Northern Arizona Association for Women in STEM

Our goal is for women to act as beacons and mentors in the sciences.

Our mission at NAAWiSTEM is to provide women at Northern Arizona University and women in the community pursuing science related career and degree with community and support. Further, we aim to help prepare women in the scientific community to become effective leaders by increasing involvement, knowledge and professionalism in STEM fields.

11/18/2019

COME SUPPORT OUR FABULOUS NAAWiS SCIENTIST!
When? Monday, November 25th @ 2:30pm
Where? Biology building room 235
Why? Sara Ashley Maltinsky IS AMAZING!

11/08/2019

Hello everyone, The Wildflower Fundraiser has been CANCELLED!!! We are not in their system and as a result they are unable to keep track of purchases. We are working with them to reschedule.
Sorry for any inconveniences caused.

09/27/2019

Hello Everyone! NAAWiS has a website! Check it out!
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NAAWIS Our mission at Northern Arizona Association for Women in STEM (NAAWiS) is to provide women (identifying) in the Northern Arizona region pursuing science related careers with community and...

Former Flagstaff teacher Ann Griffin challenges Sen. McSally in Republican primary

07/09/2019

you guys!!!

Former Flagstaff teacher Ann Griffin challenges Sen. McSally in Republican primary A former Flagstaff teacher and business owner is looking to challenge incumbent Senator Martha McSally for the Republican ticket in the race for U.S. Senate.

Confronting Sexual Harassment in Science

04/23/2019

Hi All,
April is sexual assault awareness month. NAAWiS will be hosting an informal get-together at Dark Sky Brewery, Monday April 29th from 4-6 In support of survivors and awareness of sexual assault in STEM. Please wear teal to show your support. Interested in learning more? check out this article from Scientific American:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/confronting-sexual-harassment-in-science/

Confronting Sexual Harassment in Science

04/11/2019

The black hole image has been shared all over social media today. But this is by far the most inspiring piece about it. It’s so great to see women play such a key role in the advancement of science.

Here's the moment when the first black hole image was processed, from the eyes of researcher Dr. Katie Bouman.

Just to clarify, this was the first image *ANYONE EVER MADE* of a black hole.

(Here's the back story: http://news.mit.edu/2016/method-image-black-holes-0606)