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We are recruiting women scientists for an important study!

We are recruiting research participants who are women scientists at the University of Illinois. Previously, we conducted focus groups with women of color faculty, and recruited women of color for the first phase of our main study. Now we are expanding our study to include white female scientists.Eligible participants are 1) university faculty, graduate...

Seeking donations so we can do Awesome Science

If you, your business, or your community organizations engage in any form of charitable giving, please consider us.  Our lab is feeling the effects of the ongoing state budget crisis, and we are uncertain about our funding in the near future due to politics at the state and national level.  We hope you might consider a tax-deductible donation to our...

We are recruiting women of color scientists to participate in an important study!

We are recruiting research participants who are women of color scientists at the University of Illinois. Previously, we conducted focus groups with faculty. Now we were recruiting graduate students, postdocs, and faculty for our main study.Eligible participants are 1) University graduate students, postdocs, and faculty (either tenure-track or non-TT)...

Does Science Need Intersectionality? Part 1

Recently, the 21st Century Scientists Working Group organized a panel examining the question "Does Science Need Intersectionality?" Our lab is very involved in 21sci, so we quite excited to see we had a good turnout on a Friday afternoon! The panelists included:Dr. Deanna Hence, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences. Dr. Hence studies tropic meteorology,...

Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology

Last month, several members of the lab attended the Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology. Dr. Clancy gave the keynote address, and Mary Rogers presented a poster. The conference was fantastic. Almost every talk had some relevance to one or more of my research projects.'Evolution of Woman' by Eduardo Saiz AlonsoThe conference centered around several...

We're recruiting participants for a study of workplace experiences for WoC scientists!

We are recruiting research participants who are women of color science faculty at the University of Illinois. We are conducting a pilot study examining workplace experiences of women of color STEM faculty, and would like to hear your experiences.Eligible participants are 1) University faculty (either tenure-track or non-TT) 2) identify as women of color,...

Come work for the Clancy Lab - now accepting grad students

The 2016-2017 Clancy Lab. Top row: Rachel Mitchell (U), Katie Lee (G), Mary Rogers (G), Summer Sanford (G). Bottom row: Kate Clancy, Michelle Rodrigues (P), Zarin Sultana (U), Sara Gay (U). Not pictured: Kristina Allen (U)The Clancy Lab (my half of the Laboratory for Evolutionary Endocrinology) is looking to accept PhD students for fall 2017. Here are...

Bioengineering Ethnographies with Aspiring Girl Scientists

In July, our Laboratory for Evolutionary Endocrinology helped at a girls science camp!  While this and similar camps focus tend to focus on the “hard” sciences, we introduced a social science perspective and explored why social science matters for engineering. We discussed human biological and social variation, and encouraged them to look at the ways...

Kubki Ferrari or A Brief Ode to Andrzej*

As you may remember from biology class, biological females have variation in hormones across the menstrual cycle.  The exact length of the hormone cycle and the levels of hormones vary between women** and across an individual woman’s life.  How this variation in circulating hormones might affect other physiological systems and ultimately health outcomes...

10 Things to Know Before you Go: Poland Fieldwork Edition, Part 1

1.  Talk to a local (Part 1)Before you go, get in contact with someone who will be at the site or who has been there before. They will be able to tell you what to bring far better than this list.  Additionally, it will be nice for you to see a friendly face who is expecting you and knows you will need some help.  Ludwik, one of the Polish...

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