Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science. Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you, and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science. Stay safe and sound, Karla Shepard Rubinger
She Persisted in Science: An Exclusive Interview with Chelsea Clinton.
The Rosalind Franklin Society (RFS) and Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) had the pleasure of co-hosting an interview with Chelsea Clinton—a champion of women who persist and pursue their passions. Her mission currently takes the form of a new children’s book series. The most recent in the series, She Persisted in Science, features 13 women scientists. Read more. Dr. Mona Fouad receives 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. Dr. Mona Fouad received the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare award for her leadership in health disparities research, and for her career-long commitment to equity in healthcare. Fouad’s work has been foundational in the development of rigorous research and interventions to make healthcare more accessible and equitable to historically underserved populations in the United States. Read more. Women more likely to win awards that are not named after men. Submit your nomination for the Awards at Biotech Week Boston. Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. Winners of 2022 Kavli Prize announced June 3, 2022. ‘Tackling the Challenges of Our Time Requires All of Us to Be at the Table’ As the world faces challenges such as preparing for future pandemics and the worsening impacts of climate change — our present moment is defined by the urgent need to improve equity, according to Alondra Nelson, acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. “Those grand challenges, those wicked problems from climate crisis to societal inequities, from health disparities to environmental injustice, and more, those answers are not necessarily one size fits all,” said Nelson, the keynote speaker at a recent National Academies event. Read more. A $25,000 Award for Women in Science Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change. L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science international awards 2022. Nominations for the George Washington Carver Award & Rosalind Franklin Award are Now Open. The Unwritten Laws of Physics for Black Women.
Black women in physics face a lot of exhausting challenges, no matter how talented and brilliant they are. “The problem is not with us. It’s systemic, and it can only begin to change once there are more of us—taking up space, sharing our views, being ourselves,” writes Katrina Miller. Read more. Photo by Akilah Townsend. Left to right: Andrea Bryant, LaNijah Flagg, Katrina Miller, and Ayanna Matthews connected as a group when Flagg arrived in Chicago. Marianna Limas, Social Media Manager |