[gwaMIT] gwaMIT Newsletter: November 1, 2021

[gwaMIT]

gwaMIT Newsletter
November 1st, 2021

Become a member of the gwaMIT Executive Board!
Want to get involved with gwaMIT, build your network, and collaborate with an incredible community of womxn graduate students? Apply to be part of the 2021-2022 gwaMIT Executive Board! We are currently focused on recruiting for the Conference, Membership, and Outreach Chair positions. The application form is available here<https://forms.gle/D5rUT277SfCmxrxA7>. There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form.



Did you know? Womxn-related news from around the world

Virginia M. Rometty, former chairperson, president, and CEO of IBM, will focus on advancing women<https://news.mit.edu/2021/virginia-rometty-innovation-fellow-1025> in STEM and entrepreneurship in her new position as the next MIT Visiting Innovation Fellow.

Last week, President Biden nominated Jessica Rosenworcel<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/us/politics/jessica-rosenworcel-fcc.html> to be the Federal Communications Commission’s first female leader.

Black women achieved a historic milestone this year as mayors<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/black-women-mayor-us-cities.html> of eight major American cities.

Regardless of who wins the race, Virginia will elect a woman of color<https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/28/politics/winsome-sears-hala-ayala-virginia-lieutenant-governor/index.html> as lieutenant governor for the first time.


Events & Opportunities

  1.  Living a Meaningful Life at MIT: A Panel Discussion for Grad Students (November 3rd)
  2.  Engineering Health Equity Hackathon (apply by November 3rd!)
  3.  Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
  4.  Graduate Trader Program at Maven Securities (apply now!)
  5.  Opportunity to receive precise birth control recommendations through adyn
  6.  Biomedical Engineer positions open at GelMEDIX (apply today!)
  7.  Become a mentor with Big Sister Boston (apply now!)
  8.  Upcoming BCG Events and Opportunities (apply now!)
  9.  Become a gwaMIT Department Rep!


  1.  Living a Meaningful Life at MIT: A Panel Discussion for Grad Students
When: November 3rd, 12PM (building 1-135)
Details: How do graduate students find purpose and meaning in their work at MIT?
Join the Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life (ORSEL) for an in-person conversation for grad students of all backgrounds with chaplains and leaders of ethical programs on campus.


  1.  Engineering Health Equity Hackathon
When: November 12th-14th (virtual event)
Details: The Engineering Health Equity Hackathon is just around the corner, and the deadline to apply is November 3rd at 11:59 PM ET!
This 48-hour virtual event will focus on innovating durable solutions to address structural racism, disparities, and inequities in healthcare.
Participants of all backgrounds are welcome! The only requirement is a passion for healthcare equity. We are bringing together patients, providers, engineers, data scientists, programmers, public health professionals, artists/designers, and other key stakeholders.
Four top prizes each in the amount of $1,500 will be awarded - one for each of the following categories:

  1.  Diversification of Clinical Workforce - Diversity in our workforce, especially among our primary care providers (PCPs), allows for more ideas and values to be shared within our collaborative medical decision-making model and helps assure patients from all backgrounds feel supported and represented.
  2.  Improving Outcomes in Women's Health and Pregnancy - Women, especially pregnant women, face unique health challenges that increase the need for preventive care and frequent monitoring, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) screenings and prenatal care.
  3.  Expanding Access and Adoption of Preventive Care - Broadening our reach of preventive measures, such as behavioral health screenings and immunizations, through early and continual interventions is essential to keeping patients healthy in the short and long-term.
  4.  Improving Communication of Social Determinants of Health to Providers - Understanding patients’ personal identities and circumstances crucially informs how we provide comprehensive care. We want to make sharing social determinants of health information as comfortable and easy a process as possible for patients by instilling trust, communicating effectively, and tailoring treatments to the individual.

Help us spread the word and invite your friends, classmates, and colleagues to join you in this challenge in our efforts to identify and tackle the systemic health inequities.
Brought to you by this year’s MIT Hacking Racism Challenge. Visit our website<https://mit.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f6de92681be75ee49363ec44&id=b88599f1e6&e=22208590e4> for more opportunities to participate!


  1.  Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence? Curious about neural networks, reinforcement learning, or neuro-symbolic approaches? If you don’t know what any of those are, but want to learn, think, and discuss not only the technical side of machine learning and AI, but the ethics of AI and applications to biomedicine, cognitive science, environmental sciences, and more, then we’d love to have you join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!
Undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and affiliates of either MIT or Harvard (or both!) are welcome! We are inclusive to all genders, including non-binary folks. If you are interested, fill out this short form<https://forms.gle/3zeN6zMGHQN1YLbJ7> to be added to our mailing list and Slack.


  1.  Graduate Trader Program at Maven Securities
As a Trader graduate at Maven Securities, you will complete an intensive 12-month training program run by our most talented traders, including theory training, education sessions, mock trading, project work and programming courses. We will teach you the skills to trade with the latest available tools. You will rotate through a number of desks before you find your ideal team, and we aim to give you responsibility for the profit and loss of your book as soon as you are ready.
We are looking for final year applicants from any quantitative background with a competitive nature and a strong understanding of probability and statistics to join our Graduate Trader Program.
Apply here: https://grnh.se/54d360c31us


  1.  Opportunity to receive precise birth control recommendations through adyn
About adyn:
adyn<https://www.adyn.com/?utm_source=network_outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gwamit_laurel> is a precision medicine company whose flagship product is the first test designed to prevent birth control side effects. There are almost 200 types of birth control and most women have tried 4+ methods, largely due to experiencing side effects. adyn sends you a test kit to analyze your hormone levels and genetic risk factors for specific side effects before making precise recommendations for your body.
Early Access offer:
Laurel Marcus, a 2020 Sloan graduate and current employee at adyn has contacted gwaMIT to let us know about adyn’s Early Access offer, which includes free shipping and the chance to earn more rewards, including an entire test for free. gwaMIT members can sign up using Laurel’s referral link<https://adynhealth.typeform.com/to/NW1A9R9s?utm_source=network_outreach&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gwamit_laurel#mwr=laurel-c41b>. Laurel is also happy to chat further about adyn, experiences with birth control, and early-stage startups, so feel free to reach out to her! (lmarcus at alumn.mit.edu<mailto:lmarcus at alumn.mit.edu>)


  1.  Biomedical Engineer positions open at GelMEDIX
About the job:
GelMEDIX is looking to recruit a Biomedical Engineer/Bioengineer to join the R&D team and support the development of novel ocular products for both civilian and military applications. For information about the job’s roles and responsibilities as well as desired qualifications, see this document.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/15k5p3y6NiK3FXEd4bUEhH_nmAfL0lNGBySFH7k3NWJM/edit?usp=sharing>
About GelMEDIX:
GelMEDIX is an exciting, stealth-stage biomedical startup developing novel hydrogels to address major unmet needs in ophthalmology and other fields to improve treatment outcomes and patient compliance. GelMEDIX’s core technologies were born out of a multi-year collaboration between Dr. Reza Dana (Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Nasim Annabi (UCLA), who co-founded the company in early 2020. The company has seed funding from leading investors as well as funding from the military for treating ocular injuries on the battlefield.


  1.  Become a mentor with Big Sister Boston!
Big Sister Boston is committed to igniting girls’ passion and power to succeed through positive mentoring relationships. Their ultimate goal is to create a community in which every girl has the guidance and support she needs to become a confident and caring adult. If you would like to become a mentor (a Big Sister), check out the application here<https://www.bigsister.org/volunteer/become-a-big-sister/>. More information about Big Sister Boston and the organization’s different mentoring programs can be found here<https://www.bigsister.org/who-we-are/about-us/>.


  1.  Upcoming BCG Events and Opportunities

Full-Time Consulting Roles

Start in 2021: BCG is reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Click here<https://talent.bcg.com/en_US/apply/FolderDetail/Full-time-Application/10013666> to apply today!

Start in 2023: Join BCG for a 10-week paid internship for summer 2022. Available to MD/JD candidates only. BCG encourages applications to be submitted between October and November 2021. Click here<https://talent.bcg.com/en_US/apply/FolderDetail/Internship-Application/10013667> to apply today.

Virtual Events

Click here<https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/students/adc-virtual-events> to view all of BCG’s upcoming virtual events for advanced degree candidates across North America.


  1.  Become a gwaMIT department rep!
gwaMIT is accepting applications for the position of department representatives! As a gwaMIT department rep, you'll build connections across MIT and help in the personal & professional development of graduate womxn. It is also a powerful means to bring about department-level change and strive towards a more equitable and inclusive MIT. The position lasts for one year, with an option for renewal. Read more about the role and responsibilities here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit>. Fill out the short application form here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform>. Womxn who are members of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. The departments with openings are: Architecture, EECS, ChemE, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, NSE, CTL, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE. If the position is currently filled, but you are still interested in being involved with gwaMIT, email us to let us know! We have multiple avenues for engagement in gwaMIT's activities and initiatives.


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