Upcoming events and deadlines

Welcome to Fall 2021!  Are you a self identifying first year woman interested in pursuing STEM at Dartmouth? Are you an upperclassman interested in mentoring first year women in STEM? Check out the Women in Science Project’s Peer Mentor program and Research Internship Program.  Come help us build a community of undergraduate women in science!

9/22, 5-6PM:  “What is WISP?” virtual session (recording link)
10/1, 4-5PM: WISP Research Internship Program Info Session, held virtually (meeting link)

Internships

WISP internships match women interested in STEM fields to on-going faculty research projects. They expose students to research in action.  

Wetterhahn Science Symposium

The Wetterhahn Science Symposium celebrates undergraduate STEM research at Dartmouth each spring. 

Six-Word Story Contest Winners

We asked WISP Interns 2020 to compose Six-Word Stories, reflecting their internship experience during the changed educational environment of COVID-19. 

First Place: "Formerly considered male, octopus has babies!" Anahita Kodali 

Second Place: "OChem: only she raised her hand." Amanda Sun

Third Place: "Ball rolling; then coronavirus pressed pause." Sonia Eckstein  

Peer Mentor Program

Mentoring happens at many levels. The WISP Peer Mentor Program matches new students interested in STEM fields with more experienced students who can show them the ropes. 

Applications for mentors and first-year mentees will be accepted until September 24, 2021 and can be found here.