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<a name="_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">gwaMIT Newsletter</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">January 11<sup>th</sup>, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Happy new year to the entire gwaMIT community!</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">gwaMIT Picture a Scientist Screening
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Thanks to those of you who have signed up for the gwaMIT
screening of Picture a Scientist! If you would like to participate in our post-screening discussion (7pm ET TOMORROW Tuesday January 12), there is still time to sign up:
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://forms.gle/ipU6Mprjdeha7m7D8</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#1155CC"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Looking forward to the discussion!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">From the theatrical release:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Award-winning directors Ian Cheney (THE CITY DARK, THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL
TSO, THE MOST UNKNOWN) and Sharon Shattuck (FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, ANIMATED LIFE SERIES) are breaking new ground by releasing their new full-length documentary film, Picture a Scientist, on virtual theater screens across North America. Featuring geologist
Jane Willenbring, chemist Raychelle Burks, and biologist Nancy Hopkins, as well as key social scientists working to understand and reduce gender bias in the sciences, Picture a Scientist brings diversity in science into sharp view at a critical time. The current
pandemic is a call to action for scientists to work together globally, with a multitude of different perspectives, to defeat COVID-19. For too long, women and other minorities in science have been left out or driven out, stymied by a system of harassment,
discrimination, and general bias. “Any impediment to advancing minorities in science is an impediment to science itself,” says Sharon Shattuck, co-director of Picture a Scientist. Scheduled to premiere at the postponed 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, Picture a
Scientist paints a nuanced, emotional but unflinching portrait of the struggles women in science have faced, in recent decades up to today. The film challenges audiences of all backgrounds and genders to question their own implicit biases and move toward change.</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mentoring & Networking Event with AMITA</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Save the date for a networking and mentoring event with the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA)! The event will take place <span style="color:black">7pm
on Tuesday January 26, 2021. Stay tuned for more details!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="color:black">Sign Up to Help Organize the 2021 gwaMIT Leadership Conference</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="color:#202124">Sign-up link:
</span></b></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeslpWipUbEgwhzM5db0LKTUGp-mo7eKrOD_tH2-WPsvYuafA/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">We are currently accepting sign-ups to help plan our annual Leadership Conference, which will be held virtually from April 5th to April 9th:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">* Co-Chairs: Conference Co-Chairs lead the committee members, set the conference theme, and oversee all general planning of the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">* Event Leads: Each conference has 4-5 Event Leads who each spearhead a single event (either an invited speaker, a panel, a workshop, etc.).</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">*Committee Members: attend regular meetings, contribute to theme brainstorming, logistics, publicity, and volunteer during events.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">Please contact the gwaMIT Executive Board at
</span><span style="color:#2F5496">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span><span style="color:#202124"> if you have any questions. We also encourage you to read more about previous conferences and events on our website:
</span></span><a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#2F5496">https://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#202124">.
We look forward to working with you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">gwaMIT Publicity Chair Position Open for Applications!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Looking for a way to get involved with gwaMIT? Join our Executive Board!</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
We are recruiting for the Publicity Chair position on the GWAMIT Executive Board for the 2021-22 academic year. Candidates would be expected to start in February 2021. Prior experience with gwaMIT is not necessary to apply. Prior experience with WordPress
and web editors is not necessary, but appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">As we are actively working to create a Board that is representative of the MIT student body, individuals from underrepresented
and minoritized groups are especially encouraged to apply. The primary responsibilities include maintaining content for the gwaMIT website, blog and social media sites, overseeing the creation and ordering of gwaMIT marketing materials and supplies, and aid
committees on poster design, website development and event announcements. A link to the position description is included in the application form. Once you fill out the application form, please remember to set up a one-on-one meeting with a borad member.
</span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/HdEj4JwvojDGo6f79"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please fill out the application</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
by Friday, January 22, 11:59pm EDT.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please contact us at gwamit-exec@mit.edu.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Read about 20 womxn in biopharma R&D, highlighted in
</span></span><a href="https://endpts.com/special-report-twenty-extraordinary-women-blazing-trails-in-biopharma-rd-covid-19-and-beyond/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">this
online article</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A fine was issued to the City of Paris because Mayor Anne Hidalgo appointed more women than allowed by the employment law in 2018 to
positions in city hall. Read more </span></span><a href="https://slate-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/city-of-paris-fined-mayor-anne-hidalgo-appointed-too-many-women.amp"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://megaphone.upworthy.com/p/dolly-parton-imagination-library"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Read</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
about Dolly Parton’s charity, Imagination Library, which has recently donated its one hundred millionth children’s book. The charity aims to inspire a love of reading in young children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Deb Haaland
</span></span><a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/12/17/22180256/deb-haaland-interior-secretary-biden"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">has made history</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
by becoming the first Native American womxn to be appointed to the Cabinet. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.thebookseller.com/insight/heather-einhorn-how-curie-society-aims-broaden-perceptions-stem-female-protagonists-1227703"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Learn
about The Curie Society</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, a graphic novel being released by MIT Press
in 2021, which features female protagonists in STEM.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Professor Dava Newman was named
</span></span><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2020/media-lab-director-newman-1222"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">the new director of the MIT Media Lab</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
Congratulations, Professor Newman!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/us/katalin-kariko-covid-19-vaccine-scientist-trnd/index.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meet
Katalin Karikó</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> whose work in mRNA therapy was crucial for the development
of the COVID-19 vaccine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On December 30<sup>th</sup>, 2020, Google featured Alaska Native, civil rights activist, Elizabeth Peratrovich on its homepage. You can
read more about her life and contributions to anti-discrimination law </span></span><a href="https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-elizabeth-peratrovich"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-53096029"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Read</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
about the UK’s first hijab-wearing model, Ikram Abdi Omar, who has been featured in a variety of magazines and advertisements, including the cover of Vogue.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">At the close of 2020,
</span></span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/30/argentina-legalises-abortion-in-landmark-moment-for-womens-rights"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Argentina
legalized abortion</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> in a huge step for women’s rights. It is now the
third South American country to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Read Cell Press’s list of
</span></span><a href="http://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/1000-inspiring-black-scientists-in-america"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1,000 inspiring Black scientists in
America</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, which includes professors and researchers from MIT!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HGWiSE Fireside chat with Lily Peng, MD, PhD (Jan. 11<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IAP Offering: Understanding Islam (Jan. 12<sup>th</sup> & 27<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ICEO Community Dialogues: Introduction to Restorative Practices (Jan. 19<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ColorMePhD Volume 2: Women in STEM<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Coding it Forward – Civic Digital Fellowship (apply by Jan. 24<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pear VC PhD Fellow Application (apply by Jan. 29<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Reimagining Public Safety (Feb. 4<sup>th</sup>)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MassNextGen Now Accepting Applications! (apply by Feb. 12<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Introducing Hack(H)er413 2021 (Feb. 13<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"Amplify Your Technical Education to Build a Better World!” (sign up now!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#030303;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HGWiSE Fireside chat with Lily Peng, MD, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020">Please join us for a night with Lily Peng<br>
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020;font-weight:normal">Lily Peng, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist and Product Manager at Google Health. Her team works on applications of AI to
increase access and quality of medical care, from diabetic eye diseases to breast cancer. Before Google, Lily was a product manager at Doximity and co-founder of Nano Precision Medical. She received her MD/PhD in Bioengineering from UCSF and B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from Stanford. In this fireside chat, we'll get to hear from Lily about her career trajectory, work at Google, and advice for medical, science, and engineering students interested in industry and health-related applications.<br>
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020;font-weight:normal">When: Monday, Jan 11, 2021, 6-7pm EST</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020;font-weight:normal"><br>
<strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Zoom link: </span></strong></span></span><a href="https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44d533f874661512f18999694&id=5aaa299b76&e=93955d9aba" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#007C89">https://harvard.zoom.us/j/94417364450</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020;font-weight:normal"><br>
<strong><span style="font-weight:normal">RSVP here: </span></strong></span></span><a href="https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44d533f874661512f18999694&id=bedd70b273&e=93955d9aba" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#007C89">https://bit.ly/3getwyE</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">IAP Offering: Understanding Islam</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tuesday, January 12, 1 – 2pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wednesday, January 27, 3 – 4pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Islam is frequently talked about in the media, but continues to be a mystery to most people.<br>
What is the Muslim's concept of God? The afterlife? Who was prophet Muhammad? What do Muslims say about Abraham, Moses, and Jesus? What are the core beliefs and practices of Islam?<br>
"Understanding Islam" offers an opportunity to see beyond common misconceptions, and learn from Muslims about their fourteen-century old faith, professed by 1.8 billion people worldwide. A Q&A session is included.<br>
This online session is open to first-timers only (people who have not previously attended similar sessions.) Space is limited.<br>
Event Timing: Tuesday January 12th, 2020 (1-2 pm) or Wednesday January 27th, 2021 (3-4 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Register at: </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/eEixi2LgS45CreR17" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://forms.gle/eEixi2LgS45CreR17</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b>If you have any questions, feel free to email the Muslim Chaplain, Nada El-Alami, at </b></span></span><a href="mailto:mchnada@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">mchnada@mit.edu</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ICEO Community Dialogues: Introduction to Restorative Practices<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">With Gurleen Singh<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tuesday, January 19 @ 12:00 – 1:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Zoom link available upon registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The session will cover an introduction to restorative practices, common restorative frameworks,
and the difference between restorative practice and restorative justice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Participants will also be led through an activity that reviews the balance between accountability
and support.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Join for an hour of learning, laughter, and collective reflection!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are committed to making this dialogue accessible to all MIT community members. For
accessibility requests, email </span></i></span><a href="mailto:rornitz@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rornitz@mit.edu</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iceo-community-dialogues-introduction-to-restorative-practices-tickets-133719908847"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Click
HERE to register!</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ColorMePhD Volume 2: Women in STEM<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Julie Rorrer (Postdoc, MIT Chemical Engineering) founded an outreach program that creates coloring pages to communicate current
PhD-level research in science and engineering, called ColorMePhD. They just released ColorMePhD Volume 2, featuring research by early-career women in STEM (including the ChemE department's own Katie Galloway and Ariel Furst). The coloring book is free to download
from their website (</span></span><a href="http://www.colormephd.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">www.colormephd.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">)
or directly from this link (</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/colormephdvol2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://bit.ly/colormephdvol2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">).
Please check it out, and help spread the word by sharing to your friends and community, especially aspiring scientists!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><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></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">Coding it Forward – Civic Digital Fellowship</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black;background:white">Coding it Forward is looking for our next cohort of
</span></span><a href="https://www.codingitforward.com/civic-digital-fellowship" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="background:white">Civic Digital Fellows</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black;background:white">—mission-driven
students and recent graduates who want to use their <b>software engineering, data science, design, or product management skills</b> to contribute to high-impact projects at federal government agencies. </span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black;background:white">As a Fellow, you’ll receive one-on-one mentorship opportunities, participate in intimate conversations
with leading technology and civic organizations, benefit from a strong and supportive community, and have the opportunity to impact a large user base—323 million Americans. </span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black;background:white">Join the 200+ Civic Digital Fellowship alumni who’ve worked on
</span></span><a href="https://github.com/codingitforward" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="background:white">high-impact projects</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black;background:white">—including
saving taxpayers millions of dollars in survey costs using machine learning algorithms at the Census Bureau, building tools for diplomats abroad at the State Department, and developing a tool at the VA for Veterans to more easily take advantage of their GI
Bill benefits.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">Join us at an
</span></span><a href="https://cdf21.com/rsvp-student-org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">upcoming information session</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">
and </span></span><a href="https://cdf21.com/apply-studentorg"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">start applying on Monday, December 21st</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so we encourage you to apply early and no later than January 24th at 11:59 p.m. PT. Please send any questions to
</span></span><a href="mailto:recruiting@codingitforward.com"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">recruiting@codingitforward.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">Pear VC PhD Fellow Application</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">Pear VC has now opened applications for a PhD Fellow role at MIT. Apply here:</span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/qVZgmZP5oMRtk6rH6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093">https://forms.gle/qVZgmZP5oMRtk6rH6</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">Application deadline is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>midnight</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="colour"><u>1/29/21</u></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.pear.vc/fellows" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093">Pear
Fellows</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">program is a VC apprenticeship with a leading early
stage venture capital fund. Fellows collaborate directly with Pear’s investment team to discover founders, make investment decisions, and support portfolio companies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">The Pear VC team has founded 8 startups and has partnered early with companies now worth over $80 Billion, including
Doordash, Branch, Guardant Health, and Gusto. Pear partners with founders from day zero and provide hands-on support to help build the next wave of category-defining companies. A strong belief in student founders is demonstrated by 49% of their portfolio companies
being founded by students.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reimagining Public Safety</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Date: February 4th, 2020, 1-2:30PM ET<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2020 brought us a visceral moment of national reckoning with
the policies and structures that harm people of color in the criminal justice system. The events of January 7<sup>th</sup>, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol similarly illustrate the double standard of police response to different races, even in the face of criminal
violence. These events should motivate us to critically reflect on what public safety means, and how it is best achieved. The purpose of this event will be to bring in experts that can speak to the historical and contemporary dialogue around Black community
relations with the police and alternatives to traditional police systems. We feel it critical to acknowledge these national conversations and how they may or may not benefit our MIT community. Attendees of this event will walk away with deeper understanding
of the “Defund the police movement” and the information to form their own opinions about how public safety should look on a college campus. Join us this Black History Month!
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">MassNextGen Now Accepting Applications!</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020">We are excited to announce the
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=9d56cb4e4d&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">Massachusetts
Next Generation Initiative</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020"> (MassNextGen) is accepting
applications for the fourth round of the program. MassNextGen is a five year, more than $2 million commitment to ensure greater gender parity in the next generation of life science entrepreneurs. Applications will be accepted through
<strong>Feb. 12, 2021</strong>.<br>
Awardees will receive a yearlong customized package of support, which includes non-dilutive grant funding and access to a network of seasoned
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=fca638f207&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">Executive
Coaches</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020">. Throughout the year, entrepreneurs will work
to refine their business strategies, building a toolkit to more effectively raise capital.<br>
Together, with the </span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=47b21f27dc&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">support
from industry partners</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020"> including, Takeda, King Street
Properties, Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and most recently Mintz, MassNextGen can continue to shift the paradigm to build a diverse ecosystem with equal representation.<br>
Since the program’s inaugural year in 2018, the MLSC has supported 16 female entrepreneurs and provided more than $1 million in funding with an executive coaching network providing 200-plus hours of coaching. Some highlights of MassNextGen entrepreneurs building
their teams and progressing forward with new opportunities: </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">First-year awardee
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=656aedf559&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">Olaris</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
closed its Series A funding round in September 2019, now employing a team of seven<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">First-year awardee,
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=d35f7aac68&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">Reveal
Pharmaceuticals</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> received a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) award from the National Cancer Institute<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Second-year awardee
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=b33994f3f2&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">EnVision
Endoscopy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> completed critical prototyping, while also receiving SBIR
funding<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Second-year awardees, PhagePro and
</span></span><a href="https://masslifesciences.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c3b09db6f3e37f7e9777d2bb&id=c9d5497fa4&e=6ec9ad8c41" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">LivOnyx</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
were able to make critical hires<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Second-year awardee, Lucy Therapeutics, received a Golden Ticket at LabCentral<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Second-year awardee, See Yourself Health, has executed key partnerships putting them in a better position to add to customers and partners<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020">We encourage those interested and eligible to
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by <strong>Feb. 12, 2021</strong>. We look forward to working with our next cohort of female entrepreneurs, coaches, and sponsors. Please
</span></span><a href="mailto:MassNextGen@masslifesciences.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#007C89">email us</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#202020">
if you have any questions.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Introducing Hack(H)er413 2021<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Hack(H)er413 team invites you to our 2021 hackathon taking place February
13th, 2021! Hosted annually by students at UMass Amherst, Hack(H)er413 is the first all-women and non-binary student hackathon in Western Massachusetts. For the first time, we'll be hosting a virtual hackathon o</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2129">ver
the course of 8 hours on February 13th, where hackathon participants will learn and develop technical skills through informative workshops, network with sponsor company representatives, and meet other tech-minded students. Although we will not be hosting a
project contest this year, we're super stoked to be able to host a larger and more diverse cohort of amazing hackers from around the world.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D2129">Hack(H)er413 is open to all-women and non-binar high school and university
students interested in technology and innovation, regardless of major, coding background, age or experience. Free for all participants!
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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jobs.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">Learn more and apply by creating an account at</span></span><a href="http://www.hackher413.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="color:black">
</span>www.hackher413.com</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"> by<span style="color:black"> January 22nd.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Click here to check out last year's recap:</span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/xo6z2kOO58E" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HackHer413 2020: Rewind</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"Amplify Your Technical Education to Build a Better World!”<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
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labs to leading project teams in engineering. Enroll in one or both of our<b> Graduate Engineering Leadership Courses for Spring 2021, which qualify towards our </b></span></span><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/graduate-certificate-technical-leadership-interim-requirements"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Certificate
in Technical Leadership.</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This
certificate is<b> </b>designed to provide important skills that MIT graduate students can draw from to "make a positive difference" in their chosen careers. Grounded in research but experimental and engaging in delivery, these highly valued classes will provide
enduring benefits for our graduate students – and future coworkers.*PhD candidates can also explore the option of using these class to satisfy the requirements for your doctoral minor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Leading Creative Teams</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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with foundational skills for leading problem-solving teams and one’s own professional development.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Multi-Stakeholder Negotiation for Technical Experts</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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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><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">
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Womxn who are members of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. The departments with openings are: Sloan, ChemE, Arch, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, Writing, NSE, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE, CCE, CTL, EECS. If the position is currently
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