Updates & News
Many of us are aware of the recent news impacting International Students in our community. On July 6th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released modified guidance for the Fall 2020 semester stating that active international students (F-1 and M-1 visa holders) who are enrolled in schools and/or programs that have gone fully online (in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) for the fall must take measures to enroll in classes with in-person instruction or else face deportation.
The last few weeks have been challenging and scary for people around the world. With schools cancelled for the foreseeable future, parents now have the responsibility to provide educational opportunities for their children. Learning about science is critical but can be challenging to do at home. Below we provide some science education resources and science-themed coloring books and pages for people of all ages, crowd-sourced from our amazing 500 Women Scientists community across the world!
You can download pdf files of coloring pages 👇🏼
Check out and our database of science-themed activities
Please enjoy these resources with your kids and/or share them with other parents you know!
We will continue updating this page and our database of activities, which also includes information on how to support the communities who are creating and making these resources available. If you have resources to share, please contact us.
Brain Cell Patterns
Love your Lichens
Created by Cartoon Neuron
ColorMe PhD contains original art developed by PhD student researchers for a general audience!
Coloring with Cell
Cell Press is sharing a classic coloring book - color your way through biology!
Created by students at the University of Florida!
Fun with Fractals
Corona-
virus coloring page
The Protein Data Bank created a coloring page of the coronavirus.
Ocean Creatures to Color is also created by Cartoon Neuron!
Photo by Foto Garage AG on Unsplash
Today, March 31, is trans visibility day - a day to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. Visibility is not just about seeing trans people as individuals. Visibility is about learning the history of the trans rights movement and how trans right intersect with other movements for equality. Visibility is about showing up and working to dismantle the many systems of oppressions trans people face in society.
Today’s Take Action post comes from Rachel Ignotofsky
As the world is responding to the COVID-19 virus, its easy to feel anxious, overwhelmed, and helpless. But there are lots of ways we can still engage with and help speed up a COVID-19 treatment and vaccine.
You can donate your computer processing power and time using a program called folding@home to simulate a viral spread and help find a vaccine. Together, your computer will be networked with lots of other computers to create super computers for researchers. This is especially useful if you have a computer with a high powered graphics card (like what you might get for editing or gaming) but any PC or Mac will help!
Join the team WomenInScience (team# 241903) and donate your computing power in 5 easy steps:
Go to foldingathome.org
Click on “start folding” and download folding@home software
Follow instructions to install and run software
Join team WomenInScience 241903
Sit back and let your computer do the work
Read more about Folding@Home’s work on COVID-19 here.
Over the last few weeks, we at 500 Women Scientists have been closely monitoring news and developments around the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize that many of our members and their communities have been growing concerned and anxious and are looking for positive ways to channel their energy. We’ve put together a list of things you can do in the coming weeks to follow expert guidance, share expertise of your own, and serve your communities.
Our mission is to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible, and to transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms
