Welcome! This website seeks to serve as a resource for women in science fields and later to describe the status of women in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at Rutgers University. We will keep you
up to date about programs and initiatives for women in STEM fields at all levels,
from the undergraduate to the senior scientist. We hope you will find information
that will make your career paths easier, facilitate collaborations between
women and men about our common issues, and open dialogue across the natural
sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
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In September of 2008, Rutgers was awarded an NSF ADVANCE grant entitled: Rutgers University for Faculty Advancement and Institutional Re-imagination (RU FAIR), which is a institutional transformation program serving SEM women faculty. To find out more about ongoing RU FAIR programs, visit our new website!
Events
Dr. Temple Grandin
The Department of Animal Sciences invites you to a special lecture by Dr. Temple Grandin on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 11:00 AM to 12 noon, at the Round House, College Farm Road, G. H. Cook Campus. Dr. Temple Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. In North America, almost half of the cattle are handled in a center track restrainer system that she designed for meat plants. She has also developed an objective scoring system for assessing handling of cattle and pigs at meat plants. This scoring system is being used by many large corporations to improve animal welfare.
OASIS FALL 2009 Leadership Program
Come join an exciting group of New Jersey Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics on five Fridays, starting on September 25th (Oct. 9th and 23rd, Nov. 6th and Dec. 4th). The program includes all five sessions, which are from 10am to 3:30pm on Busch campus, and requires a committment to complete all workshops. The program will provide leadership training and personal development in four primary formats: workshop style training, networking, guest speakers, and co-mentoring. The OASIS program is sponsored by the Office for the Promotion of Women in SEM and Bio-1 Wired. Space is limited. The application deadline is September 11.
Announcements
Female high schoolers targeted for math, science degrees by NJ colleges
This article in the Thursday, August 20th, 2009 issue of the Star-Ledger newspaper features interviews with Rutgers' VP Joan W. Bennett and Assistant Dean with the Douglass Project, Regina Riccioni.
Important Information
The RU-FAIR Executive Summary is now available for download.
To read more about WiSEM-related events and programs, please visit our updated News & Announcements page and our RU FAIR News & Events page.