OSU College of Nursing and Women Studies will
be
keynote speaker.
Dr. Bernhard will explore the risks
and benefits of estrogen and other "natural remedies", whether
intervention is needed, and if so, when it should begin and end.
Raquel Diaz-Sprague, BPharm MS MLHR, who since 1991 teaches "Medical
Communication with Latino Patients" to OSU students in the health
professions will offer a commentary on "Latino Women's
Perception of the Change." There will be time for questions and
discussion. The event is co-sponsored by the National Center of
Excellence in Women's Health of the Ohio State University Medical
Center. There is no charge to attend. Complimentary refreshments
will be served at 6:00 pm. Please RSVP to Dr. Diane Habash by
telephone at 293-6689 or by email habash-1@medctr.osu.edu.
October
6, 1999 "Scientists Serving Humankind, Moving Beyond Gender and Race
Differences Toward Unity"
A
conversation on diversity is co-sponsored by AWISCO and the College
of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences featuring OSU
professors Dr. Jay Darsey of the College of Food and Biological
Engineering and Dr. Linda James Myers of the Departments of
Psychology and Psychiatry and Black Studies. The program is at 12:00
noon on Wednesday October 6 in Room 219 of the Agricultural
Engineering Building (590 Woody Hayes Drive). Complimentary
refreshments will be served.
Outstanding Service
Award
(Deadline September 10, 1999)
The
Association for Women in Science of Central Ohio seeks nominations
for Outstanding Service Award 1999. Since 1992, this award
recognizes individuals who have given substantial and sustained
service to AWISCO and/or demonstrated enduring dedication to support
programs for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in
science.
To nominate please send, by
September 10, 1999, a nomination letter, the nominee's curriculum
vita, and letters of support attesting to the service rendered
to: Jennifer Hines, Ph.D. (address above)
April 23,
1999 Workshops for Women in Science
AWISCO
will resume the sponsorship of workshops for women in science for
junior high and high school girls in the Spring 1999. This program
is AWISCO’s longest tradition having been conducted for 13 years.
The workshops, which last about 45
minutes, will feature women
scientists in action in the university laboratory or classroom or in
activities at their science-based organizations. If you are
interested or know someone who might be interested in presenting a
workshop for a small group of girls, please contact Raquel
Diaz-Sprague (268-1488, fax 292-6773, 267-9019 or
diaz-sprague.1@osu.edu).
March 4, 1999
Poster Session and Nobel Laureate Lecture
AWISCO will
present "Women Succeeding in Science: An Interdisciplinary Poster
Session and Nobel Lecture" at The Ohio State University. The poster
session will involve science professionals in all disciplines as
well as graduate and undergraduate students. This is a call
for submission of abstracts of posters by graduate and undergraduate
students, researchers, and other professionals. Topics suitable for
presentation at the poster session include research in any
scientific discipline performed by female researchers or research on
women’s topics including science education, and other
science-related topics. You are invited to submit an abstract by
January 31, 1999. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Caroline Breitenberger (292-1702, Fax 292-153, breitenberger.1@osu.edu) or
Raquel Diaz-Sprague (268-1488, Fax 298-6773,
diaz-sprague.1@osu.edu).
Nobel
Laureate,
Gertrude B. Elion will speak to AWISCO members and members of the
scientific community who attend the poster session on March 3, 1999.
The topic "Gertrude B. Elion: Her Life and Work" will be of interest
to a wide audience. A 1988 Nobel Laureate in Medicine and
Physiology, Dr. Elion is also a recipient of an honorary D.Sc. from
The Ohio State University. As she puts it, she "has a warm place in
her heart for Ohio State." Mark your calendar to come and meet this
inspiring woman scientist.
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