Good afternoon, everyone!
As entomologists we know that many of our survey and research activities capture numerous specimens in addition to the insects we are studying… sometimes at ghastly levels. There has been a recent surge of interest in the pro
Read more…Dear Women in Entomology Network:
I wanted to make sure members of this network are aware of two ongoing editor-in-chief searches here at ESA:
- Thomas Say Publications is seeking an editor-in-chief to replace current EIC Jim Woolley, who is steppi
Read more…Thanks to everyone who participated in the Women In Entomology Breakfast in Vancouver last week (was it only last week?)!
The official estimate of attendance is not in yet, but it was close to 300--another record year. The breakfast table topics focu
Read more…The opportunity to serve as editor-in-chief of one of the Entomological Society of America's flagship journals does not arise every day, but if you think you may be qualified, or know of someone who is, please apply for the newly announced opening fo
Read more…Hope everyone saw the invitation to the Women in Entomology Breakfast from 6:30 –7:45 AM on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at the Vancouver Convention Centre Ballroom Foyer. If not, please check your email on 15 October for the full text of the invitation.
We
Read more…Periodically I go looking for new podcasts because someone suggested one, and I get lost in discovering even more content. My newest discovery is an apparently limited (6 episodes all from 2018) series from Harvard Business Review (HBR) called Women
Read more…Sexual Harassment – Your Questions Answered
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 (2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EST)
You’ve heard of the “flip the classroom” concept of learning – we are implementing a “flip the webinar” approach.
Here’s your homework: AWIS has a number of
Read more…Both the Journal of Economic Entomology (JEE) and the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) are looking for new editors-in-chief (EIC) http://entsoc.org/call-editors-chief-two-esa-journals. These premier ESA journals that many of us read, publ
Read more…In a week, many of you will be traveling to or have arrived in Denver for ESA 2017. This year the Women in Entomology Breakfast is featured as a Sunrise Session on Monday 6 November from 6:30–7:45 AM in the Hyatt Regency Altitude II. It costs $23.13
Read more…The month of March is coming to a close (already!) without a peep on this network. How have you been celebrating this month? Have you nominated a deserving woman for an award http://www.entsoc.org/about/awards-honors?
Back in February, I was among t
Read more…Dear Women in Entomology Network members:
ESA President Susan Weller asked me to post the following message on her behalf. Thank you for your participation in this Network!
Best regards-
Lisa Junker
Director of Publications and Communications
ESA
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Read more…Hello all. I'm a new member looking for some advice. Despite my undergraduate degree being in psychology, as well as some graduate work in forensic psychology, I am interested in changing my career path to forensic science -- specifically, forensic e
Read more…Hello all,
I am a new member and wanted to see where people get funding. I work for a non-profit that just opened up an aquatic macroinvertebrate lab. If not from consulting work, where do others find funding?
Thanks,
Meg
Read more…One of the well-done video channels I subscribe to on YouTube is theBrainScoop, by Emily Graslie for the Field Museum of Natural History. One of her latest is about a subject that gets little attention because everyone is embarrassed to bring it up,
Read more…You may know that I have been a big fan of podcasts (since before they became cool), episodic radio-like programming that you can listen to when you want (I listen most often when doing house or yard work, when walking, and sometimes cooking). One of
Read more…I'd be the first to admit that I don't use LinkedIn effectively, in part because I am not job hunting and in part because the ways they characterize relationships never quite fits, so it makes it clunky to me. That said, I still get leads to articles
Read more…Don’t miss the
Women in Science Breaking the Bias Habit Workshop/ Reception
Tuesday, November 17, 2015: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM,
Minneapolis Convention Center, 102 A-F
Registration required*
Read more…This special workshop will address critical issues facing women sci
Earlier this summer we saw a heartening backlash on Twitter to comments by Nobel laureate, Tim Hunt, when he declared at an international conference that the "trouble with girls" in the laboratory is that "You fall in love with them, they fall in lov
Read more…We would like to extend an invitation for you to join us at the Women in Science Breakfast, Monday, November 16th from 6:15 AM ongoing through 8 AM. For the first time, the event will be held right in the Convention Center at the Seasons (2nd floor)
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am considering a potential career change to entomology, and I'm looking for advice/suggestion/anecdotes about working in the field. How is the job market? I already have a Master in Public Health degree, but it's not been as fulfilling
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