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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">February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2022</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%;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
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There is a link to the official descriptions in the application form.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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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">Sign up to help organize the 2022 gwaMIT Leadership
Conference!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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">We are currently accepting sign-ups to help plan our annual
Leadership Conference, which will be held from April 11<sup>th</sup> to April 15<sup>th</sup>:<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">Co-Chairs: Conference Co-Chairs lead the committee members, set the conference theme, and oversee all general planning of the conference<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 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Event Leads: each conference has 4-5 Event Leads who each spearhead a single event (either an invited speaker, a panel, a workshop, etc.)<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 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Committee Members: attend regular meetings, contribute to theme brainstorming, logistics, publicity, and volunteer during events<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<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">Please contact the gwaMIT Executive Board at
</span></span><a href="mailto: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">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">
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="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">https://gsc.mit.edu/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">.
We look forward to working with you!<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">Sign up
</span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnPD-bdcqRDKmtl1nL7ylOk89zMupcCQB4AiocnmiedFqpRA/viewform"><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%;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>
<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">Help gwaMIT choose a slogan for the 2022 Leadership
Conference!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></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">We are organizing our annual gwaMIT Spring Leadership
Conference from April 11<sup>th</sup> to April 15<sup>th</sup>. Please vote for your favorite slogans
</span></span><a href="https://poll.ly/#/Lm6Rm4nG"><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">
or submit your own!<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">Phyllis Oakley, a
</span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/us/politics/phyllis-oakley-dead.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">female pioneer</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">
at the State Department, has died at the age of 87.<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://news.mit.edu/2022/nancy-kanwisher-wins-national-academy-sciences-award-neurosciences-0131"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nancy
Kanwisher</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">, a professor of neuroscience in MIT’s Department
of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, has received the 2022 National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences.
<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">Sports reporter Robin Herman has died; as a hockey
reporter for The New York Times, she shattered </span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/sports/hockey/robin-herman-dead.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">gender
barriers</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"> when she became one of the first female journalists
to enter a men’s professional locker room in North America.<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">Meet some of the
</span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/03/sports/olympics/us-womens-hockey-team.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">players</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">
of the US Olympic women’s hockey team!<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">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sign up for Galentine’s Day Ice Skating with WiP and HGWISE (sign up by February 7<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply for MIT’s Science Policy Initiative 2022 Congressional Visit Days (apply by February 9<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Illumina’s Virtual February Speaker Series (starting February 10<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend a Non-Academic Career Panel for PhDs and Postdocs (February 25<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Submit an abstract for the 2022 MIT Microbiome Symposium (apply by March 11<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sign up for the Spring 2022 workshop series for the Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Job Opportunity in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School<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 lfo2">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Job Opportunities at Generally Intelligent (apply now!)<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 lfo2">
<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"><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="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sign up for Galentine’s Day Ice Skating with WiP and HGWISE<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">February 11<sup>th</sup>, 2022 5:30PM (sign up by 11:59AM on February 7<sup>th</sup>)<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">Where:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">401 Park (Landmark/Time Out Market)<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">Join Women in Physics and Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering for a fun evening of ice skating!
Tickets and ice skate rentals will be provided. <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply for MIT’s Science Policy Initiative 2022 Congressional Visit Days<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">Do you care about science policy and are interested in meeting with your congressional
representatives?<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">Apply for MIT Science Policy Initiative’s Congressional Visit Days (CVD) 2022!
This year’s advocacy event is scheduled for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April 4th and 5th</b>. <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">COVID-19 has impacted all facets of our lives. In addition to the impact on our
personal and collective health, it has also been a large disruption to our academic careers and the state of science. Federal funding is critical to basic science research and plays a major part in our response to the pandemic for both research and career
continuity.<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">Through a seminar series in collaboration with the MIT Washington Office, you
will learn how to schedule and lead constituent meetings with your Senators and Representatives and communicate to our nation's lawmakers how critical scientific research is to our lives and education, as well as how COVID-19 has affected the lives of scientists
and the status of research. No prior experience with policy or advocacy is required. SPI will support meal reimbursement during the preparation sessions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>All training sessions will be virtual.</b> <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">Your constituent meetings will take place on April 5th, with travel to DC and
trainings on April 4th, and are currently planned to be<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>in-person in Washington, D.C.</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We are prepared to shift entirely virtual closer to the event depending on the
status of COVID-19 cases. All participants must comply with MIT’s vaccination and booster requirements. <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">Apply now - space is limited! The event is open to all MIT undergraduate*, graduate
students, and postdocs. The application deadline is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>February 9th at 5 PM EST</b>.
</span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/BHVRSjfo33HNazCi8"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Apply here</span></b></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%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Due to funding sources, there are limited spots for undergraduates.<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">Contact Becca Black (</span></span><a href="mailto:rblack@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">rblack@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 Tess Carter (</span></span><a href="mailto:tscarter@mit.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">tscarter@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">)
with questions.<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="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend Illumina’s Virtual February Speaker Series<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">Advocating for Yourself in the Workplace<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">February 10<sup>th</sup>, 2022 2 – 3PM EST<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">Join the Illumina team to learn about self-advocacy in the workplace and how to
effectively communicate your professional needs to achieve your goals. Register </span>
</span><a href="https://illumina.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xlbeTYV2TJ6pJogPyni2zw"><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%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Day in the Life<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">February 17<sup>th</sup>, 2022 2 – 3PM EST<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">Hear from a panel of Illumina engineers and scientists as they share the day to
day of their roles. Live Q&A to follow! Register </span></span><a href="https://illumina.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O3NEk228SAiplewnoSBv6w"><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%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">ERG Diversity Panel
<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">February 24, 2022 2 – 3PM Est<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">Learn more about Illumina’s commitment to diversity and inclusion from employee
resource group (ERG) representatives from iLatinx, Women at Illumina Network, iServed, and more. Register
</span></span><a href="https://illumina.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NpLmdLvFRdm9jC75pJNzxA"><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%"><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="4" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Attend a Non-Academic Career Panel for PhDs and Postdocs<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">February 25<sup>th</sup>, 2022 3 – 4PM EST<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">Where:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">virtual
<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">Learn about a variety of roles and career paths for PhDs outside of the professoriate. Get insight and advice
on how to apply your skills and conduct a job search outside of academia. Register
</span></span><a href="https://capd.mit.edu/events/2022/02/25/non-academic-career-panel-for-phds-and-postdocs/?lor=10&utm_source=mass_mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1017888&utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails"><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%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Submit an abstract for the 2022 MIT Microbiome Symposium<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The MIT Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics and
the MIT Microbiome Club are proud to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">invite you to participate in our annual MIT Microbiome Symposium </span></strong>to be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 from 10 am-5 pm at the MIT Media Lab (E15). Abstract
submission is officially open!<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The symposium will feature talks from established and young investigators,
poster sessions, industry representatives, and a networking social to close the symposium. For more details, please check out our </span></span><a href="http://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">website</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">.
This year we are proud to host </span></span><a href="https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/gretchen-diehl" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dr.
Gretchen Diehl</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"> (Memorial Sloan Kettering) and </span></span><a href="https://www.johnsonlab.nutrition.cornell.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dr.
Elizabeth Johnson</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"> (Cornell University) as our two keynote
speakers.<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: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"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To participate in the event:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]></span><a href="https://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/abstract-submissions/" target="_blank" title="https://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/abstract-submissions/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submit
an abstract!</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"> Abstracts can be considered for either a flash
talk or poster. Posters will also participate in our annual poster competition. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deadline for submission: March 11th, 2022.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Registration (free!) will open in March. Details on registering can be found </span></span><a href="https://microbiome2022.wordpress.com/registration/" target="_blank"><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"> on
March 1st.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please tell others about this event! Feel free to circulate this email to others who might be interested.<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please contact </span></span><a href="mailto:cmit.microbiome@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">cmit.microbiome@gmail.com</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"> with
any questions or inquiries.<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:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Your participation in this symposium is <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">free</span></strong>.
Our goal is to showcase the diverse opportunities available in the field of microbiome science, and we hope that you can join us!<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="6" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:-13.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sign up for the Spring 2022 workshop series for the Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership<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">Workshop 1 – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday,
February 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Room 32-144<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">World-Class R&D for Geographically Distributed Markets</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">By Reza Rahaman, Bernard M. Gordon Industry Co-Director and senior lecturer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><a name="_Hlk83632913"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This workshop gives a high-level view of where R&D fits,
strategically and organizationally within the enterprise. It takes a look at some of the issues in operating across cultures and highlights how cultural differences may lead to product development solutions that optimize for different value equations. This
is brought to life by a group exercise that looks at developing a simple cleaning product across two geographies.</span></a></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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Register here for this workshop now </span></b></span><a href="https://forms.gle/6bkfcbycytr5CG1c7" title="https://forms.gle/6bkfcbycytr5CG1c7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">https://forms.gle/6bkfcbycytr5CG1c7</span></b></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%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Workshop 2 </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">–
Wednesday, March 2 from 5-7pm, Room 32-144<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">Leading at the intersection of management and engineering</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">By Joan Rubin, Executive Director, MIT Systems Design Management <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Engineers and technologists build their credibility and reputation within organizations as problem solvers, but many struggle
to translate that subject matter expertise into leadership roles across the enterprise. This workshop will examine skills that need to be honed to understand the business trade-offs in technical decisions and successful communication strategies to build “respect”
in leading at the intersection of engineering and management. Students will participate in a case-type study evaluating R&D investment in a medical device organization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%">
<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">Workshop 3 – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wednesday
March 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Room 32-144<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">Focus of the workshop will be on decision making processes in engineering projects</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">By Bryan Moser, Senior Lecturer, Systems Design Management<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"> </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"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Workshop 4 – </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday
April 14, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Room 32-144<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">Project Management Methodologies Part I </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">By Jin Wu, Lecturer, Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership<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">In this two-part series of workshops, we will look at an overview of different
project management practices that are used in the industry. This includes Waterfall, Agile (overall), Scrum, LEAN, Six Sigma, and Spiral. This is a good crash course for students that have little or no exposure to project management methodologies. It can also
be a good overview for students that are already familiar with one or more methodologies and are curious about the other methodologies.<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">Workshop 1 will focus on Waterfall vs. Agile (overall), and Scrum. Sessions are
independent and you do not need to attend both. <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"><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">Workshop 5 - </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday
April 21, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Room 32-144<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">Project Management Methodologies Part II</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">By Jin Wu, Lecturer, Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership <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">In this two-part series of workshops, we will look at an overview of different
project management practices that are used in the industry. This includes Waterfall, Agile (overall), Scrum, LEAN, Six Sigma, and Spiral. This is a good crash course for students that have little or no exposure to project management methodologies. It can also
be a good overview for students that are already familiar with one or more methodologies and are curious about the other methodologies.<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">Workshop 2 will focus on LEAN, Six Sigma, and Spiral. Sessions are independent
and you do not need to attend both. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<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">Workshop 6 - </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday
May 5, 2022, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Room 32-144 and/or zoom<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">Taking charge of new roles after graduation</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">By David Niño and recent graduates of our program, including Funmilola Asa, Dhanush
Durai Mariappan, Alison Olechowski, and Jeg Sithamparathas<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">Are you prepared to hit-the-ground running after graduation? Learning how to “take
charge” of new roles is an important leadership capability and this final workshop will help you build this skill. It is intended for graduating students but all are welcome. We will be joined by four alumni of our program who will share experiences transitioning
to their roles and also address your questions. These include:<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">Funmilola Asa, Leading Performance/Digital Advisor, Chevron<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Dhanush Durai Mariappan, Senior Engineer at GE Research<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alison Olechowski, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dean’s Spark Professor, University of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jeg Sithamparathas, Lead Product Manager, Workspace Search, Google<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"><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">Job Opportunity in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School<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">The </span></span><a href="https://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/" title="https://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department
of Biomedical Informatics</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"> at Harvard Medical School is hiring
a </span></span><a href="https://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/careers/faculty/lecturer-biomedical-informatics" title="https://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/careers/faculty/lecturer-biomedical-informatics"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lecturer
in Biomedical Informatics</span></b></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 support the educational mission
of its Master of Biomedical Informatics program.<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">The responsibilities of the Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics include teaching, leading the MBI capstone experience, curriculum
development, and participation in student affairs activities such as mentoring and career advising. If interested, the successful candidate is welcome to develop their own research projects or participate in ongoing research in the Department of Biomedical
Informatics.<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">The Lecturer will be part of a diverse team of biomedical informatics faculty, researchers, and administrators and will work
closely with a dedicated education team. They will report to the Program Director of the Master of Biomedical Informatics and will be appointed as Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. The initial appointment will be for one year and can be extended. The salary
range for this position will be at the level of a starting Assistant Professor. <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">Basic Qualifications</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>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doctoral degree in a relevant field, such as biomedical informatics, bioinformatics, medical informatics, computational biology, computer
science, data science, or (bio)statistics<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Aptitude teaching introductory classes<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Experience and/or strong interest in the application of quantitative methods to biological sciences<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
<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">Additional Qualifications</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>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ability to effectively track details regarding day-to-day and longer-term initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Strong comfort with technology and the ability to self-teach programs and processes that are not part of the current skill set. Familiarity
with some of the following programs and processes would be helpful: online learning platforms (Canvas, Panopto), website editing (Drupal, HTML)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ability to demonstrate leadership, program management, and strong communication skills (both written and verbal)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team in cooperation with a diverse constituency, from administrative staff to students and
faculty<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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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">How to Apply<o:p></o:p></span></b></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">Candidates should submit an expression of interest, their CV, a detailed teaching statement, a diversity statement, a brief
research statement (optional), and contact information of three references to Dr. Lilen Uchima, DBMI Associate Director of Education at </span></span><a href="mailto:Lilen_Uchima@hms.harvard.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lilen_Uchima@hms.harvard.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"> with
[LECTURER] in the subject.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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">Job Opportunities at Generally Intelligent<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span class="xxsh-color"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kanjun Qui, a former MIT student, runs an AI research
company called </span></span></span><a href="https://generallyintelligent.ai/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Generally Intelligent</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span class="xxsh-color"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
and they have opportunities for graduate students and postdocs! Generally Intelligent is
</span></span></span><a href="https://generallyintelligent.ai/#careers"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">hiring</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">
a small number of<span class="xxsh-color"> </span>in-person ML Research Engineers and remote Systems Engineers. Previous ML experience is not required, but strong software engineering skills are. Generally Intelligent is a research startup investigating the
fundamentals of deep learning to build human-like general intelligence. They take a scientific, first-principles approach with inspiration from psychology and neuroscience, evolving simple self-supervised architectures to tackle human developmental milestones
of increasing complexity. They have significant funding to freely pursue our research goals over the next decade. If you’re a strong software engineer fascinated by this subject, please email Kanjun Qui a<span class="xxsh-color">t </span></span></span><a href="mailto:kanjun@generallyintelligent.ai" target="_blank" title="mailto:kanjun@generallyintelligent.ai"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">kanjun@generallyintelligent.ai</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk56418093"><span class="xxsh-color"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></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>
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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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