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Sibel Pamukcu, co-Director and Co-PI of Lehigh ADVANCE attended the iWIN conference in Chicago last month. While participating as a speaker, Dr. Pamukcu was able to describe the ADVANCE grant and learn about other efforts to increase participation of women in STEM which she brought back to the Leadership Team.

The Faculty Recruitment Workshop led by Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble on September 28, 2012 was attended by about 40 faculty plus staff and administrators. The low-blame, high accountability program stretched participants by bearing witness via video to a based-on-real-life, but hypothetical search committee meeting and then exploring the actions and motives of the different members. The focus was on realizing we all have unconscious biases which serve as cognitive shortcuts when we are faced with...

The BIOS Department graduate program was awarded a GAANN award (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) from the Department of Education. GAANN exists for the purpose of increasing the population of underrepresented groups of strong academic standing in professional fields. Our award will support at least 6 students during the 3-year period of the grant. More information about the program is available at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/index.html. Contact Kathy Iovine, mki3@lehigh.edu, for more details about the LU...

From Lehigh News: Biophysicists model the behavior of a protein critical to cell motion.

The National Science Foundation has updated the data on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (July 2012). This report provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. A formal report, now in the form of a digest, is issued every two years. Check out the interactive digest or download graphs and tables. The Lehigh ADVANCE office can assist with...

"Women PhD candidates had one experience that men never have. They were told that they would encounter problems along the way simply because they are women." A recent study of Chemistry PhDs in the UK reveals insights that echo patterns in the United States and support the need for educating faculty and university leadership about gendered biases and barriers towards and within the professoriate.

On April 26, thirty-nine research projects were presented by undergraduate students at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Appreciation Dinner. On May 1, in Stabler Arena, Lehigh Faculty and Staff celebrated the year's achievements at the annual Appreciation Dinner.

Dr. McSwain joins the buzz of the international physics community at the news that scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, or CERN have proven (with 99.99994% certainty) that the Higgs boson particle exists. In an interview with reporters from local TV69 news, McSwain said, "It's about the quest of understanding our universe. It is a puzzle out there waiting to be solved." The finding of this elusive particle is a huge...

On April 26, thirty-nine research projects were presented by undergraduate students at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, supported by a Core Competencies Grant from the provost’s office and sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma, the chemistry fraternity. The scholarship represented is astounding and represents CAS, CBE, and RCEAS. ADVANCE noticed that thirty-three posters were authored by individual students (17 by women), six were authored by teams (3 all women, 2 included women). Many of the students...