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Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) is an inter-disciplinary society of scientists who encourage and support women to enter and achieve success in science through full participation in their scientific research and its applications; in the development and advancement of women; in the integration careers, personal goals, and society's needs; and by professional networking and mutual inspiration. Our mission is to advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards, and fellowships.
Check out our fellowships program, our chapter activities, our honorary members and many other activities. We are ��United in Friendship Through Science�� and enjoy the comraderie of other women scientist. Won��t you join us?
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FDA Coining Ceremony
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognized three members of the SDE-GWIS Omicron Chapter in D.C on May 21, 2009 for their volunteer service as science fair judges. Drs. Connie Jung, Robin Woo and Paddy Wiesenfeld, FDA employees volunteered on weekends throughout March and April as science fair judges in three Maryland counties, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. Although many more Omicron members volunteer as judges at regional science fairs, this was the first time that our organization (SDE/GWIS) and its members were acknowledged by FDA. The Coining ceremony was held at the new Federal Research Center at White Oak in Silver Spring, MD. In what's known in military circles as a quot;coining quot; ceremony, a special coin was given to acknowledge leadership, fellowship, and commitment to community service in quot;augmenting the next generations' love of science by bringing their skills, talents and experiences to science fairs quot;. They received the first commemorative FDA/Public Health Service coin ever given for this purpose.