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ESWN Leadership Board Meeting at Brown University
Brown University hosted our ESWN Leadership Board Meeting in May. ESWN contributed to the Young Scholars Conference, which was a professional development workshop designed for senior graduate students and postdocs who are interested in an academic career in the …
Read MoreESWN Aims to Raise $20,000 by May 1
ESWN hopes to jumpstart fundraising for their endowment campaign fund with short-term goals
ESWN is well on the way to reaching their May 1 donation goals! Over $3,400 has already been raised with contributions from more than 40 members. This …
AGU From the Prow: Sexual Harassment and the Scientific Community
22 January 2016
Posted by Joan Buhrman
By Margaret Leinen, President, American Geophysical Union, Eric Davidson, President-elect, American Geophysical Union, and Carol Finn, Past President, American Geophysical Union
UPDATE, 29 January 2016: On Thursday, 28 January, an opinion piece titled, …
Read MoreSteps to Building a No-Tolerance Culture for Sexual Harassment
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The American Geophysical Union can lead the way in building an environment where sexual and other types of harassment have no place.
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Read MoreTaking Ownership of Your Mentoring
The Mentoring Continuum: From Graduate School Through Tenure, recently published, contains contributions from a variety of sources including a chapter: Taking Ownership of Your Mentoring: Lessons learned from participating in the Earth Science Women’s Network written by Mirjam Glessmer, …
ESWN Launches Endowment Campaign
The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is pleased to announce a major grant from the Madison Community Foundation (MCF) in Madison, Wisconsin. The $50,000 grant from MCF will provide “match” to incentivize donors to invest in the future of ESWN …
ESWN Member Greeting Cards
Congratulations to the winners of the first ever ESWN photo competition! In October, we announced our first ever competition, and amazing 40 photos were submitted and voted on by our members. The fantastic winning photos are featured below.
ESWN has …
Read MoreAGU Town Hall Meeting on Harassment
ESWN is co-sponsoring a town hall meeting on harassment at the 2015 Fall AGU Meeting.
Forward Focused Ethics – What is the Role of Scientific Societies in Responding to Harassment and Other Workplace Climate Issues?
Wednesday, 16 December, 12:30 p.m. …
Read MoreESWN Workshops at AGU 2015
The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is hosting two professional development workshops at the AGU Fall Meeting in 2015: Navigating the NSF System and Opportunities Beyond Academia. ESWN has been leading professional networking activities at the Fall Meeting of …
Read MoreESWN Events at AGU Fall Meeting 2015
If you are going to AGU, check out the line-up of ESWN’s many exciting events! We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco. ESWN is hosting or co-sponsoring many exciting events, offering our members and colleagues the opportunity to …
Read More“Down to Earth: informal networking for female geoscientists”
ESWN was featured in an article published in Research Professional about the value of informal networking. The article celebrates ESWN’s discussions about professional and personal matters, and the involvement of people around the world at various stages of their careers.…
Meredith Hastings Receives AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award
Meredith Hastings, an ESWN Leadership Board Member, has received a 2014 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This award recognizes the research contributions of exceptional mid-career scientists in the fields of atmospheric and climate sciences. Meredith …
ESWN Volunteer Opportunities
ESWN has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available. Please email us if you are interested in getting involved in any of these opportunities:
– Discussion leader for online forums: respond to posts to make sure that questions …
Read MoreAGU blog celebrates Women’s History Month and ESWN
ESWN member Laura Guertin, a blogger for AGU, recently featured ESWN in her post celebrating Women’s History Month.
“For the month of March, in honor of Women’s History Month, I am dedicating my weekly blog posts to the outstanding …
Read MoreColorado Front Range mentors needed
Colorado Front Range mentors needed for college-level women interested in higher education and careers in the geosciences
In the United States, men outnumber women in many science and engineering fields by nearly 3 to 1. In fields like physics or …
Read MoreESWN Events at AGU 2014
If you are going to AGU, check out ESWN’s professional development workshops: Navigating the NSF System, Getting on the Tenure Track and Succeeding, and Opportunities Beyond Academia. ESWN is also involved in the workshop, Improving Your Success for AGU Honors: …
University of Wisconsin-Madison Hosts ESWN Leadership Board
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting the ESWN Leadership Board this week! Come join us for many amazing events! If you can’t make it in person, you can still watch the webcast of the Weston Roundtable discussion. We look forward …
ESWN: The Non-Profit
Press Coverage:
Press Release from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Press Release from Brown University
New Non-Profit Launches to Promote Women in Science
Press Contacts:
Prof. Tracey Holloway, [email protected] Cell 608.443.6678
Prof. Meredith Hastings, [email protected] Cell 206.778.9656
PRESS RELEASE – …
Read MoreESWN Member Tami Bond Named a MacArthur Fellow
Long-time ESWN Member Tami Bond has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. MacArthur fellows are “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction”(MacArthur Foundation).
Tami is an environmental engineer …
Read MoreESWN Board Members Support Undergraduate Women in STEM
Click here for CSU Press Release
In the United States, men outnumber women in many science and engineering fields by nearly 3 to 1. In fields like physics or the geosciences, the gender gap can be even wider. The Earth …
Read More2014 AGU Union Award Winners
Four female scientists were recently honored by the American Geophysical Union. Congratulations!
Jessica Tierney is a 2014 James B. Macelwane Medal Winner. This medal is conferred to outstanding early career scientists in recognition of significant contributions to the …
Nature interview with Tracey Holloway
…ESWN 2013 Newsletter
Check out the 2013 ESWN Newsletter!…
Read MoreWelcome Back: new look
We have relaunched eswnonline.org to be easier to use, for members and future maintenance. Members can now view most recent activity all in one place with the “What’s New” button in the menu. And the menus themselves have been re-designed …
Read MorePast Newsletters
View all our past newsletters to catch up on ESWN member updates, popular threads, and events and publications.