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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">gwaMIT Newsletter</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT Alumni Association and gwaMIT Virtual Dinner<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 – 8 PM ET on Zoom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">What:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Dinner over Zoom with alumna Colleen Akehurst, an MIT grad and experienced consumer goods CEO, and other graduate womxn at MIT. Participants will receive a $25 gift card to have a meal during the event. Space is limited so sign up today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For more details about the event and Colleen Akehurst and to register, click
<a href="https://alumic.mit.edu/s/1314/17form/interior.aspx?sid=1314&gid=13&pgid=54954&content_id=61549">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">gwaMIT Active Allyship Event</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">When: November 10th, 2020 7- 8 PM via Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">There is no feminism without racial justice, and
</span><span style="background:white">Graduate Womxn At MIT (gwaMIT) is committed to supporting all womxn at MIT, including indigenous, Latinx, and Black graduate womxn at MIT and the Black Lives Matter movement. We must make changes and educate ourselves in
order to dismantle systemic racism and support our community members.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black;background:white">To this end, we invite you to attend our discussion on active allyship in light of the election, the pandemic, and BLM movement, with
a presentation by Leah Gallant from MIT’s Alumni Association and Resource Development’s Human Resources and Strategic Management team and Danny Becker of MIT’s PKG center. This event will be held over virtually during dinner time (reimbursement for a meal
by gwaMIT up to $10) and will include some reading materials prior to the event to enable a fruitful and productive discussion. </span><span style="color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">To promote discussion, this event will be small with a limit of 30 attendees (we will also have a waitlist). Please sign up
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9calWXBkzNbjWBZmgI6c1MCctNRAP0KEIb7mWrFJNqUvn3w/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="color:black;background:white">here</span></a> by November 8th, 2020. We hope to see many of you attend for a fruitful
and interactive session! Email <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a> if you have any questions.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Meet the Department Reps!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="150" height="210" style="width:1.5583in;height:2.1833in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6B112.ED7761C0"></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
<u>Olivia Pfeiffer/ Technology & Policy Program<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>What is your research about?</b> My recent work was to estimate the lifecycle emissions of a new carbon utilization technology, tallying up emissions associated with the mining of materials, assembly, operation, and disposal,
in order to determine whether a net climate benefit could be feasibly achieved. I am now currently working to understand how more sustainable concretes can be produced, and I aim to combine my interests in data science and policy to solve environmental challenges.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>Who is your favorite womxn from history or the present times, and why?</b> My current favorite womxn is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She never fails to speak up in condemnation of sexism, pushes for climate action,
and believes in “calling in” before “calling out.” We need more leaders like her, especially now more than ever!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>What do you like about being a gwaMIT Rep?</b> I love being able to connect with other womxn across MIT with such different backgrounds to plant events/initiatives, in order to build a community focused on empowerment and growth
of womxn. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><img border="0" width="179" height="163" style="width:1.8666in;height:1.7in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D6B112.ED7761C0"> <b><u>Cate Heine/ IDSS<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>What is your research about?</b> I use economic modeling and statistical inference to understand urban mobility. I'm generally interested in the ways that people move through cities, and how access to transportation shapes equity
and socioeconomic inequality in general.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>Who is your favorite womxn from history or the present times, and why?</b> A womxn hero of mine is named Mary Breckinridge---in the 1920s, she founded the Frontier Nursing Service, a gang of lady nurses who traveled on horseback
through the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Kentucky to bring healthcare services to people who lived in areas where there weren’t many other options for medical care. To me, she combines traits that I admire in a lot of the womxn in my life: compassion,
care, ingenuity, determination, competency and, when needed, brute strength.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b>What do you like about being a gwaMIT Rep?</b> gwaMIT helps me connect with other womxn-identifying students both within my department and across MIT's campus.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Did you know? Here is some womxn-related news from around the world:
<span style="background:yellow"><br>
</span></span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://thewomenjournal.com/2020/10/this-19-year-old-space-enthusiast-soon-become-the-first-person-to-set-foot-on-mars/">Read about Alyssa Carson</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,
a space enthusiast who hopes to be the first person on Mars and has dreamed of being an astronaut since childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Malala Yousafzai recently
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.evoke.org/articles/october-2020/how-i-hope-we-rebuild-the-world-after-covid-19-malala/?utm_source=LI&utm_medium=MG_OG&utm_campaign=IDG&utm_content=101220_POST_NF">published
an article</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> describing what she would like to see for womxn and girls as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633765/alice-dunnigan-first-black-woman-journalist-white-house-press-credentials">Read the story of Alice Dunnigan</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,
who was the first black female journalist to get press credentials for the White House, a champion of freedom of press, and covered three different presidents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">14-year-old
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://womenyoushouldknow.net/anika-chebrolu-top-young-scientist-covid-cure/">Anika Chebrolu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” and won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge for work related to a COVID-19 cure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://womenyoushouldknow.net/nasa-jeanette-epps-first-operational-boeing-crew-mission/">Dr. Jeanette Epps</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
NASA astronaut, will be the first Black womxn to work and live on ISS for a prolonged mission and has a planned launch in 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/10/15/dolores-shockley-first-black-woman-get-ph-d-pharmacology-dies/3655194001/">Dr. Dolores Shockley</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
the first Black womxn to graduate with a doctorate degree from Purdue University, passed away recently at the age of 90. She is known for battling racism, achieving her goals, being a pioneer, and doing all of this with grace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two sisters, Izzy and Ailbhe,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://tanksgoodnews.com/2020/10/14/wheelchair-art-sisters/">have started a company</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
which sells wheelchair covers in bright and diverse colors to provide a means of expressing personality. The business has grown since and the two sisters are now on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Forbes asked 15 female designers why they think voting is so important. Read their statements
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/gabbyshacknai/2020/10/19/these-15-female-founded-brands-want-you-to-vote-heres-why/amp/">here</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Simone Leigh will be the first Black womxn to represent the US at the Venice Biennale exhibit in April 2022.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/arts/design/simone-leigh-venice-biennale.html">This article</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
also features some of her amazing work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">Events & Opportunities</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MIT IDEAS Panel (Nov. 4<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Patricia Saulis, “Creating Space for Balance; Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science – Two-Eyed Seeing – in Environmental Justice and Media” (Nov. 5<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ICEO Community Dialogues: Hiding in Plain Sight, Confronting Implicit Bias (Nov. 9<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Women’s Entrepreneurship Month @ MIT (starting in November!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Seeking graduate student mentors for Wellesley Research Bootcamp (apply now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paid Part-Time AI Teaching Opportunity at Inspirit AI: Winter 2020/Spring 2021 (apply now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Upcoming Cheney Room events (multiple dates)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Grad Technical Leadership Virtual Workshops (multiple dates)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public Guest Lectures: Black Mobility and Safety in the US (multiple dates)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MIT Society of Women Engineers UROP Mixer (Dec. 8<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund (apply now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhagePro – Scientist Positions Open (apply now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scientists in Solidarity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Full-Stack App Developer Internship Opportunity (apply now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Get ready to vote! – Election Day is Here!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Social Scientist Mentorship Program (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Outreach Opportunities with Science Club for Girls</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">STEMxx Chats Interest Form (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Join the IDHR Student Advisory Committee (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Join MITxHarvard Women in AI Group (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Become a gwaMIT Department Rep (now!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sign up for the GradDiversity Newsletter!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MIT IDEAS Panel<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IDEAS Panel - 11/04/20 @ 5:30 - 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Are you interested in learning more about the IDEAS program from the perspective of the staff and volunteers that make this program
as special as it is? Join to meet online reviewers, judges, grantee teams, facilitators, and mentors.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meet our panelists:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robin Bose | MIT Sloan Alumnus and Former judge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sidhant (Sid) Pai | MIT PhD Candidate, IDEAS'14 Grant Recipient, Protoprint<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gayatri Pradhan | MIT Sloan Alumna, Former Judge and Reviewer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://mit.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d774f705b8efa78f487c1a6d&id=9242ec45a9&e=e15571ae98">Klo’e Ng</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
MIT DUSP ‘20 Aluma, IDEAS '20 Grant Recipient, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://mit.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d774f705b8efa78f487c1a6d&id=429087c09e&e=e15571ae98">Out of the
Box</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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here to register for the IDEAS Panel!</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">Patricia Saulis, “Creating Space for Balance; Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science – Two-Eyed Seeing – in Environmental Justice and Media”</span></u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thursday, November 5, 2020 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two-eyed seeing has been a contemporary concept by two Indigenous Mikmaq Elders in Cape Breton Canada. Through the use of Indigenous
Oral Tradition, Elders Dr. Albert Marshall and Dr. Murdena Marshall have participated in many recordings of their concept and teachings. Their appearances at conferences across Canada and the United States provided many venues to share their work. In this
presentation, Patricia Saulis will feature clips of the Elders speaking and provide some perspective on how their work could be brought forward in discussions of Environmental Justice and Media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information, visit:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://cms.mit.edu/event/patricia-saulis-two-eyed-seeing-indigenous-knowledge/">https://cms.mit.edu/event/patricia-saulis-two-eyed-seeing-indigenous-knowledge/</a>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ICEO Community Dialogues: Hiding in Plain Sight, Confronting Implicit Bias</span></u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">With Noelle Wakefield & Beatriz Cantada</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Monday, November 9th</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">12:00 – 1:30pm EST</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Zoom link available upon registration</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">The Day of Dialogue may have ended, but the conversation is far from over…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">“If you have a brain, you have a bias.” - Femi Otitoju<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Implicit bias affects each of us every day – from our relationships to our decision-making, our professional lives
to our academic spaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Join Beatriz Cantada and Noelle Wakefield to examine the unconscious shortcuts our brains create that impact the
way we see others, ourselves, and our world. Learn how a heightened awareness of implicit bias can benefit your department, lab, or center.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">This beginner level, 90-minute interactive workshop will help participants have an understanding of the implicit
biases we all carry and some strategies to manage them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Zoom link will be provided upon registration the week of the event. We are committed to making this dialogue accessible
to all MIT community members. For accessibility requests, email </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:rornitz@mit.edu."><b>rornitz@mit.edu.</b></a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iceo-community-dialogues-confronting-implicit-bias-and-microagressions-tickets-126986444875">Click
here to register!</a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Women’s Entrepreneurship Month @ MIT<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.womenseday.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Women’s Entrepreneurship Day</span></a> is Thursday,
November 19th. This year, MIT Innovation Initiative and the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship are inviting departments, labs, centers, programs, schools, and student organizations across MIT to empower, celebrate, and support our own women
in innovation and entrepreneurship for the month of November—focused primarily on the week of November 16–20. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D">Show your support for Women’s Entrepreneurship Month @ MIT by taking part in the #WomenOfMIT campaign—create or share
social posts during the month of November, host an event, submit a video. When you do, we’ll feature your logo on the WEM site. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To make it easy we’ve put together a webpage on the Women’s Entrepreneurship Month microsite of the ways that you can partner with
us. <b>Fill in the </b><a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/inclusive-innovation-2/womens-entrepreneurship-month-at-mit_join/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">participation form</span></b></a>.
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Seeking graduate student mentors for Wellesley Research Bootcamp<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Hi, my name is Erica and I’m co-directing the Wintersession Research Bootcamp program at
<span class="gmail-il">Wellesley</span> College this January (which will be held remotely on Zoom). We are looking to recruit graduate students from Boston area schools to serve as mentors.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><b><span style="color:black">The program:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Briefly, this program is aimed towards first year undergraduate students, many of whom are members
of underserved communities and have not had access to good lab-based science classes in high school. As this year’s session will be held online, we have developed a computational genomics program. Each mentor will be paired with 2-3 students, and at the end
of the program, students will present their work to Wellesley faculty and other students. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><b><span style="color:black">Responsibilities:
</span></b><span style="color:black">This year’s bootcamp is scheduled tentatively for January 21-28. There’s also a welcome gathering in late December and two training sessions in early January, all which will take place via Zoom. During the week of the bootcamp,
we ask mentors to be available for the majority of each weekday from about 10-5 EST. You will attend synchronous sessions over Zoom (tentatively planned for early afternoon), and engage with your two or three mentees intermittently throughout the day using
the platform of your choice (Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, etc) to help students with the experiments. Throughout the week you’ll also be asked to give a short chalk talk on your research, a lecture about a scientific topic, an informal talk about your path to
science, and (optionally) record a short video of yourself in your research lab as a way to let students “tour” research labs remotely. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><b><span style="color:black">Mentors:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Since a lot of our students are from underserved backgrounds, we’re really hoping to recruit graduate
student mentors who have had similar paths to science. A lot of the students are first gen, minorities, and many of them identify as women, so we would love to recruit mentors with these aspects in common. If you don’t fall into any of these groups but are
passionate about mentoring, please do apply as well. Additionally, as our topic is computational genomics-based, we would love to recruit mentors whose research is in this area (but not a requirement!). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">If you’re interested, please fill out this short application (</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDvgA-N_t213szTST18FGR7UgPyw8H3vRj_bK_8M3JzvPEmA/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDvgA-N_t213szTST18FGR7UgPyw8H3vRj_bK_8M3JzvPEmA/viewform?usp=sf_link</a><span style="color:black">)
and we will get back to you to schedule a brief interview. Please contact Erica Zheng (</span><a href="mailto:ericazheng@g.harvard.edu" target="_blank">ericazheng@g.harvard.edu</a><span style="color:black">) with any questions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paid Part-Time AI Teaching Opportunity at Inspirit AI: Winter 2020/Spring 2021<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="color:black">Posted Fall 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.inspiritai.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Inspirit AI</span></a> is an education project by a<a href="http://www.inspiritai.com/team"><span style="color:black"> team</span></a>
of grad students from Stanford and MIT focused on bringing AI education to curious high school students globally. This summer and fall, we’ve taught AI to hundreds of high school students from around the world through our<a href="https://www.inspiritai.com/liveonline"><span style="color:black">
live online AI program</span></a>. Students learn about the technical, social, and ethical challenges of AI, build machine learning models in Python, and complete
<a href="http://projects"><span style="color:#1155CC">projects</span></a> applying AI to social good, from assessing bias in the social justice system to identifying the origins of COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="color:black">We’re seeking students or recent alumni with AI/ML experience to join our teaching team (for a
</span><b>paid, remote instructor</b> role) for<span style="color:#323130"> our winter and spring programs. We’re looking for:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience:</span>
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> An intro machine learning course (like Stanford CS229/CS230 or MIT 6.036) or equivalent AI project experience. Teaching experience is a plus!</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Availability</span>:
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">most days Dec. 21 - Jan. 3, or once a week Jan. 23 - Apr. 1. Multiple time slots are available.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Enthusiasm</span>:
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">for teaching high school students across the globe and joining the Inspirit community! </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="color:black">We offer </span>
<b>competitive compensation</b>, training on teaching our curriculum, and an experienced<span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.inspiritai.com/team"><span style="color:black"> team</span></a></span> from Stanford and MIT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="color:black">If interested, please fill out</span><a href="https://forms.gle/BH7eBX6x2SLkAqFG7"><span style="color:black"> this brief form</span></a>, and feel free to email
<u><span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:adeesh@stanford.edu">adeesh@stanford.edu</a></span></u><span style="color:black"> or
</span><a href="mailto:daniela.inspiritai@gmail.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">daniela.inspiritai@gmail.com</span></a> with any questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Upcoming Cheney Room Events<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nov 10, 12-1pm:
<b>COVID and Relationships: Workshop</b> with Gurleen Kaur Singh<br>
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578318">https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578318</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">that same week, TBD:
<b>Against Mass Incarceration: What Can Be Done</b>. A Roundtable with Massachusetts State Representative Liz Miranda, Black and Pink Boston, and representatives from the MIT Educational Justice Institute (TEJI).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">that same week, TBD:
<b>COVID and the Arts:</b> A Discussion with representatives from the MIT Museum, the List Visual Arts Center, ICA Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Office of the Arts at MIT.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">the week after, TBD: Pleasure and the Body during COVID with Vienna Rothberg.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dec 4, @3pm:
<b>The Trans History of Video Games</b>. Presentation and video game showcase by Whit Pow, assistant professor of Queer and Trans Media Studies at NYU.<br>
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578336">https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578336</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dec 3, 10, and 17 @ 12 noon:
<b>Virtual Group Workout for Woman-Identified and Nonbinary Students</b>. Led by Emily Lin from MIT Rec.<br>
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578442">https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578442</a><br>
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578449">https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578449</a><br>
<a href="https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578453">https://engage.mit.edu/event/6578453</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">Grad Technical Leadership Virtual Workshops (Fall 2020)</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MIT-Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL) and the Graduate Student Advisory Group for the School of Engineering (GradSAGE)
encourage you to enhance your MIT graduate experience and enroll in the <b>Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership Program.</b><span style="color:#E32400"> </span><b>Attached and linked is a summary of the</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/graduate-certificate-technical-leadership-interim-requirements"><b> interim
certificate requirements</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We would also urge you to attend our upcoming <b><span style="color:#E32400">Fall 2020 Grad Technical Leadership Workshop Series,</span></b><span style="color:#E32400"> </span>which
can be used to help satisfy the certificate program requirements. (<b>*Please note—</b> If you are working towards to the Grad Certificate in in Technical Leadership you only need to attend four out of six workshops over the entire course of your time as a
grad student.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All of the following workshops will be held virtually from 5:30-7:30pm EDT: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rethinking Leadership for Enhanced Innovation - Led by Rick Miller (President of Olin College of Engineering). Monday, November 2</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Technology Roadmapping and Innovation in the 21st Century (Part 1) - <i>Led by Oli de Weck. Tuesday, November 17</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Technology Roadmapping and Innovation in the 21st Century (Part 2) - <i>Led by Oli de Weck. Tuesday, December 1</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#E32400">Register for the certificate program and/or any or all workshops by emailing</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#E32400"> <b>Lisa
Stagnone</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:lstag@mit.edu">lstag@mit.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public Guest Lectures: Black Mobility and Safety in the US</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For zoom information, please
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/public-guest-lectures-black-mobility-and-safety-in-the-us/"><b><i><span style="color:#A31F34">click here.</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT Course Numbers: I Fall 2020 MAS.S63, II Spring 2021 MAS.S63</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">Ekene Ijeoma’s
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/courses/black-mobility-and-safety-in-the-us/?utm_source=MLWeekly&utm_campaign=7e93967084-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_03_07_40&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dee7222423-7e93967084-156224157"><span style="color:#1155CC">Black
Mobility and Safety in the US</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20"> course this fall will include a series of public guest lectures co-sponsored by ACT around living while Black.
The first semester's topics will include birthing, breathing, sleeping, eating, and walking while Black; the second semester will include learning, voting, driving, working, and loving while Black.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">The two-semester public lecture series organized by Ekene Ijeoma, founder and director of Poetic Justice at MIT Media Lab, explores issues around mobility (physical,
mental, socio-economical, political, etc) and safety for Black Americans. It's organized into two-week topics around living while Black. Read more at:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/public-guest-lectures-black-mobility-and-safety-in-the-us/"><span style="color:#201F20;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/public-guest-lectures-black-mobility-and-safety-in-the-us/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">Fall (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqcO-hrz8qGtDBsu_3dCAa5QAi3_x-VnWp"><span style="color:#1155CC">Zoom</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">November 3 @ 2-3 pm |
<b>Eating while Black II</b>: TBD</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">November 10 @ 2-3 pm |
<b>Walking while Black I</b>: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://sociology.yale.edu/sites/default/files/pages_from_sre-11_rev5_printer_files.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Professor
Elijah Anderson (Yale University)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F20">November 17 @ 2-3 pm |
<b>Walking while Black II</b>: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/series/walking-while-black"><span style="color:#1155CC">Topher Sanders (ProPublica)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MIT Society of Women Engineering UROP Mixer<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is excited to host a virtual UROP Mixer the evening of <b><span style="background:white">Tuesday
December 8th (7-8:30pm EST)</span></b><span style="background:white"> for undergraduates to meet graduate students and faculty, and discuss UROP opportunities for IAP/Spring 2021. The event will first feature brief introductions from professors and grad students
about their research and available UROP opportunities. Then, we will split everyone into breakout rooms to allow for more detailed discussions. If you are interested in attending, please reach out to
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:shobhita@mit.edu"><span style="background:white">shobhita@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MindHandHeart Community Innovation Fund</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Now accepting applications, the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund"><span style="background:white">Community
Innovation Fund</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> offers grants of up to $10,000 to students, faculty, staff, and students’ spouses. This year, we are looking to support projects that:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Build community and resilience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Support mental and physical health</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Promote inclusion and respect</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Counter imposter syndrome</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Welcome new members of our community virtually</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Encourage healthy sleep</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Bridge political differences</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Spread humor and joy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Foster life skills</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Applications will be accepted through November 15<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhagePro – scientist positions open!</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhagePro is a discovery-driven venture spun out of the Camilli Lab at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. We aim to use bacteriophages (phages), which are viruses
that specifically target and kill bacteria, to prevent bacterial infections. With the unmitigated rise of antibiotic resistance and the known negative consequences of gut dysbiosis caused by broad-spectrum antibiotics, bacteriophages provide a side effect-free
alternative for preventing disease in clinical and community contexts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhagePro’s CEO, Mimi Yen, is passionate about increasing diversity in the life sciences. PhagePro is currently hiring for two positions: Scientist I and Scientist II. More details
about these roles can be found on the <a href="https://www.phageproinc.com/" target="_blank">
company website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scientists in Solidarity</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.scientistsinsolidarity.org/" target="_blank">Scientists in Solidarity</a> (SIS) was founded in June 2020 by three Boston-based friends in the life sciences
who have championed and supported each other through the difficulties of navigating spaces that focus on diversity but not inclusion and equity. We created SIS to address the need for a community that supports BIPOC in STEM. During these unprecedented times,
we need to show up for each other as #ScientistsInSolidarity.</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Full-Stack App Developer Internship Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ol>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Position:
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are seeking a full-stack developer intern to join our team to refine our mobile application. The back-end currently uses a Python Django framework,
and the front-end was built using React Native. The intern will need to dedicate 10-15 hours per week to our venture. Depending on performance and if desired, the intern will also have the opportunity to join our team (still on a part time basis) and receive
equity in our business.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Background:</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Loneliness and depression are on the rise,
and younger workers, who make up 67M individuals in the USA, feel it most - 71% say they feel alone due to work and life transitions and the lack of a support system (Cigna). This problem is expected to only worsen post COVID-19 with many jobs will move virtually,
giving young workers little to no way to meet new people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Company:</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> We are an early-stage startup that aims
to revolutionize the way young professionals form social and professional connections to combat the aforementioned issues. Through extensive research, surveys, and conversations, we have found promising evidence for widespread usage of a sleek, easy-to-use
mobile application that specifically targets young professionals. We have built a minimum-viable product and were accepted by the Founders Institute Accelerator (has helped founders raise over $950M in funding) as well as Halo Incubator's Fall 2020 cohort.
We have started conversations with potential investors and plan to launch our app in Summer 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Requirements:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">1) Ability to debug and refine existing code to ensure the app is functioning smoothly and as efficiently as possible
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2) Ability to embed additional functionality to enhance the user experience. For example, we would like content displayed to change depending on a user’s location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">3) Not required but a plus - Familiarity of backend app deployment on servers, supporting HTTP and websocket connections (need to host the Django App over multiple
server machines with the load distributed with a load balancer if needed or through another hosting platform)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If interested, please email
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:kd2746@columbia.edu">kd2746@columbia.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:manasa.grandhi@gmail.com">manasa.grandhi@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Get Ready to Vote -
</span></u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Election Day is Here!</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Have you voted yet?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The last
chance to vote is on <b>Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3rd</b>. <a href="https://gradadmissions.mit.edu/blog/why-i-vote-and-why-you-should-too-0">This blog post</a> talks about why grad students should vote and how international students can get involved in our
democracy, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9VMjdB3Rwaar14oZoRkEA/">these clips</a> from MITvote’s panel “The Impact of Your Vote” explain why your vote matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Voting in MA:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Polls are
open from <b>7am to 8pm on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd</b>. Due to COVID-19, some polling sites have been relocated - search for your polling place <a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx">here</a>. The GSC has made a <a href="http://vote.mit.edu/2020-general/GSC_Ballot_Questions_2020.pdf">voter
guide</a> about this year’s <a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/IFV_2020.pdf">ballot questions</a>. Question 2 is about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRPMJmzBBw&feature=youtu.be">ranked-choice voting</a>, which Cambridge already uses
for its local elections. If it passes, this question would expand ranked-choice voting to state and federal congressional races as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Voting in Other States:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> For
information about voting on Election Day in other states, check <a href="https://www.vote411.org/select-state">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Voting by Mail:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> If you
haven’t returned your mail-in ballot yet, in many places it is too late to mail back your ballot via USPS (check your state’s <a href="https://www.vote411.org/select-state">deadline</a> for receiving mail-in ballots). Instead, drop it off at a ballot drop
box or go vote in person if you can. In Cambridge, drop box locations are listed <a href="https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/electioncommission/earlyvoting/earlyvotingbymail">here</a> -
<b>ballots must be dropped off by 8pm on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd</b> - and you can track your ballot <a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/track/trackmyballot.aspx">online</a> to see if it is accepted. For other states, information about drop boxes
and ballot tracking can be found <a href="https://www.vote411.org/select-state">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Voting Questions and Resources:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYUQwM9_WcuLZxaBVWHfcy3TKGEzJZNiErjFP3t3UMFZxqZQ/viewform">Contact
MITvote</a> with any voting questions and check out <a href="https://vote.mit.edu">MITvote’s website</a> for more voting resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Social Scientist Mentorship Program</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Social Scientist is a nonprofit initiative for career guidance and advice in the STEM fields. In order to provide resources for all, The Social Scientist is
an online platform for STEM mentorship. Our core program model aims to provide a global community of higher education students and professionals that are accessible and willing to dedicate their time for mentorship. We are an interdisciplinary group of diverse
mentors that engage with young students and advocate for those already immersed in the STEM fields.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.thesocialscientist.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.thesocialscientist.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We connect with mentees in an informal setting to encourage a relaxed and easy conversation. The Social Scientist mentors can speak upon their education, career
path and provide valuable insight on the nature of their work. From graduate students to industry directors, all of our mentors have diverse backgrounds and endured their own struggles and success with their career trajectory. We currently have enlisted STEM
volunteers from across the world in Academia, Engineering, Industry, Writing/Publishing, US Government, Technology, Mathematics and Alternative Careers. We follow up with every inquirer after their chat to ensure a high-quality interaction with the mentors
and establish an ongoing relationship between them and The Social Scientist. Additionally, our mentors have set up ongoing communication with their mentees to provide stable and long-term mentorship. Mentorship is critical at every stage of one’s career and
we aim to create opportunities in STEM that are not equally and widely available. Currently, 67% of our mentors are women in STEM. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Outreach Opportunities with Science Club for Girls</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.scienceclubforgirls.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">Science Club for Girls (SCFG)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
is a nonprofit organization whose mission is “to foster excitement, confidence, and literacy in STEM for girls, particularly those from underrepresented communities, by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women
STEM mentors.” </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mentors:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> SCFG is looking for volunteers to serve
as mentor scientists and lead fun, hands-on science experiments with girls of ages ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade. This semester, the program will be virtual via Zoom and all materials will be provided by SCFG. Virtual clubs will run for 8 weeks beginning
the week of Oct. 5 and will be held at the following times:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tuesdays 3-5pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thursdays 3-5pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Saturdays 10am-12pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">There will be a mandatory online training session on Saturday, September 26 from 9:30am-12pm.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please register to be a mentor by filling out
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/4824242"><span style="color:#1155CC">this application</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">SCFGLive Committee:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> SCFG is also seeking volunteers
to assist with video editing and production, script writing, advertising and outreach, and conducting interviews for their weekly
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/scfglive"><span style="color:#1155CC">Live SCFG programming</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
If interested in joining the SCFGLive Committee, please send an email to hweinstock@scienceclubforgirls.org.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Other Volunteer Opportunities:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> If you are not
able to commit to weekly mentoring or participating in the SCFGLive Committee but would still like to volunteer, you can find other options for SCFG volunteer opportunities
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNw2UKUqiU66lh-npPw0vOp2qAHGfiT4YlFurlcsGupQQitA/viewform"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">STEMxx Chats</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">STEMxx Chats is helping trainees, especially women in STEM, succeed in their career paths and in life. At MIT, our predominant benefit will be to undergrads and
graduate students. We will address key gaps in facilitating their career development with particular emphasis on professional development tricks and soft skills that they’re not getting in any systematic way. We hope to offer mentorship, support and guidance
while addressing key gaps in facilitating their career development. We hope to create a group culture that is uniquely focused on the person, has a high positive tone, emphasizes positive impact, and seeks to do this in a sustained way and have personal friendships
form as opposed to one-and-done activities. We hope that creating a culturally and academically diverse group at MIT will allow you to share similar experiences while benefitting from the resources and events of the greater STEMxx Chats community. Below is
the interest form for those wanting to join. We will host monthly meetings in addition to the broader STEMxx Chats events (eg. panels on career decisions, key speakers from top women in STEM, etc). We also have Twitter and Instagram (@stemxx_chats) for those
who want to learn about the latest events.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Feel free to reach out to the organizers (Shirley Chen, schenxy@mit.edu and Mariana Avila, avilam@mit.edu) if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you
in the fall. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Website: https://aliceestanton.wixsite.com/aliceestanton/stemxxchats</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Interest form:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxDhfUz57xILhrgSkIGwUYufkRhrzyxfbRC81wA6pMQByyQA/viewform?usp=pp_url">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxDhfUz57xILhrgSkIGwUYufkRhrzyxfbRC81wA6pMQByyQA/viewform?usp=pp_url</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The IDHR Student Advisory Committee is looking for more students to join this year! </span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT’s
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://idhr.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Office (IDHR) is dedicated to preventing and addressing discrimination and discriminatory harassment across the Institute. The
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://idhr.mit.edu/our-office/get-involved/student-advisory-committee"><span style="color:#1155CC">Student Advisory Committee</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
is made up of undergraduate and graduate students from across the Institute who provide feedback and input to the IDHR office regarding our messaging and outreach campaigns and help us most effectively engage with the student body. In addition to monthly committee
meetings, the student advisory committee has two subcommittees focused on: 1) institutional advocacy and 2) messaging & partnerships. To get involved, contact
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MITxHarvard Women in AI Group</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence? Curious about neural networks, GANs, reinforcement learning, neuro-symbolic approaches, or program induction? 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!!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are a new initiative spanning both MIT and Harvard, composed of undergraduate and graduate students, seeking to provide a welcoming, supportive community for
students excited about AI (no prior background is needed!!)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our group centers around two prongs: 1) aiming to bring together students of all backgrounds to talk about AI in a supportive community via Zoom paper reading sessions,
lightning talks, project sessions, and a fun Slack page! and 2) developing outreach material to get other students excited about AI! We’ve already begun an interview series with amazing women in tech from professors at Harvard, MIT, and Caltech to researchers
at DeepMind and Microsoft! This will be posted on our website and YouTube shortly, and we are eager to have more student interviewers on board! If you want to meet other cool students at MIT and Harvard or want to help with our interview series, outreach,
and more, please sign-up here: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmitharvardwai%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR09t8hzcjSGIrTn9svLmU5Xhisb1llWs8ly84av5cDf406_47KdVAEuqBo&h=AT1QrLxISgTmJtxzinOvL3tkkcrqcnRyrang_ahmhjmgHzblO5YayvhoLx4euu9Y4KcMHJt4vbf9BbPHiFWnzY8LuV8voyXFims5iCAonHXAMvb6S_fD9Cuv4Wv8RzcWcVhCq-xvtQg"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://tinyurl.com/mitharvardwai</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Feel free to check out our initial website
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Fill out the short application form</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Womxn who are members of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. The departments
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