You are invited to participate this Wednesday, Feb. 23rd at 5:30, Ida Noyes East Lounge.

Following the recent comments of Harvard's President Summers, University of Chicago faculty confront the barriers accountable for the low success rates of women in the sciences.

Panelists include:
Richard Saller, Ph.D. – Professor, History; University Provost
Jose Quintans, M.D., Ph.D. – Professor, Pathology; Associate Dean and Master, BCSD
Robert Fefferman, Ph.D. – Professor, Mathematics; Dean, Physical Sciences Division
Jeff Harvey, Ph.D. – Professor and Former Chair, Physics
Ka Yee Lee, Ph.D. – Associate Professor; Undergraduate Advisor, Chemistry
Peggy Mason, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, NPP; Chair, Committee on Neurobiology
Shannon Hackett, Ph. D. - Lecturer, Organismal Biology and Anatomy; Associate Curator and Head, Bird Division, Field Museum

*If you have questions or comments you would like the panel to address please email Keren Ladin at keren[at]uchicago.edu.

The event is sponsored by our U of C chapter of Women In Science, with the help of SGFC and the Franke Institute.

Our first meeting of the quarter will take place on Wednesday, January 26 at the BSLC. The exact room and time is to be announced. Come hear more about events for this quarter, the Spring Gala, future work/education opportunities, collaboration with the YWLCS, and of course--the all important WIS ELECTIONS!

It's a new year, and we're drafting a new Board. If you are interested in becoming a part of the WIS board, please e-mail Keren ASAP at keren[at]uchicago.edu. We would love to get new people involved, and hear new ideas for the year. If you have any questions, e-mail Keren or Alison (aea[at]uchicago.edu)