Informative lunchtime seminars return with remote format
The Montana State University Women’s Center will present virtual Sack Lunch Seminar “Mentorship & Microfluids: High Quality Medical Care for All” on Wednesday, February 10th. Dr. Stephanie McCalla, Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Chemical Engineering senior Mikayla Wood will present from noon–1pm. This online program is part of the MentHERship: Women in STEM series.
Dr. McCalla and Wood are working to engineer faster and cheaper alternatives to current medical diagnostics with the goal of improving access to medicine. They use tools like microfluidics, which are miniature devices that can manipulate small volumes of fluids, to detect and quantify indicators of disease. They will also discuss the important role that mentorship plays in the lab for women in STEM.
“The Lives & Landscape of Working-Class Women in the West”, another virtual Sack Lunch Seminar, is set for Wednesday, March 3rd. Crystal Alegria, Director of the Extreme History Project, will present from noon–1pm.
Alegria will examine working women’s lives in the 19th Century West. She will do so through the historic lens of three women; a midwife, a businesswomen and a prostitute. By looking at the challenges and opportunities of the landscape these three women navigated and negotiated during their lifetimes, we can better understand the structure of working women’s lives in the 19th Century West.
Note: These seminars will be held virtually and are open to the public. Contact danforth@montana.edu for access info.
The MSU Women’s Center is a department in the division of Student Success and was created to promote greater responsiveness to the needs of university women. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9am–4pm during the academic year, when classes are in session. Lectures are FREE and open to the public. For more information about these and other events, visit www.montana.edu/women. •