Join the Women in Computing Webinar series this Friday at 11am with WIE's Dr. Soheyla Amirian as she interviews Dr. Young Ji Lee, the lead researcher of an NIH-funded study to improve and tailor online health information to patients' needs.Dr. Lee's current research, the Health E-Librarian with Personalized Recommedations (HELPeR) program, will organize and share online health information based on a user's profile and specific health needs. It includes experts in the recommendation process, ensuring quality and relevance of the medical information shared.Registration information is available via the QR code on the attached flyer.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379492

Atlanta WIE STEM Outreach activity - Atlanta WIE visited the Atlanta Girls School's 6th grade STEM class with a Van de Graaff generator to discuss chemistry and static electricity.We started by discussing atoms as the building blocks of matter, and then discussed the make up of atoms (electrons, protons, neutrons) and how static electricity is made when electrons move from one material to another, leading to a build up of charge. We then put the VdG generator together and demonstrated how similarly charged particles repel one another, first via stacked aluminum pans (placed on top of the VdG globe, which flew off one by one once enough charge had built up on each pan), and then by having people touch the globe (while standing on an insulated step stool) and watching the strands of their hair stand on end (as well as those of a pompom held in their hand).3254 Northside Parkway NW , Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30327

Fall is in the air, and that means the annual SciToberFest event is just around the corner!Join Atlanta Women in Engineering (WIE) on Thursday September 28 for an evening of good food and fun conversation at Emory's Hatchery Innovation Space from 6:00-8:30pm. In addition to dinner, drinks, and the opportunity to meet other scientists and engineers, the event's keynote speaker will be Dr. Dennis Liotta, a leading therapeutic drug researcher who has founded more than 10 companies and has been issued over 100 patents.Use the promo code "IEEE-WIE-2023" for $15 off registration, and join us as we check out a new venue and meet other Atlanta-area science (and beer) aficionados! More information and registration is at the link below.Co-sponsored by: Science for GeorgiaSpeaker(s): Dr. Dennis Liotta, 1578 Avenue Place #200, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329