Clare Boothe Luce Scholar and Bioengineering senior Joy Chen, with her mentor, cancer researcher Dr. Erik Nelson. (Image courtesy of Joy Chen.) Full article
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Undergraduate Women Conduct STEM Research Courtesy of Engineering’s Clare Boothe Luce Program
September 10, 2020
Mechanical Science and Engineering senior Haley Tholen in Amy Wagoner Johnson's Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics Lab. (Image courtesy of Haley Tholen.) Eight undergraduate women who are committed to research and who dream of attending graduate school and possibly even pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) research are discovering what it might be like courtesy of the Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Research Scholars Program. Housed in Grainger Engineering’s Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research (ISUR) Program, CBL provides scholarships that allow these women to experience cutting-edge research in chemistry, physics, mathematics, or engineering while being mentored by some of Illinois’ premier researchers.
WIE Orientation: Across Many Years, Ameliorations, It’s Still the Best Ticket in Town for Fostering Connections Among Engineering Women
“But at the end of those orientation days, they feel very comfortable on campus, too—that they belong together...They have this moment where they're meeting each other, and that's their network." – Dean Sue Larson
August 31, 2020
Dean Sue Larson gives her video lecture on how to weave a heart, a hands-on activity designed to introduce freshmen to lectures, discussion groups, teamwork, etc.Connections. This was the message 308 incoming female Engineering Freshmen received during the 18th WIE (Women in Engineering) Orientation, the fall 2020 semester kickoff designed to connect incoming freshmen with resources and foster relationships. The idea behind the August 19th and 20th event was to arm freshmen with the wisdom of upperclassmen, who had been in their shoes just a few short years ago; introduce them to both advisors and faculty in their departments to whom they could go for advice; and to foster relationship building among fellow freshmen in their departments and even in their courses.
