Thu May 16, 2013 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Willagillespie Elementary School
We will be doing some fun science demos for the students and parents! If you would like to volunteer, please contact our outreach chairs.
Sat May 18, 2013 11am to 3pm
University of Oregon, Williamette Hall
The 2013 UO Science and Invention Fair ( in cooperation with Eugene & Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield Library) is a chance for children of all ages to develop an enthusiasm for science by designing and carrying out his/her very own experiment. The fair is open to all Lane County children in grades K-12. The fair will feature booths and tables from a number of science outreach programs in the community including SPICE and the Science Factory. A number of demonstrations and activities will take place during the judging and the fair will culminate in an awards presentation and a fun physics demonstration. If you want to volunteer or judge please email Brandy Todd at spicescience@uoregon.edu.
Sat May 11, 2013 12pm to 2pm
This event provides an opportunity for female scientists in fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics to meet and share their expertise and experiences with other generations scientists. Women at every level of the science career ladder will be in attendance, including professional and academic scientists, graduate and undergraduate science majors, and high school students. By invitation only.
Sat Apr 27, 2013 3pm to Sat Apr 27, 2013 5pm
16 Tons Cafe
Come grab a beer and some food and socialize with fellow members!
Wed Apr 24, 2013 10am to 11am
Lokey Laboratories
Do you want to patent that? Every year researchers on our campus make important discoveries and wonder what it would mean to patent their innovation. Whether you are just curious about patents or are a seasoned inventor, you should plan to attend the patent education presentation hosted by UO's Technology Transfer Services. Topics will include an overview of the patent process, the rights associated with being a patent holder, recent changes to patent law, and how publications or presentations that you make impact your ability to obtain a patent. At the presentation, you will also meet the TTS staff who are here to assist you with innovations arising from your research. The workshop is free and open to the UO community, but space is limited so reservations are required. Light snacks and coffee will be provided. Please RSVP to Evey Lennon at evey@uoregon.edu or 541-346-3176 by April 19th.
Download Flyer (PDF)
Thu Apr 11, 2013 5pm to 10pm
16 Tons Cafe, 2864 Willamette
At 7pm, join several women in the Brewing Industry including Brewmaster Christina Canto from Rogue Eugene, Shannon Mangan from Widmer/Craft Brew Alliance, Angie Marzano from Claim 52 Brewing, Amanda Pence from Oakshire, Jenny Oberst from The Oregon Beer Growler and the great staff at 16 Tons! We will feature beer & pastry pairings by Noisette Pastry Kitchen! For just $3 each, get a taster of beer with a bite sized food pairing! 5 different pairing available, no entry fee. Barley's Angels is a collection of individual chapters around the world that encourage education and interest in beer among women.
Tue Apr 30, 2013 2pm to 3pm
TBA
Dr. Fontaine will talk about his organization, which conducts research in a variety of scientific disciplines to improve our understanding of how human activities affect different ecosystems, in order to guide policy addressing these effects. He will also discuss career opportunities in the EPA and governmental organizations.
Sat Mar 16, 2013 9am to 12pm
Lane Community College
SPICE will be presenting two short workshops at the Girls Rule conference at LCC. The workshops are DNA Extraction and Mystery Boxes. Volunteers needed! Email our outreach chairs for more information.
Sat Mar 9, 2013 9am to 12pm
Oregon Center for Optics
The Science Factory and UOWGS partner to put on a series of of Science Adventures for young girls. Young girls, 10-12 years of age, come for a morning of various science investigations once a month. To volunteer please contact our Outreach Chairs.
Visit the Oregon Center for Optics website
Visit the Science Factory website
Sat Apr 13, 2013 9am to 12pm
Science Factory
The Science Factory and UOWGS partner to put on a series of of Science Adventures for young girls. Young girls, 10-12 years of age, come for a morning of various science investigations once a month. To volunteer please contact our Outreach Chairs
Visit the Science Factory website
Sat May 4, 2013 9am to 12pm
University of Oregon
The Science Factory and UOWGS partner to put on a series of of Science Adventures for young girls. Young girls, 10-12 years of age, come for a morning of various science investigations once a month. To volunteer please contact our Outreach Chairs
Sat May 11, 2013 9am to 12pm
University of Oregon
The Science Factory and UOWGS partner to put on a series of of Science Adventures for young girls. Young girls, 10-12 years of age, come for a morning of various science investigations once a month. To volunteer please contact our Outreach Chairs
Mon Apr 22, 2013
Track Town Pizza
The fundraiser goes all day! Come support UOWGS and help us raise money for outreach events and seminars! Not valid on deliveries or the lunch buffet and a flyer must be presented.
Fri Mar 8, 2013
Tue Feb 19, 2013 5pm to 1am
Wild Duck Cafe; 1419 Villard Street, Eugene, OR 97403
25% of Proceeds go to WGS!! A flyer is required. http://www.wildduckcafe.net/index.html
Tue Apr 16, 2013 10am to 11:30am
UO
We will be doing a lab with HS students. More details to follow.
Mon Apr 15, 2013 10am to 11:30am
UO
We will be doing a lab with HS students. More details to follow.
Wed Feb 13, 2013 3pm to Wed Feb 13, 2013 5pm
Churchill High School
Women In Science & Engineering An afternoon for females in grades 8 - 12 to explore STEM careers in a non- competitive atmosphere dominated by female mentors, career presentations, hands- on activities, and school tours.
Tue Feb 19, 2013 1pm to 2pm
Sat Feb 9, 2013 9am to 10am
DNA Investigation!
Sat Jan 12, 2013 9am to 10am
Investigating and learning about polymers!
Thu Jan 10, 2013 11am to 12pm
Tue Nov 13, 2012 2pm to 3pm
Klamath 331
Saturday, July 14th, 5:30pm
Gerlinger Lounge
By invitation only. Please email mwatt@uoregon.edu to reserve a place for you and a guest by July 2nd.
Friday, June 22nd, noon
Klamath 331
We would really like to get your feedback on the things we've done this year and hear about any suggestions or requests you have for next year. If you are unable to attend, feel free to email brady2@uoregon.edu or any of the other officers with any feedback.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2pm
Klamath 331
WGS is hosting Adina Paytan tomorrow at 2 PM in Klamath 331. Adina doesvery interesting biogeochemistry research at UC Santa Cruz, but she is here to talk to us about her Leopold Fellowship, and how it helped her better communicate her research.
The Leopold Leadership Program provides outstanding academic researchers with the skills, approaches, and theoretical frameworks for translating their knowledge to action and for catalyzing change to address the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges. It seeks to prepare Fellows to:
Saturday, April 28th
The University of Oregon Women in Graduate Sciences organization focuses on the development of women within interdisciplinary sciences to become successful scientists. As part of this goal, we are hosting our fourth annual Generations Luncheon. This event provides an opportunity for female scientists in fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics to meet and share their expertise and experiences with other generations scientists. Women at every level of the science career ladder will be in attendance, including professional and academic scientists, graduate and undergraduate science majors, and high school students.
We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker this year is Stephanie Chasteen, a PhD physicist and science education and communication consultant. In her talk, titled "The quasi-linear dynamics of a career in science education", Dr. Chasteen will describe her unusual path, culminating in work to reform science education, with rest-stops in Africa, National Public Radio, and science museum work She currently, among other consulting positions, writes a blog which can be found at www.sciencegeekgirl.com.
By invitation only.
Saturday, April 21st, 8:30am-5pm
Ford Alumni Center
A lively small-group workshop on how to improve your skills in communicating science to public audiences. You'll learn how to assess your non-technical audience and develop a message that suits their communications style; how technical and non-technical communications styles differ; how to express yourself clearly without dumbing down your content or oversimplifying it. Video practice and feedback are included. Registration is limited.
Workshop facilitator Denise Graveline is a communicator and speaking coach based in Washington, DC. She also is an experienced science communicator, having led communications efforts for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the journal Science, the American Chemical Society, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and more.
Friday, April 20th, 10am
Leona Tyler Conference Room
Susan G. Campbell Hall
Since ancient times, women have faced more hurdles than men have in speaking in public, from being banned outright to facing more limited offers and opportunities. Learn about men's and women's different speaking styles, myths about women and public speaking that have lasted for centuries, and what women can do to overcome obstacles to public speaking. Denise Graveline is a communicator and speaking coach based in Washington, DC, and author of The Eloquent Woman, a blog about women and public speaking. She also is an experienced science communicator, having led communications efforts for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the journal Science, the American Chemical Society, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and more.
Reception to follow for additional questions and discussion.
Wednesday, April 4th, 3:30pm
Klamath 331
Jodi's Bio: Jodi L. Wesemann is the Assistant Director for Higher Education at the American Chemical Society, where she works with the Undergraduate Programs Office, the Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars Office, and the Office of Two-Year Colleges. Prior to assuming this position in 2002, she was Associate Professor of Chemistry at Saint Mary’s College of California. She earned her B.A. in chemistry from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Indiana University-Bloomington. She was a Fulbright Fellow at Universität Braunschwieg, Germany and a postdoctoral fellow at Harvey Mudd College supported by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions. Wesemann has chaired the ACS Southern Indiana Section and the Younger Chemists Committee. Having been Treasurer for the Association for Women in Science from 2006-2011, she is now serving as a facilitator for the AWIS Work-Life Satisfaction workshops. With Mary K. Boyd, she co-edited Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact, published by the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2009.
Tuesday, February 28th, 5pm-Close
McMenamins E. 19th St. Café
1485 E. 19th Ave.
(541) 342-4025
McMenamins will donate 50% of the proceeds for the evening to UOWGS.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2pm
Klamath 331
Friday, January 27th, 11:30am
The Materials Science Institute will be hosting Carol Carroll for a seminar on January 27. UOWGS will be hosting her for lunch at 11:30am that day. Please RSVP with Sarah Brady if you are interested in attending.
Friday, January 27th, 4pm
110 Willamette
ABSTRACT: NASA is beginning to write a new chapter in Space Exploration. What are NASA's new plans? Where are we going? Why? What do we need to get there? How can your research help NASA explore space? How can you get an internship, fellowship, or post-doc position at NASA?
NASA has retired the Space Shuttle and is going to rely on newly formed private companies to take crew and cargo to low earth orbit. NASA's goal has always been to explore the unknown and push the boundaries of our scientific and technical limits. Now NASA is going to do this by developing the technologies and capabilities to send humans farther than they have ever gone before -- to asteroids, the moons of Mars and eventually Mars.
The International Space Station (ISS) is finally complete and is a functioning orbital space laboratory. NASA will use the ISS as a test bed and a stepping stone for the journey ahead. NASA is building a large new rocket that can take humans to these distant destinations.
Now we need to develop the technologies to live and work in space, far from home. Imagine the technology advances that are needed, from communication to power to life support to food production to radiation protection.
NASA Ames, one of NASA's 4 research centers, conducts a wide variety of research and technology development to enable these future NASA missions. We conduct research into advanced materials and sensors, robotics, artificial intelligence, life sciences, and biotechnologies. These technologies are critical for humans to safely travel on long duration space missions and return to earth.
NASA Ames also has a strong scientific research heritage and conducts robotic space missions that are re-writing the textbooks about the formation of our solar system and our galaxy. The LCROSS spacecraft crashed into the moon (on purpose) and has changed our understanding of the moon. The Mars Science Laboratory, a 2000 lb rover, is on its way to Mars to answer questions about the past and current habitability of Mars. The Kepler spacecraft is discovering earth-like planets orbiting distant stars and is beginning to answer the age-old question: are we alone?
REFRESHMENTS AT 3:45 PM IN THE MSI BASEMENT ATRIUM
Tuesday, December 6th, 2pm
Klamath 107
Friday, November 11th, 1:00pm
Klamath 331
Abstract: I'm deeply interested in how to communicate and teach science effectively, because I think that this is some of the most important work I could do. I have seized (and created) opportunities to delve into this subject on a variety of dimensions. I've had several mini-careers in science journalism, radio and podcast broadcast, hands-on museum exhibits, writing about education, researching effective education practices, teaching teachers, and independent consulting. I'll explain how this multifaceted career path all makes sense, and how I've managed to spin my physics training into a set of skills, and a job, that I couldn't have imagined ten years ago but feels like a perfect fit.
Dr. Chasteen is currently a Science Teaching Fellow through the Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado, with a focus on communicating effective pedagogy to K12 and faculty audiences. She has a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She also has expertise in science education and education reform through coursework and professional experience. She previously held a postdoctoral appointment at the Exploratorium Museum of Science "Teacher Institute" in which she developed and taught professional development workshops in science inquiry to K12 teachers. In her most recent position, she has transformed junior level courses at the University of Colorado to better teach students the skills and habits of mind that are expected of budding physicists. She has developed and presented numerous workshops on effective pedagogy and education research for faculty and K12 instructors.
Tuesday, November 8th, 5-10pm
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
1600 Coburg Rd
Eugene, OR 97401
Present this flyer to your server and BJ's will donote 15% of food sales to UOWGS!
Thursday, November 3rd, 2-4pm
Willamette 240D