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GWIS
Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) is offering research fellowships (up to $10,000) to self-identified women in any STEM Field. Eligible applicants are women who have received a bachelor’s degree (undergraduate students are not eligible) and are conducting hypothesis-driven research in any STEM field. Applicants do not need to be U.S. citizens. Prior winners have included graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and early career faculty members. Fellowship applications are due Jan. 12, 2018. Click here for fellowship details.
Chemical & Engineering News
ABET, formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology, has been evaluating and endorsing chemical engineering programs at universities in the U.S. since the 1930s. California Institute of Technology was one of the first to have its program accredited by ABET in October 1936.
Despite that long history, Caltech’s chemical engineering department has now decided that neither it nor its students benefit from the ABET stamp of approval. The department decided last year and publicly announced this fall that it would no longer pursue accreditation and published an open letter on its website.
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Science
Ph.D.s hoping to find nonacademic careers — a group that, in the long run, comprises the overwhelming majority of doctorate recipients — must navigate the transition to industry or government, often with only minimal help from their professors and institutions. This challenge is just one symptom of what organizers and speakers at a conference held in November by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine described as a growing disconnect between academe and those other sectors of society.
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Entrepreneur
Congratulations! Earning a second interview invitation is no small feat. You’ve surpassed ample and stiff competition to get this far. So bask in your success for a moment. You deserve that infusion of confidence, and you’ll need it to propel you through the next round.
Before you can nail this meeting, it’s important to know your purpose. How is this meeting different than your first?
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By Hank Boyer
 I recently posted a discussion on LinkedIn asking the question, "If a career is the objective of a college education, then why isn't how to conduct a job search being taught on campus?" I received many comments, and I promised several readers to set forth the financial case for why colleges and universities should move swiftly and forcefully to implement a robust career and job search curriculum, which is the purpose of this post.
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Forbes
Asking for a promotion can be overwhelming and intimidating, especially when it’s your first experience. Understanding the timing, what to present to your supervisor, and creating a plan if it doesn’t pan out is essential. Without this, you might be leaving both money and opportunities on the table. As a millennial, and newer in the workforce, demonstrating your success within the company and guiding the conversation to highlight your professionalism can go a long way.
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The Denver Post
When it comes to filling jobs dealing with complex science, environment and health issues, the Trump administration is nominating people with fewer science academic credentials than their Obama predecessors. And it’s moving slower as well.
Of 43 Trump administration nominees in science-related positions — including two for Health and Human Services secretary — almost 60 percent did not have a master’s degree or a doctorate in a science or health field, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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Fast Company
Your job search might grind to a halt before and during the holidays despite your best efforts to keep it chugging along. Maybe the line goes dead with the recruiters and hiring managers you’ve been in touch with at companies where you’re trying to land interviews — or maybe you just never hear back at all after applying. One Fast Company contributor recently suggested pausing end-of-year job searches to do other career-boosting activities around the holidays, then picking back up again in January. But that’s not your only option.
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