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March 19, 2011
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Riverdale (Bronx), New York
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AAUW-EYO 2011
We will soon begin preparations for EYO 2011.
EYO 2010 was held successfully on March 20 at our new location at the
College of Mount Saint Vincent
in Riverdale (Bronx), New York. Look here to find out information
about the workshops that were held or to look at the
conference brochure.
Cry Me
A River of DNA - Extracting DNA from onions.
donate
There are many ways to help sponsor this
conference. You can make a cash donation
by check, or make an in-kind
donation.
If you are interested in making a cash donation, the donation form is provided.
For in-kind donations, please contact us.
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Planning Meeting Schedule:
Conference organizers will usually meet on the second Saturday of each month.
All meetings are from 9-11 am at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, unless otherwise noted.
Here is the tentative meeting schedule for EYO 2011:
- Sep 11: Planning (Wilma Gitchel's home)
- Oct 16: Planning (Mastronardi)
- Nov 13: Planning (Mastronardi)
- Dec 11: Planning (Mastronardi)
- Jan 8: Planning (Mastronardi)
- Feb 12: Planning (Mastronardi)
- Mar 3 (6-8 pm): Orientation (Cafeteria)
- Mar 5 (10-noon): Orientation (Cafeteria)
- Mar 11 (2-6 pm): Stuffing Day I (near Cafeteria)
- Mar 17 (2-6 pm): Stuffing Day II (near Cafeteria)
- Mar 19: Conference!
- Apr 9: Wrap-Up (Mastronardi)
- Apr 30 (11-2): Scientists' Brunch
For information about exact locations contact Lorrin Johnson at eddlorrin@yahoo.com
or 718-655-5204.
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Science in the News
College of Mount Saint Vincent Receives Highest Marks on Latino Success in STEM
1/11/2010 - In a recently released report funded by the National Science Foundation, the
College of Mount Saint Vincent received the report’s highest equity rating in terms of science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) degrees awarded to Latino students compared to the proportion of Latino students
enrolled in STEM fields. The report aims to identify colleges and universities that can be used
as examples for best practices in increasing Latino achievement in STEM education so that other institutions
may look to them as benchmarks for success. (full article)
AAUW-EYO Recognizes and Acknowledges
the Women who Won Nobel Prizes in the Sciences in 2009
Elinor Ostrom: Won 1/2 the Nobel Prize in economics, the first woman to ever do so.
Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider: Each of these women scientists received 1/3
of the Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
Ada Yonath: Won 1/3 the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her work on how different antibiotics bind to ribosomes.
What an incentive for those seventh grade girls attending this year's conference!
National Computer Science Education Week Declared by Congress
The congress passed a
resolution
declaring the week of December 7, 2009 as the National Computer Science Education Week.
The bill highlights the importance of computer science and information technology to the US
economy, and to its transformative role in society. It also notes the challenges faced by
this field, especially in attracting women and minorities. The week of December 7 honors
the birthday of Grace Murray Hopper, one of the first women in this field, who laid the
foundation for many advancements.
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