Fall Term 2025: Week 5

October is recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Month in the United States—a time to honor the rich histories, diverse cultures, and enduring resilience of Native American, Alaska Native, and other Indigenous communities. As Dartmouth launches a month of events celebrating Native identities and fostering important conversations around sovereignty and belonging, we also take this opportunity to highlight the significant contributions of Indigenous women in STEM throughout history. Among them:

• Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915), Omaha Nation, a physician who opened the first hospital on Native American land.

• Mary Golda Ross (1908-2008), Cherokee Nation, engineer, mathematician, and an essential figure in the 1960s Apollo space missions.

• Nicole Aunapu Mann, Wailacki Branch of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, a mechanical engineer who became the first Native American woman in space in 2022.

• Elizabeth James-Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, a marine biologist, restoration ecologist, and the federal Tribal co-lead of the Northeast Regional Ocean Planning Body.

• Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi Nation, professor of environmental biology, and the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant.

These women are pioneers in their fields and helped lay the foundation for the scientists who came after them.

-The WISP Team

Dartmouth ERAS

Round 1 Deadline

First-years who are participating in the Dartmouth ERAS research program, please make sure that you fill out a student profile form by TODAY (October 13). This is the only way that we will be able to send you next steps for continuing the matching process.

2025 Goldwater Scholarship Info Session

Thursday, October 16, 5:30-6:15PM

Register for location

Join the Fellowships Office to learn about the Goldwater Scholarship, which is for Sophomores or Juniors who intend to pursue research careers in STEM fields. The financial award can be used to cover tuition, fees, books, or room and board, for up to two years (if you win as a Sophomore).

Please register on Dartmouth Groups ahead of the event, thank you!

Food will be provided.

Take Care of Yourself!

For many of us, it’s midterms. We know if can be stressful! Make sure you take some time to relax, unwind, and step away from studying. You might consider:

• Taking advantage of the First Generation Office’s FRUITful Study Sesh—reward your studies with a fresh and healthy snack!

• Swinging by the Student Wellness Center to say hi to Rosie and Poppy, therapy dogs who take their jobs VERY seriously (you might see them in Baker Lobby too)

• Dropping in on a yoga class—Dartmouth offers sunrise yoga for early risers as well as yoga nidra combined with journaling

• Celebrating Finished the Week Friday with the Tucker Center (there’s cake!)

And, of course, make sure to get enough sleep—your brain will thank you!