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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><a name="_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">gwaMIT Newsletter</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">November 29<sup>th</sup>, 2021</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Become a member of the gwaMIT Executive Board!</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Want to get involved with gwaMIT, build your network,
and collaborate with an incredible community of womxn graduate students? Apply to be part of the 2021-2022 gwaMIT Executive Board! We are currently focused on recruiting for the Conference, Membership, and Outreach Chair positions. The application form is
available </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/D5rUT277SfCmxrxA7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Did you know? Womxn-related news from around
the world<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In its continuing effort to correct
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-womens-basketball-tournament-68-teams.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">gender
disparities</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">, starting March 2022, the NCAA will expand the
Division I Women’s basketball tournament. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Zena Stein, who studied the impact of
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/health/zena-stein-dead.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">AIDS
on women</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> and explored the effects of famine and poverty on
health, passed away earlier this month. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/sports/sika-henry-triathlon.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sika
Henry</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> is the first African American woman to be recognized
as a pro triathlete. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Events & Opportunities</span></u></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply to be MIT/gwaMIT’s rep to NE GWiSE (apply by November 30<sup>th</sup>!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply for Activate Global Inc’s Fellowship (apply by November 30<sup>th</sup>!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Graduate Womxn in Biology’s Glass Shards Speaker Event (December 3<sup>rd</sup>)
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply to be on the Executive Board of Consulting Club at MIT (apply by December 3<sup>rd</sup>!)
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend the Ellen Swallow Richards Birthday & Holiday Celebration (December 5<sup>th</sup>)
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Odyssey’s Hackathon for underrepresented students (December 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup>)
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Become a gwaMIT Department Rep!
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply to be MIT/gwaMIT’s rep to NE GWiSE<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About NE GWiSE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://negwise.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">NE
GWiSE</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> (New England Graduate Women in Science in Engineering)
is an alliance of graduate women/graduate women in science and engineering groups from universities across New England. They have joined together to support and celebrate women and gender minorities in STEM fields, to increase awareness of the issues they
face, and to create positive change within their community. NE GWiSE is a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Massachusetts, founded in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About the MIT/gwaMIT rep role:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Expected time commitment: 3-6 hours per month (on average)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Benefits:
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">network and collaborate with graduate students, as well as speakers (professors and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">professionals), from across New
England who care about diversity and gender-related issues; be part of a nonprofit<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Responsibilities:
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Serve as a representative for gwaMIT<o:p></o:p></span></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Distribute NE GWiSE information to gwaMIT / MIT<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Give NE GWiSE periodic updates on gwaMIT’s activities (events, successes, struggles, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Recruit new people to join NE GWiSE<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Coordinate assistance from your school for planning the major events - if we need volunteers, help us recruit
them<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Attend monthly exec meetings (currently all virtual)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Help plan at least one event or project throughout the year<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Form collaborative relationships with cultural, minority, and DEI groups at MIT<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">If a voting situation comes up, vote on behalf of gwaMIT</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in serving as MIT/gwaMIT’s rep to NE GWiSE, please reach
out to Molly Bird (</span></span><a href="mailto:mbird@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">mbird@mit.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">)
or Morgan Reik (</span></span><a href="mailto:morgan.e.reik.gr@dartmouth.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">morgan.e.reik.gr@dartmouth.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">),
who currently serve on NE GWiSE’s Executive Board. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply for Activate Global Inc’s Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About Activate Global Inc:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Activate Global Inc is a nonprofit funded by the Department of Energy and Department
of Defense, which provides funding to scientists and engineers who wish to build their own start-ups. We empower scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Our two-year fellowship is a secure path for fellows to start their journey as entrepreneurs—providing the time, resources, and guidance
to develop as leaders and mature their ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">103 Activate Fellows have launched 74 new companies since 2015—these companies have raised more than $370M in follow-on funding and created
more than 360 U.S.-based high-tech jobs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With our support, fellows grow their teams and de-risk their technology. Many attract their first financing rounds and hit key product milestones
during their fellowship.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Activate Fellows work across industries including Agriculture, Buildings, Chemicals, Computing, Defense, Electricity, Manufacturing, and
Transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Today, we support up to 40 Activate Fellows a year through our Berkeley and Boston Communities. For Cohort 2022 we’ve introduced both Activate
New York and Activate Anywhere. Activate Anywhere supports entrepreneurial fellows working from qualified research facilities anywhere in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the next five years, we plan to expand to 100 new fellows each year across the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About the Fellowship:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree and 4 years of R&D experience;
candidates with an interest in social impact issues are particularly well-suited for this role.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Activate Fellows receive: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A yearly living stipend of $80,000 to $110,000 plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance. Each project also receives $100,000
of research support at the host laboratory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to research facilities in Berkeley, CA, Boston, MA, or New York, NY, or join the Activate Anywhere Community and work from qualified
host laboratories anywhere across the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A program of intensive entrepreneurial training, mentorship, and networking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">All support is 100% free. Activate is funded by government and philanthropy and
does not take equity in its fellows' start-ups.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested, please apply
</span></span><a href="https://www.activate.org/apply?utm_source=social_toolkit&utm_medium=channel_partners&utm_campaign=recruitment22_applications_open_oct15"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Graduate Womxn in Biology’s Glass Shards Speaker Event<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">When:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">December 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2021 11AM-12PM EST<b><br>
Where: </b>68-181<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Details:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Graduate Womxn in Biology (gwiBio) student group is putting on a speaker series for graduate
womxn in the biology department on career paths and professional development called The Glass Shards, featuring womxn scientists who have broken through the glass ceiling. Our next speaker will be Prof. Lindsay Case on <b>Friday December 3rd at 11:00am in
68-181</b>. Lindsay recently joined the biology department, and her lab studies how cells regulate the spatial organization of signaling molecules at the plasma membrane. At the end of the event, there will be an open Q&A, and you can submit questions anonymously in
advance </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkzKMyUwA6aYAQwpG6cjEZ9w1PCM-3HWCJzj58z5v7qf1caw/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to hear from Lindsay and have an open dialogue about womxn in science.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply to be on the Executive Board of Consulting Club at MIT<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Consulting Club at MIT is recruiting for 2021-2022 Executive Board positions. We have multiple roles open, including event
organizers in the professional development team, external relations team and case competition team. If you are interested in learning more about consulting, planning events, or meeting like-minded people, please join us! The position description is listed
below.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for enthusiastic team members, so do not worry if you do not have
any experience. If you are interested, please apply </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/Vb3kjrw4FXHkgyWG6"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
The application closes at <b>11:59 pm on Dec 3rd</b> and we will interview selected candidates during December. Please email </span></span><a href="mailto:exec-ccm@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">exec-ccm@mit.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> should
you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend the Ellen Swallow Richards Birthday & Holiday Celebration<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">When:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">December 5<sup>th</sup>, 2021 4PM-5PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Where:
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Details:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Join AMITA and the </span></span><a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Graduate
Womxn at MIT (gwaMIT)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">, Sunday, December 5<sup>th</sup>, to
celebrate the legacy of Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman admitted to MIT. Not only was she MIT’s first woman graduate, but she was also MIT’s first woman instructor. Richards was a pioneer in public health and environmental science, whose research
helped set the first water-quality standards in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our guest speaker will be <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Marina Psaros MCP '06</span></strong>, Unity’s
global sustainability lead and the author of </span></span><a href="https://thenewpress.com/books/atlas-of-disappearing-places" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The
Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. Psaros
has conducted climate change action programs across the public, private, and non-profit sectors for over fifteen years and holds a Master’s in Environmental Policy and Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her mission is to unite
science and technology with creativity and empowerment to solve our most pressing environmental issues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Register for the event
</span></span><a href="https://amita.alumgroup.mit.edu/s/1314/bp19/interior.aspx?sid=1314&pgid=58281&gid=20&cid=95748&ecid=95748&post_id=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Odyssey’s Hackathon for underrepresented students<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">When:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">December 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup>, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Details:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Odyssey's Hackathon for underrepresented students is a perfect opportunity to connect with top employers,
learn from workshops, meet professionals and other students, and enjoy building a project that could win prizes up to $2,000!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Members can claim their free spot today here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://join-odyssey.com/hackathon-students?refer=gwamit-exec@mit.edu" title="https://join-odyssey.com/hackathon-students?refer=gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">https://join-odyssey.com/hackathon-students?refer=gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence? Curious about neural networks,
reinforcement learning, or neuro-symbolic approaches? If you don’t know what any of those are, but want to learn, think, and discuss not only the technical side of machine learning and AI, but the ethics of AI and applications to biomedicine, cognitive science,
environmental sciences, and more, then we’d love to have you join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group! <br>
Undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and affiliates of either MIT or Harvard (or both!) are welcome! We are inclusive to all genders, including non-binary folks. If you are interested, fill out </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/3zeN6zMGHQN1YLbJ7" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">this
short form</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> to be added to our mailing list and Slack.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Become a gwaMIT department rep!</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
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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><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">
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Fill out the short application form</span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-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: Architecture, EECS, ChemE, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, NSE, CTL, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE. If the position is currently filled, but
you are still interested in being involved with gwaMIT, email us to let us know! We have multiple avenues for engagement in gwaMIT's activities and initiatives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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