University of Washington Integrated Sciences Program

10/26/2017

You're invited to join us at our next Student Green Dot training!
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Become a leader in preventing interpersonal violence on campus by learning tips and strategies around being an active bystander! We will examine the dynamics of relationship violence and explore creative solutions for interrupting it. This training is free and open to all students (Undergraduate & Graduate).

08/02/2017

06/08/2017

Don't forget that the Integrated Sciences Graduation/End of Year Party is today (Thurs., 06/08) from 5:00-6:30PM in the Quaternary Resource Center Library, Johnson Hall, room 377A. This event is open to current and former Integrated Sciences students (and their guests), faculty, staff, and friends of the Integrated Sciences Program.

Cake and light refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

05/25/2017

Please mark your calendars for the Integrated Sciences Graduation/End of Year Party, which will be held from 5:00-6:30PM on Thurs., 06/08 in the Quaternary Resource Center Library, Johnson Hall, room 377A. This event is open to current and former Integrated Sciences students (and their guests), faculty, staff, and friends of the Integrated Sciences Program.

Cake and light refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

05/19/2017

Have some openings in your schedule today? Be sure to stop by the Undergraduate Research Symposium!

2 INTSCI undergrads will be presenting their research at the Symposium. You can look them up here to see where and when they will be presenting: https://www.washington.edu/undergradresearch/symposium/

Congratulations to all of our presenters!

03/06/2017

“There are no boundaries, no walls, between the doing of science and the communicating of it,” writes Montgomery, a lecturer in the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies. “Communicating is the doing of science. Publication and public speaking are how scientific work gains a presence, a shared reality in the world.”

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01/25/2017

"The pernicious myth that you need to be a straight-A student to deserve your spot encourages everyone to hide what they see as their failures."

The pernicious myth that you need to be a straight-A student to deserve your spot encourages everyone to hide what they see as their failures.

12/02/2016

"The inability to balance life as a scientist with life as a parent is more than a personal issue or a women’s issue. It is a structural failure resulting from the expectation that the 'ideal' scientist will prioritize complete and utter devotion to career above all else." - Elaine Howard Ecklund, Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University and one of the authors of Failing Families, Failing Science: Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science

New book about balancing work and home life as an academic scientist warns that failure to address the challenge will cost institutions and science as a whole.

11/21/2016

11/05/2016

UW College of Education Professor Megan Bang was recently interviewed about STEM, native communities, and cultural identity. Some interesting snippets:

"Many Tribal communities have been on the front lines of understanding how ecosystems work . . . . Tribal communities thought about salmon restoration way before the state did. Tribal communities, and tribal ways of knowing, have recognized the necessary relationship between people and places for forever. It’s fundamental to knowing."

"We’ve actually done some research where if you ask native kids whose parents are practicing scientists, 'Who’s a scientist?' they’ll say white guys in lab coats. There’s a public image and public narrative about what science is and who scientists are that is really problematic and not representative of the field."

What happens when what you’re taught in school contradicts what you were taught by your family and community? The result can be a struggle to find the balance between preserving cultural identity and being successful in the world. It’s a … Continue reading →

10/18/2016

"A new University of Washington study is among the first to address that question by comparing gender disparities across STEM fields. Published Oct. 12 in the journal Psychological Bulletin, the paper identifies three main factors driving the disparity — and the most powerful one, the researchers conclude, is a 'masculine culture' that makes many women feel like they don’t belong.

The paper identifies three main aspects of that masculine culture: stereotypes of the fields that are incompatible with how many women perceive themselves, negative stereotypes about women’s abilities and a dearth of role models.

Early learning opportunities in STEM, UW associate professor of psychology Sapna Cheryan said, will only attract girls if they convey that girls belong in those fields as much as boys do."

Women’s relative lack of participation in science, technology, engineering and math is well documented, but why women are more represented in some STEM areas than others is less clear.

10/11/2016

Autumn Quarter UW Green Dot Training

The aim of UW Green Dot is to prevent and reduce power-based violence at UW by engaging students, faculty, and staff as active bystanders who step in, speak up, and interrupt potential acts of violence. The Green Dot movement is about gaining a critical mass of the UW community, who are willing to do their small part to actively and visibly reduce power-based personal violence at UW. The program is based out of the UW office of Health and Wellness, SafeCampus, and other campus departments. Learn more about UW GreenDot at http://depts.washington.edu/livewell/green-dot/
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Student Bystander Training - This full-day training enhances students’ skills in being an active bystander and campus leader in preventing interpersonal violence on campus. We will examine dynamics of violence, barriers to intervening, and explore creative solutions for interrupting violence. Participants will gain confidence in their skills and enhance their understanding of solutions to intervene in situations in ways that feel safe and comfortable. Food, t-shirt and certificate provided upon completion.

Saturday Nov. 5th 10:00am- 4:00pm, Maple 218

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