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Brief survey

Dylan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:15:40 GMT

Hello,

I am doing a very brief market research survey and I am looking for stay-at-home mothers who are thinking about starting their own business, or who are in the very early stages of starting their own business. The survey will take 5-10 minutes and the results will be kept anonymous and confidential.

If you are a stay-at-home mother who is considering starting a business, and would be willing to spend 5-10 answering this online survey, please email me at samsurvey@metaoracle.com. I will not share or sell your email, or contact you with any advertisements.

Thank you for your time!

Dylan Kyle
MetaOracle Research
www.metaoracle.com

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GENDER EQUITY: U.S. Agencies Quiz Universities on the Status of Women in Science

katann — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:49:46 GMT

by
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/315/5820/1776

If the link doesn't work:

go to www.sciencemag.org

30 March 2007 Vol 315 pg 1776

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Bay Area Yuri's Night 2007 at NASA Ames - Ticket prices about to go up!

HiLife — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:37:57 GMT

Prepare for Liftoff!

WWW.WORLDSPACEPARTY.ORG

Get ready for something entirely different.

On April 13th the Bay Area joins the world in celebration of space exploration
in a unique convergence of artists, scientists, astronauts, performers and
musicians.

Yuri's Night is a commemoration of humankind’s first venture into space, by
Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. This gathering bridges national, cultural,
generational and social barriers to ignite excitement about what is new on the
horizon in space exploration and to remind us of the magnificent feats
humanity is capable of.

Yuri's Night Bay Area will be held at Moffett Field in the NASA Ames Research
Center's massive SOFIA hangar, home to the world's largest aerial observatory.
Our host for the evening is pioneering space traveler Anousheh Anasari, the
first privately funded female to reach orbit. She is joined by Dr. Chris
McKay, world renowned expert in astrobiology and terraformation with the Space
Science Division of NASA Ames Research Center, as they welcome you to a
dazzling array of interactive art installations and science demos, interwoven
with musical and acrobatic performances by some of the world's finest
entertainers.

Cutting-edge interactive technology and live demos including:

* Exploration of the world through NASA World Wind
* Gigapan, explorable high resolution panoramas from around the world
* A portal into Second Life
* Burning Man Earth, Google's Black Rock City browser

Science demonstrations and innovations from the worlds of robotics,
engineering, and astronomy, will also be on display:

* ASME's Human powered vehicle
* NASA robotics, including the next generation of rovers
* Exclusive heavenly imagery from Slooh

Engage with space-inspired and technology-infused art installations, including:

* StarZipper, created by internationally renowned artist Michael Light
and collaborator Dave Rattray
* Peter Foucault's Motion Sensor Drawing Robots
* Spot Drave's collaborative evolutionary high-definition visual
algorithm generator, Electric Sheep
* Meet the artists and scientists face to face or chat virtually with
visitors from around the globe at a kiosk.

Experience rare video works documenting art in space:

* Matières Chorégraphiques by Kitsou Dubois, celebrated French dancer,
choreographer and artistic director of Ki Productions

* Projects from the Zero Gravity Arts Consortium, Lowry Burgess's
monumental project The Seed of the Infinite Absolute, Lorelei Lisowsky, and
Frank Pietronigro's 'Drift Painting' in microgravity
* Meet Japan's space artist Ayako Ono
* Jean Luc Soret's Space Art project videos curated direct from Paris's
International @rt Outsiders Festival.

Enter the Documentary Dome and fuel your imagination with the planet's
greatest space-related documentaries, including screenings of:

* Dr. Maryanne Galvin's 'What's Going On Up There?'
* 'Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery': a project of international cooperation
between European Space Agency & NASA that dramatically documents The Hubble
Space Telescope.
* HBO's original production, 'From the Earth To The Moon'

Witness awe-inspiring space-themed performances by an armada of acrobats and
dancers, featuring:

* KC Bella Fuega and Spiral Hoop Dance (orbital hooping and bellydance)
* Flowtoys (celestial light performance and UFO flowplanes)
* VigilAntiUP (intergalactic stilting)
* A Parade from the Future (with cutting edge Bay Area circuit benders
and other worldly creatures).

Live dance and acrobatics fused with audiovisual performances, will be
coordinated with a world-class lineup of live electronic music:

PLAID - Warp Records, UK

TELEFON TEL AVIV - Hefty Records, Chicago
BLUETECH - Aleph Zero, Native State, Portland
OOAH + BORETA - Glitch Mob, LA/SF
SUTEKH - Context, Soul Jazz, Leaf
MR. PROJECTILE & JONAH SHARP (aka SPACETIME CONTINUUM) - Merck, Reflective,
Astralwerks
RD - Designed Disorder, Glitch Mob
WELDER - Cyberset
MOZAIC - Nexus
DR. TOAST - False Profit

Music environs will be complimented by a team of visual artists -- including
KOSHO, CELESTINESTAR, RECURSIVEVIDEOLAB and VIBERATION -- spinning light into
space throughout the night.

Meanwhile, outside on the tarmac, the SPACE COWBOYS will have their own
dynamic lineup of djs aboard their interstellar party transporter, the UNIMOG.
Also on the tarmac will be Playaflies and Rabbit in the Moon's outside VJ
set PLUS large scale sculpture and multimedia installations from the bay
area's finest and beyond.

This year’s theme is the greenification of space. The event is bio-diesel
powered, a variety of organic food and drink will be available, waste products
will be composted and recycled, and one tree will be planted for every ticket
sold in an effort to offset the event's carbon emissions.

Come join us in celebrating the accomplishments of mankind on a collective
cosmic journey to the depths of space and beyond.

***********************

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Event opens at 6:30pm

NASA Ames Research Center* Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, 94035

Tickets are on sale now. Limited $25 presale tickets still available, but not
for long!

Purchase advance tickets at: www.worldspaceparty.com/tickets

Limited VIP tickets available. Privileges include: VIP room overlooking the
main floor, open bar and food throughout the evening, a chance to meet silicon
valley innovators and dynamic thinkers, exclusive Bay Area Yuri's Night
memorabilia and much more to be announced.

PLUS! Space Cadets are invited to go weightless and experience zero-gravity on
Sunday, April 22, 2007! This unique VIP experience will provide you with a
ZeroG flight flown from San Jose International Airport PLUS exclusive access
to all Yuri's Night Bay Area 2007 events. 3-2-1 Liftoff! VIP Flight Tickets
$5,000.00 each. Email zerogartists@mac.com to reserve your seat today. Don't
let this zero gravity opportunity to fly float by!

As always, please check www.worldspaceparty.com for the latest…

Yuri's Night Bay Area Crew, Over and Out.

End Transmission.
-----------------------------------------------
References to NASA Ames shall not be construed as official NASA approval or
endorsement of any non-Governmental or commercial entity or activity.

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She's Such A Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff

amy — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:07:09 GMT

She's Such A Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff
published by Seal Press

Thursday, January 25th, 2007, 7 pm

@ City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA 94133

Co-editors Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders will read from their new anthology, She's Such A Geek, and discuss the growing role of women in the sciences, fandom, gaming and other areas. Also reading will be some contributors TBA. They'll have a question and answer session about the book.

She's Such A Geek is collection of essays by nearly two dozen female geeks of all persuasions talking about their lives, careers and hobbies. They tell about how they fell in love with science, technology or role-playing games. They explain how those pursuits have shaped their lives. And they reveal the challenges – and triumphs – they've experienced in mostly male-dominated fields.

Annalee Newitz is a writer who covers the collisions between technology and media, culture and science. She is a contributing editor at Wired, and writes the nationally-syndicated column Techsploitation. You can also find her writing in Popular Science, New Scientist, and The Believer. She is the author of Pretend We're Dead, a political analysis of monster movies, and Vice President of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.

Charlie Anders is the author of Choir Boy (Soft Skull Press 2005) which won a Lambda Literary Award. She publishes other magazine (www.othermag.org) and organizes the award-winning Writers With Drinks reading series. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Salon.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeney's.net, Pindeldyboz.com, ZYZZYVA and many other magazines and anthologies.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
261 Columbus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133
Ph:415-362-8193
www.citylights.com

A literary meeting place since 1953

All City Lights Events are Free to the public

How to get there:
City Lights is located in San Francisco’s historic North Beach district between Broadway Street and Pacific Avenue on Columbus Avenue. 24 hour parking is available at the public garage on Vallejo Street between Stockton and Powell Streets, across from Central Police Station. MUNI access via No. 15 and 30 lines. The nearest BART access is MONTGOMERY station.

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Publish or Perish

amy — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:12:21 GMT

I just found out about this organization, PLoS - The Public Library of Science. The Public Library of Science was founded on the the goal of making scientific research and literature more readily available to the public. Please share the info with all your friends that may want to publish and/or read scientific and medical articles.

http://www.plosone.org/home.action

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Web Geeks Needed

amy — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:41:20 GMT

The folks over at One Brick http://www.onebrick.org need volunteers to tackle their long list of web development and design updates. Volunteers with ASP/SQL skills are needed for more advanced back-end development of the database and events management system.
(I copied and pasted that and have no idea what it means)
People interested in volunteering should send and email to design@onebrick.org

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Women Interested in Computer Science

amy — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:00:43 GMT

there was a great article in this week's san francisco bay guardian about the interdisciplinary computer science program at mills college. the program is aim at students that would like to pursue a masters or phd in cs but did not study cs as an undergrad.

link to article
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=2554&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=276&volume_num=41&issue_num=15

link to program
http://ics.mills.edu/

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Ask a Scientist

amy — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:36:22 GMT

This is a fun monthly lecture series featuring scientists and other experts from a variety of fields. Recent topics have included ants, earthquakes, whales, and physics 101. The location alternates between the Bazaar Cafe in the Outer Richmond and The Canvas Gallery in the Sunset. Next month the topic is vision research with Ariella Popple.
Get more info at http://askascientistsf.com/

Here is a link to the New York Times article about similar gatherings in cafes across the country
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/21cafe.html?ex=1298178000&en=719fdfa4f045211f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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Job available at a plant biotech company

bethanywexler — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:33:46 GMT

Hi,
I know of a job for a research associate (level I or II) at a small plant biotech company in the East Bay. It would be for someone who has some experience working with RNA and DNA, PCR, etc. It' s with a great group of people. If you're interested, email me and I'll tell you more.

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Jobs?

indigostars — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:48:20 GMT

I'm a college senior majoring in physics. I currently am job searching, and I was wondering if anyone knows of anything out there doing research, particularly experimental research. Thanks!

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Wildlife Professionals

wendyraustin — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:35:36 GMT

are there any women in here other than myself in the wildlife research field? I realize that we are a rare species, but I would so like to felowship with more than my female professors! In this male-dominated, good-old-boy field, I need some strong, motivated women to model myself after. HELP!

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San Francisco: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists

amy — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:33:13 GMT

Date: Wednesday March 22, 2006
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Type: Appointment
Location:

Stacey's Books - 581 Market Street

Wednesday, March 22nd @ 12:30
Ellen Daniell
Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women
Scientists

Women who have who have succeeded in the fields of science and engineering
know that the stress of building a career in these competitive a
environments is often compounded by the stress of isolation and inequity.
Every Other Thursday tells the story of Group, seven accomplished
scientists, who are committed to nurturing each other and solving
professional problems together. It offers practical guidelines for
establishing problem-solving groups that could help

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Association for Women in Science

KC — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:36:39 GMT

Hey all Bay Area peeps--I'm the current Chair for the Programs committee of the San Francisco chapter for the Association of Women in Science. We have a very active chapter that is an amazing way to network with other scientists. I've been an active member for about a year, and I can't say enough great things about it.

Our next event is Feb. 25th and it's the winter workshop, which is held on a Saturday. It will be a workshop on job skills (among other things). Contact me if you want more information, or check out

http://www.sfawis.com/

We should have information up soon.

Cheers!

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Women Fellowships

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:56:15 GMT

I'm currently applying to doctorate programs in bioengineering and wanted to see if anyone here knew of any specific fellowships that would be interested in my research in biomechanics & cell/tissue engineering or have any advice. THANKS!

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Women in Tech website looking for help

Christina — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:51:59 GMT

Are you passionate about technology? Interested in seeing more women in leadership roles in the industry?

I am the content editor, primary webmaster, tech support department, and member services department for WITI. WITI (Women in Technology International -- www.witi.com) is dedicated to helping tech-savvy women attain their professional goals through connections, resources, & opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity.

WITI is in need of an extra pair of hands. We are (I am) in need of someone (possibly several someones) who can handle tech support and membership emails, foster community on our discussions boards, and handle light graphics work. Most of this work is detail-oriented and directly affects how people perceive WITI.

We're also looking for someone (could be the same person) who can handle routine website updates. This person MUST be able/willing to code HTML by hand. Use of a WYSIWYG HTML editor like GoLive, FrontPage, or DreamWeaver is incompatible with the site structure. Familiarity with HTML required, familiarity with CSS highly preferred. Some familiarity with W3C standards of code/design preferred. Be comfortable with graphics work, preferably Photoshop fluent. Illustrator and ImageReady a bonus. In most cases, this person would be inserting new content into existing structure.

WITI wants to see more women at the top levels of technology and other companies and believes that through support and networking this is an attainable goal. If you might be interested in helping make that happen, and you are comfortable working remotely, being proactive, and learning as you go, please email cgilman@corp.witi.com to start a conversation.

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job sites??

uniK — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:49:58 GMT

Hi everyone

I'm looking for some advice, the company I work for wants to hire an engineer. Of course we will choose the best engineer for the position, but all other things being equal we would like to hire a female. Women are underrepresented on our technical teams, sorry to say this isn't that unusual! But we are working to improve the situation, and want to encourage female applicants.

Can anyone point me toward some effective sites on which to post the job, in order to inform qualified engineers and women in particular about the opportunity?
Thanks!
Happy discoveries,
uniK

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different rights of passages into the field

Me — Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:27:57 GMT

I am a Linux user and I belong to a couple of Linux user groups that are nearly all men. A couple of the guy’s girlfriends come to the meetings because they would never see them otherwise. These groups were interesting but I was intimidated. I learned what RTFM (read the fucking manual) means and there were a lot of “That’s a stupid question” responses to beginner questions. I discovered Linuxchix.org through geek girls tribe and I discovered a whole new Linux culture. RTFM is verboten and considered rude. They have a motto that no question is a stupid question. There seems to be a culture of helping the newest person to learn so that they may in turn help the next generation.
My question is this do you think that one of the major problems is that men and women have different rights of passages into the field?
For instance in my situation it seems the men have a sink or swim mentality. If you swim you can be one of the guys who get to tell the newest user to RTFM. With my particular women’s group it is the opposite you are a good Linux guru if you help the newest user to become an advanced user.
My next question is how can we bridge that gap?

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Women innately different than men?

t3chgrl — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:58:24 GMT

Someone posted this on another tribe but its an interesting article and I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were.

I am also wondering how you get to go to conferences like this. Do you have to be in academia?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/national/18harvard.html?ei=5094&en=bf850d692ab7cba9&hp=&ex=1106110800&adxnnl=1&oref=login&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1106370351-zHm516FP6bE6fhaMWVtONw

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Bioengineering Tribe

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:22:29 GMT

http://tribes.tribe.net/bioengrbiotech

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Blogs

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:02:35 GMT

Hey all - I'm wondering if anyone knows of a blog written by a graduate student, particularly one in a biological science.
Thanks
Debra

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* Third Orbit Thursday -- June 16th, 2005 in San Francisco, CA *

garlynn — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:14:13 GMT

Hi there,

Care to meet in person, over drinks, to discuss how people might sustainably provide something to look forward to for the world's populations by travelling into space and really beginning the era of space colonization? How might development in sustainable technology be influenced by the stresses of existence in space? Are there particular areas that might constitute "low-hanging fruit" for companies wishing to bypass government slowness by making the first space colonies a private endeavour? Or is public-private partnership the answer? Or does capitalism belong on Earth, not in space? How about nuclear (fission or fusion? vs. solar (photovoltaic or catching the solar wind)? What do you think?

Come on down to Sublounge this Thursday, June 16th, 2005 (tommorrow night as I write this) to discuss these topics and more!

WHERE:
Sublounge is a funky little pad at 628 20th St. @ 3rd St., in San Francisco between Potrero Hill and the bay.

WHAT:
Third Orbit Thursday is a free event held on, you guessed it, the third Thursday of every month. It's an opportunity to bring together people interested in space travel, sustainable development, alternative communities and burning man to have a social hour over cocktails. Musical hosts will provide good tunes to mellow out to, and there will be bartending staff at your service.

WHEN: ~9:30ish to sometime after midnight, after y'all take off. :-)

SPACECRAFT PARKING: Tons are available nearby. No shortage in this neighborhood.

cheers,
-Garlynn

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burning DVD questions

christinelui — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:22:56 GMT

Do you know how to burn a dvd into a file that can be read on a computer? I travel a lot and I'd like to get my pilates DVD on my computer.
Thanks!

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Questions about careers in science

Rachel — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:41:43 GMT

I’ve been reading over the posts here on this tribe and was so happy to come across it.

I’m trying to make a decision about whether I should go back to school to study biochemistry or neuroscience. I already have a degree from the Pasadena Art Center and am working as a photographer. I enjoy what I do, but if I feel I may find myself more satisfied with a career in science instead of design. Also, I just love to study. When I made the decision to be a photographer, I believed I would just want to finish school as quickly as possible and that wasn’t the case. Now, I would be pleased to begin on another educational/career path that would last many years.

So my questions are, what is like working as a scientist in these or similar fields? Is it rewarding? Do you feel that it’s possible to make a contribution that you can really measure and feel rewarded for? Are some fields better then others to work in? Am I too old for this change? I’m 30 yrs.

I know that there are many factors that play into the financial aspects of working as a scientist, but how can I go about researching this? Where can I find out what the income is for those working in these fields?

I appreciate any help that might be offered.

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MPH

pepperella — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:26:49 GMT

Okay, okay, so I'm completely unable to settle in on any particular career goal right now. I've applied to the MSN program at SFSU, but I'm having a hard time maintaining my excitement for nursing. I don't want to take care of people all day and telling people that you're a nurse doesn't necessarily command the kind of respect that I like. But of course, nursing is definitely a huge field with lots of opportunities and flexibility.

If I do get accepted, I'll start in May and have looked at focusing on a public health emphasis. And if I don't get accepted, I may just refocus my energies for next year and try to get into an MPH program.

So here's my question: What kind of job could I try to get into for a year to improve my public health cred and help me get into an MPH program? I am interested in volunteering for a needle exchange program, but I'll have to wait until this semester is over because my plate is pretty full right now.

Thanks for any help!

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Thesis or Paper

cherish — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:57:57 GMT

So I have a question for you that have experience with this. Is it better to do a thesis or paper for your masters? I'm working on an MS in electrical engineering, but my goal is to go on and get a PhD in physics or geophysics. I thought about doing a paper in remote sensing since it doesn't seem like there's any research locally that would be related. However, someone had told me it's better to do a thesis if I plan to continue...

TIA

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why S & T

t3chgrl — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:37:47 GMT

Just wondering what people were thinking about when they joined this tribe.

Also be interested to hear women's stories about their experiences in sciece and technology as females.

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Biotech question--anyone??

KC — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:53:17 GMT

Maybe someone here can answer a quick employment related question. I'm exploring moving from academia to a biotech company. My question regards CV/resume format.

I know a standard resume shouldn't exceed about 1-1,5 pages. But I get the feeling positions seeking Research Scientists still want somewhat of a CV type document--meaning longer and including publications.

With publications, there's no way to keep a CV to two pages.

Anyone have any direct experience with this issue? I'd be greatly appreciative.

Merci.

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thermodynamics4entropy.tribe

Leane — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 03:09:21 GMT

Would like to invite any women engineers here to join this tribe I started the other day. We're going to try to stick to the subjects of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics and how entropy fits in to the whole structure of things, without getting too far out into whoohoosville. Everyone is welcome.

--Leane

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Career options/suggestions?

pepperella — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:24:43 GMT

I just posted this on "Why S & T" thread, but thought it might fit better in a new thread...

I'm exploring different career options right now. I have a basic liberal arts degree with areas of emphasis in chemistry, psychology and women studies. After having a baby, I decided to go to nursing school and become a nurse-midwife. My son is almost 2 now, and I'm sort of moving away from my super-immersion in the pregnancy/parenthood part of my life. Becoming my own person again, you know.

Anyway, I really enjoyed all the nursing prereqs I took, and now, on the verge of applying to a nursing program, I'm thinking about different science things I could get into instead. I'm kind of overwhelmed! So many cool things to do. The coolest thing I've come across is biological photography, but I understand there's not a huge job market and it takes a while to get your foot in the door.

I definitely want to get in school, do the work and start making some money as soon as I finish, but I don't want to spend 2 years in nursing school only to discover that it's a pain in the ass taking care of people all day. I'm making an appointment next week to talk with a career counselor to see if I can narrow my focus.

Any suggestions?

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Med Tech at SFSU?

pepperella — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:20:00 GMT

Does anyone here have any experience with this program? I'm looking into it, but I'd love to get some personal input.

Thanks!

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Grants ?

Infinitesimal — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:16:20 GMT

Hi... I am a third year graduate student studying computer vision/computational neuroscience at BU and lost my funding over the summer.... Does anyone have any suggestions regarding individual-level grants that I could apply for ?

Thanks!
Ms G

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine

amy — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:40:06 GMT

Finch University of Health Science/The Chicago Medical School has changed its name to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine

It's the first US medical school to be named after a woman scientist.

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

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new listing

MickD — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:41:41 GMT

Just in case it's easy to miss, be sure to check out the listing I posted yesterday.

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Physics Project

Anna — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 14:44:42 GMT

Hi...I am trying to build a ballistics pendulum for my Physics project. I've got some ideas, but would like any input on the design aspects. I'd like for the device to actually look somewhat professional. The projectile launcher that I'm using is on Pasco.com and the projectile itself is a hard plastic ball about 1m in size.

Thanks for your time.

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lego project, brainstorm help?

heather — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:42:29 GMT

hey there,

i was wondering if anyone would be able to brainstorm with me on how lego robotics system could be made more attractive to girls- without necc. pandering to fashion obsession or accessorizing, make-up, sexed role play.

BACKGROUND

i'm working on a project for a little course i am on- i have to use the LEGO mindstorms product
http://www.legomindstorms.com/
and build something that interacts with its environment and also can teach another person how to learn something.

i would like to make a model ´thingy, whatever it may be that might encourage curiosity form a girl to get involved making robotics.

i have a nephew aged 12 who was so excited when i showed him the mindstorms product, he couldn't wait to build something. my 11yr old neice looked at the instruction booklet, and the pictures on the outside of the box, and was immediately put-off by it, and not interested at all.

i was thinking if there was a model on the cover that might have incited her curiosty, it might have turned out to be a different introduction to mindstorms.

at LEGO, in the FAQ, they explained why they created
http://www.clikits.com/
"We feel it is important to offer choices for those girls who previously had no experience playing with LEGO brand sets...girls can 'build' picture frames, tote bags, room decorations and even jewelry"
(ex: to make accessories, you buy premade shapes and snap on premade hearts, flowers, etc)

Seems like a lame excuse for 'building'...

GOT ANY IDEAS?

with the mindstorms robotics kit, i was thinking of something that encouraged game playing or role playing, which might be more attractive to girls.

Anyone have any ideas?

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In Code

Gary — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:34:59 GMT

Looks excellent..

In Code by Sarah and David Flannery

In January 1999, Sarah Flannery, a sports-loving teenager from Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, was awarded Ireland's Young Scientist of the Year for her extraordinary research and discoveries in Internet cryptography. The following day, her story began appearing in Irish papers and soon after was splashed across the front page of the London Times, complete with a photo of Sarah and a caption calling her "brilliant." Just sixteen, she was a mathematician with an international reputation.

IN CODE is a heartwarming story that will have readers cheering Sarah on. Originally published in England and cowritten with her mathematician father, David Flannery, IN CODE is "a wonderfully moving story about the thrill of the mathematical chase" (Nature) and "a paean to intellectual adventure" (Times Educational Supplement). A memoir in mathematics, it is all about how a girl next door, nurtured by her family, moved from the simple math puzzles that were the staple of dinnertime conversation to prime numbers, the Sieve of Eratosthenes, Fermat's Little Theorem, googols-and finally into her breathtaking algorithm. Parallel with each step is a modest girl's own self-discovery-her values, her burning curiosity, the joy of persistence, and, above all, her love for her family.

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Mileva Einstein and others forgotten

Me — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:41:48 GMT

Last week I saw a show on PBS about Einstein’s wife, Mileva. She was a great scientist in her own right but she ended up pregnant with Einstein’s baby out of wedlock. She later married him and babies kept arriving effectively stopping her career.
In at least 12 hand written letters Einstein acknowledged Milevas work when he wrote about “our little theory on the relative motion.”

Both names were sited on the original manuscripts submitted for publication in 1905. They showed a copy of it in the Russian Archives.

The original 1905 manuscript was lost and during WW2 the secretary who typed a new one tried to get him to do an exact copy of the original but he wouldn’t. He re-wrote an “improved” version that didn’t include Mileva.
In 1921 the Nobel prize money went directly to Mileva. He changed the money a few times to cover it up but not well enough.

There is a history of side lining women’s great accomplishments in Science. Do you know of any more interesting stories of women who were never given the credit they deserved? I would love to hear more.

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sites list?

heather — Fri, 07 Nov 2003 20:57:06 GMT

a friend told me about this site:
http://www.misbehaving.net/

"misbehaving.net is a weblog about women and technology. It's a celebration of women's contributions to computing; a place to spotlight women's contributions as well point out new opportunities and challenges for women in the computing field."

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