[gwaMIT] gwaMIT Newsletter: August 22, 2022

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gwaMIT Newsletter
August 22nd, 2022

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 2022-2023 gwaMIT Executive Board! The application form is available here<https://forms.gle/ba6szdcxL7EShJek8>. There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form. We are evaluating the applications at a rolling base so please apply as soon as possible.



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

MIT graduate Amy Chu, who left management consulting to be a comic book writer<https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1053298/kapow/>, grounds her stories in science and hopes to be a role model for girls, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders, who often don’t see themselves in the world of comic books.

Learn how these Afghan women plan to use their time<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/world/asia/afghanistan-refugees.html> and opportunities<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-refugees.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article> in the US to fulfill their professional and vocational dreams.

Post Roe v. Wade reversal, digital media sites focused on women’s news<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/business/media/abortion-womens-media.html> have experienced a jump in readership.

Scotland has become the first country to make period products<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/world/europe/scotland-free-period-products.html> free.


Events & Opportunities

  1.  Join the Graduate Women Reading Group
  2.  Apply for the Bioautomation Challenge Partner Program (apply now!)
  3.  Participate in a relationship pattern study (and help out a womxn grad student!)
  4.  Opportunity to receive precise birth control recommendations through adyn
  5.  Job opportunity at Magrathea (apply now!)
  6.  Become a gwaMIT Department Rep!


  1.  Join the Graduate Women Reading Group
Want to be part of a book club and get a free book every month?
The Graduate Women Reading Group is accepting new members! Each month, a book is selected based on a theme, and everyone receives a free copy. After a few weeks, we get together for a book discussion, sometimes accompanied by homemade bookish treats. Book themes range from Women's history to memoirs, to science fiction, and more!
If you’re interested in joining, email gwrg-admin at mit.edu<mailto:gwrg-admin at mit.edu> to be added to our mailing list!
Hope to see you at our next book club discussion!



  1.  Apply for the Bioautomation Challenge Partner Program
The Bioautomation Challenge is an ongoing program to explore the potential for automation to accelerate life science research. The Challenge is looking for student researcher applicants to the 2022 Partner Program. Partners will be given full access to Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) in exchange for providing expertise and assistance to Bioautomation Challenge teams and developing an open-source library of cloud lab methods. This is a paid, part-time, remote position.
Anyone with a passion for research can apply! We are looking for individuals who will find new ways to use the cloud lab to obtain the most exciting and groundbreaking results. You will be working with top research teams in order to make new discoveries on high-impact topics such as viral capsid assembly, biomolecular phase-separation, and high-throughput genome engineering.
To learn more and apply visit https://www.bioautomation22.org<https://www.bioautomation22.org/>. Applications received before August 5 will be given priority, but we will continue to accept new applications until positions are filled.


  1.  Participate in a relationship pattern study (and help out a womxn grad student!)
Are you interested in potentially learning more about your relationship?
If you have been married or in a committed life partnership for at least 5 years and are interested in participating in 3 short surveys (spread over 2 weeks), please consider participating in this study! Participants will respond to questions about their relationship as well as potentially being asked to engage in a private conversation with their partner about a common relationship pattern. These relationship patterns often describe a core challenge in one’s relationship and discussing these patterns is meant to help couples better understand each partner’s contribution to that pattern. Email relationshippatternstudy at gmail.com<mailto:relationshippatternstudy at gmail.com> to participate! Participants who complete all 3 surveys over 2 weeks will be eligible for a $10 gift card!
If you have any questions, please contact clinical psychology doctoral student and study organizer Jenna Rice at jerice at clarku.edu<mailto:jerice at clarku.edu>.


  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 making birth control selection more scientific and less of an experiment – because nobody should have to suffer through trial-and-error to find their best fit. The Birth Control Test is an at-home test that detects your hormone levels and genetic risk for certain side effects. The test includes a virtual care visit with a licensed medial provider who will help you choose a birth control method based on your results and preferences. You can even fulfill a prescription through adyn for easy, at-home delivery.
Promo exclusively for gwaMIT:
adyn is offering the gwaMIT community $50 off their order of The Birth Control Test<https://adyn.com/shop/the-birth-control-test/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gwamit> with the promo code GWAMIT50 at checkout! You can contact Laurel Marcus, a 2020 MIT Sloan graduate and current employee at adyn, with any questions (laurel at adyn.com<mailto:laurel at adyn.com>).


  1.  Job Opportunity at Magrathea
The start-up Magrathea, which is focused on the production of structural metals that can be effectively decarbonized through electrification and novel process technologies, is hiring<https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1022442950/?fbclid=IwAR1MmP5VR4rZgnsv5Z__doAI6Fz1uoW8BXjzzL-A62hOmvi0bOSyj1LmQhU>! They are looking for someone to fill a technical role in Ann Arbor, MI. In particular, someone with experience designing, constructing, and/or operating lab and pilot scale processes and/or who is familiar with inorganic chemistry, gas-phase chemistry, catalysis, salt chemistry, metallurgy, alloy technology, or other structural metals would be ideal.


  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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-Dolly Parton

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