The past year has been a time of exciting reflection and change for WISELI, a research center supporting faculty diversity and inclusion, housed in the College of Engineering. New personnel, a new name, and plans …
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A champion for women physician-scientists, Dr. Molly Carnes retires
WISELI’s founding co-Director, the incomparable Dr. Molly Carnes, has announced her retirement.
WISELI mourns diversity champions
Sadly, in the past month, WISELI has lost two of the original members of our Leadership Team. Dr. Lillian Tong died on January 16th, 2022. While at UW-Madison, Lil worked with the Center for Biology …
NIH recognizes WISELI with award for “Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity”
WISELI is one of ten institutions receiving the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences. The prize recognizes institutions that have acted to effect systemic change in gender diversity and …
Improving Department Climate Through Bias Literacy: One College’s Experience
Sheridan, Jennifer; Eve Fine; Manuela Romero; Carmen Juniper Neimeko; Molly Carnes; Christine Bell; You-Geon Lee; and Casey Stockstill. 2021. Improving Department Climate Through Bias Literacy: One College’s Experience.” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science …
Molly Carnes Breaks Through Biases
As the [Center for Women’s Health Research] director, she developed a strong network of women across campus who, like her, were investigating gender bias in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). When the National Science …
With Recent Hires, Women in ECE Reach a New Milestone
The increase in women faculty is no accident; it’s the result of a commitment to diversity in the department. “When I was hired in 1998, I was one of two women in ECE,” says Philip …
The Changing Face of Science
Women are gaining ground in STEM fields at UW-Madison, and pulling up those behind them.
Going Beyond Diversity and Inclusivity in STEM: When Inclusion is Not Enough
Finding Yourself in STEM (FYIS), an initiative launched in the spring 2018, semester through the UW Madison Libraries and BioCommons, was aimed to give underrepresented students in STEM a chance to meet, discuss difference and …
Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman takes Scientific Collaboration to a New Level
A passionate advocate for women and minorities in the sciences, Handelsman co-founded UW’s Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) and founded the Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching, which aims to increase diversity in …