For Women’s History Month in March 2020, UMMNH embarked on a collaboration with the Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program (WISE-RP) to highlight women's contributions to scientific fields, past, present, and future. 

Three WISE-RP students planned, proposed, and crafted presentations for UMMNH’s Women in Science Day to share what being a woman in STEM means to them. When the event was cancelled due to the global pandemic, these students reimagined their presentations in a digital medium to share on the Museum@Home webpage. 

They tackle issues like representation in computer science and coding, imposter syndrome, and stereotypes of women scientists in the media. Their projects qualify them for the Lillian Prize Scholarship, a donor-funded scholarship awarded to current members of the WISE-RP. 

Check out their projects below.

 

Women in Science: Imposter Syndrome

Audience: All
Grades: 8-12 and Adults

What exactly is Imposter Syndrome? And what are the impacts of imposter syndrome on the people who experience it and the industries in which they work? Data Science student Katherine Nicholson tackles this tough topic in her Women in Science Day infographic.

-Katherine Nicholson is a rising senior studying Data Science at the U-M College of Engineering. She is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program. Katherine conducts research on election polls through the Institute for Social Research.

More Than Numbers: Data Science and its Applications in the Real World

Audience: All
Grades: 8-12 and Adults
Duration: 3-8 minutes

Did you know that 90% of the world’s data has been generated in the last 2 years? That’s a lot of data! But what is it all used for? Join U-M Data Science student Katherine Nicholson for an exploration of the many applications of data science, including her own research! 

-Katherine Nicholson is a rising senior studying Data Science at the U-M College of Engineering. She is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program. Katherine conducts research on election polls through the Institute for Social Research.

Women in STEM in the Media

Audience: All
Grades: 8-12 and Adults
Duration: 4-7 minutes

Do you have a favorite science film or show? Were any of the scientists women? Research shows that film and media have a big influence on women’s career choices, especially at a young age. In her comic, student Andra Campbell shows how women in STEM have been represented in film and television throughout history, as well as how film and media can share more accurate and diverse representations of women in STEM in the future.

- Andra Campbell is a rising Junior studying Biochemistry and a member of the Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program. She does research in the Traynor Lab in the Department of Pharmacology studying addiction treatment. Fun Fact: Andra first became interested in science in middle school after seeing Abby Sciuto, a fictional forensic scientist, on the NCIS television series.

Color Outside the Lines: Women in STEM Coloring Book

Audience: Anyone who likes to color
Grades: Pre-K-12 and adults

Color your own version of illustrations of five historical women in STEM with this print-at-home coloring book produced by the U.S. Department of Energy for Women's History Month 2017.

An Introduction to Computer Science

Ages: All
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Duration: 5 minutes

You probably use a computer every day, but how do all of your apps and programs work? When you search a website, how does the computer know where to take you? Join U-M Computer Science student Allison Kench as she answers these questions and more! Learn about Allison's journey as a woman in STEM and discover how coding is really all about helping people.

- Allison Kench is a rising senior in Computer Science at the U-M College of Engineering. She is a member of the Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program and was an intern in the Microsoft Explore Program in 2019

 

 

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