WIE strives to empower women in engineering, through current news and trends, to become active participants of change within the field. The links below are intended to be a resource of knowledge to help Viterbi women navigate their careers as students and as professionals. Information includes, but is not limited to, female faculty accomplishments, world news as it impacts women in STEM, and the importance of outreach.
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January 31, 2011 |
USC Viterbi Professor Receives Presidential Mentoring Award USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Maja J. Matarić was among the scholars who received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring at a White House ceremony January 27th. |
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January 11, 2011 |
Eight USC Professors Named AAAS Fellows Eight USC professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of distinguished accomplishments in advancing science and serving society. |
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January 4, 2011 |
Sparked by St. Mary's physics class, former Memphian is blazing new trails in science Viterbi Professor Andrea Armani got to meet President Barack Obama last month when she visited the White House as one of 85 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. |
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November 26, 2010 |
Reducing the Impact of Negative Stereotypes on the Careers of Minority and Women Scientists "Social science research powerfully demonstrates how stereotypes, even those that people are not consciously aware of, can influence the careers of women and minorities. For example, people rate the quality of a scientific paper differently depending on whether they think a man or a woman wrote it. Stereotypes also reduce the self-esteem, motivation, and intellectual performance of women and minorities through a process called stereotype threat." |
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November 16, 2010 CNET News |
Survey of women, men in IT shows differing views "Do men and women who work in IT see their jobs and career opportunities differently? A new survey from IT staffing firm Technisource finds some disparities but also areas of agreement.…the "Technisource Women & Men in Information Technology Survey" discovered differences in viewpoints among men and women in IT in such areas as compensation and career challenges..." |
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November 5, 2010 |
Two Young Viterbi Professors Awarded Top U.S. Junior Faculty Honor in Science and Engineering Michelle L. Povinelli and Andrea M. Armani have won the U.S. government’s highest honor for Armani&Povinelliscientists and engineers beginning their independent careers, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). |
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October 11, 2010 |
Large study shows females are equal to males in math skills "The mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current online edition of journal Psychological Bulletin." |
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September 24, 2010 |
Six Ways to Keep Women in Science “First the good news: More women are getting Ph.D.s than men, capping a decades-long march toward parity. And it's not just in the humanities and social sciences. They also outnumber their male colleagues in the biological and health sciences. But the bad news is that they're less likely to enter and remain in scientific careers. Beyond the doctoral level, the ratio of women to men starts to dip below one. |
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September 13, 2010 The Huffington Post
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"We pride ourselves on being a nation of diversity. But when it comes to diversifying our workforce in high-tech fields of tomorrow, well, let's just say we still have a lot of work to do. Consequently, as we attempt to motivate more young students into the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), it is paramount that we also increase our efforts to include more women and underrepresented minorities in these fields." |
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September 8, 2010 |
“The results are in, and girls in the United States aren't any more interested in STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) careers than they were 10 or 20 years ago." |
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August 26, 2010 |
"Women’s Equality Day was proclaimed by President Barack Obama to be August 26, 2010. Note: “Women hold only 27 percent of jobs in science and engineering, which are critical to our economic growth in a 21st-century economy". |
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August 11, 2010 |
Professor Offers Ten Strategies For Women Students In STEM Fields "There is growing concern at American colleges about why so few women study science, technology, engineering, or math (the so-called "STEM" fields). Though women constitute more than half of undergraduates, according to a study of college students in 2009, 138,000 bachelor's degrees in STEM fields went to men, while only 88,000 went to women." |
