International Women in Math Day acknowledges Fields Medalist Maryam Mirzakhani, born on this day in 1977. See an excerpt from the AMS book "Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World," by Mariana Cook: ow.ly/9qL250Ol4HO The Fields Institute #InternationalWomeninMathDay

Nurses play a key role in improving health, preventing disease, responding to emergencies & more. On Friday's #InternationalNursesDay, we thank them for their unwavering support to people around the world. who.int/news-room/fact…

Three generations of female doctors in one family make history michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/thr…

"It was a wonderful opportunity to share our projects with the Advisory Board & receive valuable feedback! I'm grateful to have met them, & I am inspired by the important work they are doing." ~ Michigan Engineering student & Global CO2 Initiative student researcher, Morgan Cobb Michigan Women in Science and Engineering

U-M graduate Helen Thompson Gaige became one of the first women herpetologists! Learn about this globetrotting #WomanInScience, her studies of frogs and lizards, her opinions on the Loch Ness Monster, & more: myumi.ch/W2ZNV

Congratulations to U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering PhD student, CHEPS researcher, and recent Fulbright U.S. Student Award recipient Leena Ghrayeb! Learn more about Leena’s work here: rb.gy/or16t

#OnThisDay in 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX to read Order No. 3, which affirmed the end of slavery in the states of the former Confederacy. This momentous occasion has been celebrated as #Juneteenth — a combination of “June” & “19th” — for over 150 years.

A celebration of liberation, freedom, and community. Today we celebrate #Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Global CO2 Initiative is proud to recognize and celebrate #Juneteenth. To learn more about the rich history behind this holiday, also called Freedom Day, visit nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth. #Juneteenth2023 #FreedomDay #EmancipationDay

Today is #Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day that enslaved African Americans finally gained freedom in the U.S. Let's take a moment to remember some of the U-M alumni impacted by the history of slavery. (1/4)

Happy #Juneteenth! Today we celebrate freedom. We want to honor the many African American women who have shaped STEM fields. Let's continue to uplift and amplify their stories. Here are just a few trailblazing African American physicians, surgeons, physicists, and engineers:

⚙️On #InternationalWomenInEngineeringDay we celebrate all #women #engineers - who #develop #solutions to #challenges 🟰& we fight for #genderbalance 👩🏽‍💼They are 29.4% of entry-level workers; yet 17.8% of VP & 12.4% of C-suites in #STEM World Economic Forum #gendergap23 👉🏽bit.ly/3pk1BXa

"Our work must be bold," explains @UMichSPH Dean F. DuBois Bowman. @UMichSPH recently launched two new initiatives under its Public Health IDEAS umbrella that will focus on preventing the spread of infectious diseases and building health equity. myumi.ch/n7pR5

WISE is proud to partner with "Saturdays in the D" to help students from Detroit explore paths in STEM! cbsnews.com/detroit/news/s… via CBS Detroit

Saturdays in the D continues with the WISE Python Bootcamp. If you are a Detroiter in high school, our week long coding bootcamp is completely free with free transportation to Ann Arbor. Registration closes next Friday, so apply as soon as possible! airtable.com/shrwRZGbyKsA6i…

Countless Americans are living with disabilities, both visible and invisible. Throughout July, we commemorate the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which granted civil rights protections to disabled individuals. Art: Grace Benjamin, ODEI Artist-in-Residence.

Professors Max Li and Gökçin Çınar of Aerospace Engineering took our Girls in Science and Engineering summer camp to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport DTW Airport on a field trip. Learn about their work on Dr. Li's website! sites.google.com/umich.edu/latt…

WISE Python Bootcamp starts next Monday, but we have 2 more spots reserved for campers from Detroit. Tuition and transportation to A2 are free. If you know a high school student in the D, tell them to apply ASAP! wise.umich.edu/?page_id=149

Give a warm welcome to Dr. Julie Ivy the incoming U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering Chair! Ivy is a leader in the field, a two-time graduate of Michigan Engineering, and a former faculty member at Ross School of Business She'll start her appointment on Aug. 28. Learn more ➡️ ioe.engin.umich.edu/2023/07/31/jul…