Resources
Do you have a resource to share? Please contact Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).
On Campus
- Student Groups
Astronomy
Chemistry
The Free Radicals student group. All majors are members.
American Chemical Society Wesleyan Student Chapter.
College of Design and Engineering Studies (IDEAS)
Code_Wes club for students interested in coding.
College of the Environment (Environmental Studies)
College of Integrative Sciences
Wesleyan STEM Network
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
The MB&B Major’s group, The Major Groove, is also Wesleyan’s chapter of the ASBMB. Students interested can contact Professor Scott Holmes (sholmes@wesleyan.edu) or visit the website.
The Jelly Rolls is the student chapter of the Biophysical Society at Wesleyan. Interested students can reach out to Professor Fisher (ofisher@wesleyan.edu), or visit the website.
And finally, MB&B Professor Tere Padilla-Benavides(tpadillabena@wesleyan.edu) is the faculty mentor for the Wesleyan Chapter of SACNAS. Interested students can reach out to her or visit the website.
Neuroscience and Behavior
Physics
Society of Physics Students (SPS) — Prof. George Paily is the faculty representative (gpaily@wesleyan.edu). All students who take a physics class are invited to coffee hours and can be a part of SPS.
Science and Technology Studies
Each year, the College of Science and Technology Studies convenes a student-run Majors’ Committee. Students interested in the Majors’ Committee should email the Chair or Administrative Assistant for the STS directly.
- Homepages of Science Departments and Programs at Wesleyan
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- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- College of Design and Engineering Studies
- College of the Environment
- College of Integrative Sciences
- College of Science and Technology Studies
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Informatics and Modeling
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- Molecular Biophysics
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Physics
- Planetary Science
- Psychology
- Quantitative Analysis Center
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- Research
Explore the information in this section to learn more about the science research opportunities at Wesleyan and beyond.
- Getting Started: tips and suggestions for exploring research options and connecting with a research mentor
- Research Examples: examples of research posters presented at our most recent summer program
- Research Directory: a listing of all NSM faculty and their research interests
- Research Resource Fair: our annual events held early in each semester
- CUREs: our program to support course-based research experiences during the academic year
- Beyond Wesleyan: off campus research opportunities
External Resources
- Studies of Gender Bias in STEM
- an extensive list of peer-reviewed research showing continued bias against women in science
Women In STEM by Best Colleges
- an easy to read breakdown of the challenges facing women in STEM with tips on how to choose programs geared toward success
- another clear rundown of the gender gap in STEM and how to close it, made by the American Association of University Women
- Resources for Education and Outreach
A Guide for Women in STEM by Discover Data Science
- intended to provide a general background and specific resources for women considering STEM fields
A Guide for Women in Technology
- this guide is all about how to get more women in tech
Girls and Women in STEM by the Smithsonian Science Education Center
- news, resources, and dowmnloadable lessons for young students
- podcast and blog profiling women whose contributions to science were overlooked
- conversations on women in science and currated collections of influential research from women authors
Scholarships for Women in STEM
- Making it easier to afford a STEM degree can help encourage women to work toward careers in these fields.
STEM Opportunities for Women and Minorities by the Center for Online Education
- STEM support resources for high school and college students
- profiles of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and space
- intended to provide a general background and specific resources for women considering STEM fields
- Organizations and Programs
- 500 Women Scientists
- American Association of University Women
- AnitaB.org (digital community for women in computing and technology)
- Association for Women in Science
- Graduate Women in Science
- National Center for Women & Information Technology
- Society of Women Engineers
- Women in Astronomy
- Women in Computer Science
- Women in Physics