Mission Statement
Founded in 2020, Graduate Women in Chemistry (WIC) is an organization dedicated to elevating the voices and issues associated with being women in chemistry. Everybody is welcome in our committees and events. Our programming involves four separate branches of action: community building, outreach, promoting equity and inclusion in our department, and providing a platform to amplify the research of women in chemistry.
Upcoming WIC Events:
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Nov03
Organic/WIC Seminar: Prof. Tianning Diao (New York University) @ 3:30 pm 1315 Seminar Hall
"Mechanism-Informed Catalyst Design for Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology Applications"
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Nov10
Organic/Hirschmann Seminar: Cynthia Burrows (University of Utah) @ 3:30 pm 1315 Seminar Hall
Title: The Fenton Reaction in Cells: From DNA ‘Damage’ to Gene Induction Abstract: Oxidative and nitrosative stress in cells result in DNA damage due to formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS). …
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Nov11
Organic/Hirschmann Seminar: Cynthia Burrows (University of Utah) @ 3:30 pm 1315 Seminar Hall
Title: Nanopore Tools to Investigate RNA Modifications Abstract: Long-read nanopore sequencing has enabled new science to be discovered in DNA and RNA biochemistry. In particular, the ability to detect RNA modifications such as pseudouridine, 5-methylcytidine, …
What We Do
Community Building
Outreach
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WIC Coffee Hour
- Provide space for women-centered departmental discussion and sharing of experiences.
- Facilitate connections among department and fostered awareness for allies.
Social Events
In order to deepen connections in the community, we also hold events such as:
- Hiking
- Social hours at the Terrace
- Holiday parties
- End-of-semester destressers
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Recruitment
- We organize and participate in affinity group recruiting for prospective and incoming graduate students.
- We also recruit new board members for WIC every winter.
Community Outreach
We assist in community outreach such as:
- Giving tours of Chemistry Building to Girl Scouts
- Demonstrations/visits to local schools
Equity and Inclusion
Research
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Gender Equity and Inclusion Events
We create and host events centered on conversations around Gender Equity and Inclusivity. See our Events tab for more information!
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Seminar Speakers
We invite and facilitate seminar speakers from different paths in chemistry such as:
- Weekly invited seminar speaker sessions
- Organic Reactions event
- Other opportunities
Panels
We also organize panels for faculty and students to reflect and give advice about their career/research/graduate school journeys. This may include panels for:
- 2nd Year TBE (Thesis Board Examination)
- 3rd Year RP (Research Proposal)
- Defense Advice
- Career/industry/etc advice
