Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events
Past Events
GIRLS ON THE RUN SPRING 5K (Apr 2017)
This was a great opportunity to do a variety of volunteering with a great organization. GWIS members participated as running buddies, support volunteers, and ran a DNA bracelet activity. |
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER LUNCHEON WITH DR. ROSIE ALEGADO (Dec 2016)
Dr. Alegado (C-MORE) led a great discussion about how to recruit and empower members of underrepresented groups into research and STEM fields. As Native Hawaiian faculty, Dr. Alegado had specific suggestions for members of the Hawai‘i science community. |
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ALOHA LUNCHEON SERIES: HOW TO BALANCE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES (OCTOBER 2016)
Hawai‘i Chapter members attended an informative and inspiring discussion with Dr. Jennifer Griswold-Smalls to learn about how to balance professional and personal lives. Many thanks to Dr. Griswold-Smalls for an interesting, positive, and fun lunchtime activity. |
FALL KICK-OFF SOCIAL (SEPTEMBER 2016) Our GWIS Hawaii Annual Social was a great way to learn more about our chapter, our plans for the year, and to participate in GWIS BINGO for a chance win some GWIS swag! |
EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS (2016) GWIS Hawai‘i members led 'Journey into the Deep' (Diva Amon), 'How the Past Can Inform our Future: Monitoring for Coral Reef Management' (Ariana Huffmyer and Beth Lenz), Bubbles, Boats, and Fireworks in Your Soap! (Kate Quiambao), and 'Do Plants and Animals Have Favorite Colors? (Angela Richards Donà and Rachael Wade). Olivia Nigro and Ariana Huffmeyer served as registration co-chairs. |
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER LUNCHEON WITH DR. RUTH GATES Hawai‘i Chapter members attended an informative and inspiring discussion with Dr. Ruth Gates, a coral researcher and the director of Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology. Ruth shared many of her personal experiences in an intimate and interesting lunchtime setting. We learned about the art of negotiation and how to navigate the challenges of beginning a career in science. Many thanks to Dr. Gates for an interesting, positive, and fun lunchtime activity. |
SOEST OPEN HOUSE (OCT 2015) In October 2015, several GWIS officers and members put together a fun and informative science activity for thousands of kids that attended the SOEST Open House. |
EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS (2015) During the 2015 Expanding Your Horizons event at UH Mānoa, five workshops were led by GWIS members. |
SCIENCE ALIVE (MARCH 2015) For this year's 'Science Alive' event at the Bishop Museum on March 15, 2015, GWIS members Angela Richards Donà, Beth Lenz, Rachel Dacks, Tayler Massey, Tori Sindorf and Megan Akiko Onuma ran a coral biofluorescence activity. |
MANOA EXPERIENCE (APRIL 2015) The Mānoa Experience held on April 11, 2015 gave members Jessika Santamaria and Deena Gary an opportunity to promote GWIS to potential UH Mānoa students and community members. |
TESTER'S SYMPOSIUM 2014 - DINNER WITH SYLVIA EARLE This year's Tester Symposium distinguished guest was Dr. Sylvia Earle, a world-renowned conservationist, former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Time Magazine's first "Hero For the Planet", a National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence, founder of Mission Blue, and an honorary GWIS member (awarded 2008). Grad students, including several GWIS members, attended hosted a dinner with Dr. Earle where she was presented a cake and a GWIS t-shirt. |
BE A SCIENTIST NIGHT (DECEMBER 2013) In December 2013, GWIS officers (and members) helped make the Institute for Human Services' Be A Scientist night a great success by providing interesting science activities for kids. Together with numerous faculty from University of Hawaii at Manoa we transformed our workspace into a fun, interactive science laboratory that kept young scientists engaged in learning about Hawaiian native and invasive algae. |