Milena C-W

biophysicist and social activist | PhD student @UChicagoBPHYS | @HertzFoundation Fellow | she/her | 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 🇩🇪 | 🏳️‍🌈

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

It’s #GivingTuesday! Consider supporting @HGS_NY ❤️ Last year I had the privilege of working on the @NSBPInc-@HGS_NY Mentoring Program 👩🏾‍🔬 and a project using video games to create pathways to college 👾🧑🏿‍🎓. Your support helps the team run amazing programs for youth in NYC!

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

Looking to support Youth from Harlem and The Bronx? Please consider donating to our mentoring program with @NSBPInc

Contributions help provide youth with authentic STEM experiences and mentorship from college students they can relate to!

Link below👇🏿
https://t.co/Cz5WNySqby

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

Last year I had the privilege of working on this project with @mmmooshme, @NYCuratrix, @Bad_mon_Beeshie, @UrbanArtsOrg, and others. I learned so much from the student participants and my coworkers. Check out some of the findings! 🥰🎮

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

We aim to harness the youth’s interest in gaming to inspire them to pursue careers in STEM. Keep checking back to our page to discover more about our Gaming Pathways Study. 👾🎮

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

Want to know more about our Mentoring Program? Look no further!

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Through the Mentoring Program, we aim to establish feelings of community and belonging in participants, as a foundation for empowered professional & academic development.

[Welcome to Chinatown @WtChinatown]

1/ URGENT: The #Chinatown mega jail needs to be stopped.

Chinatown needs your help! Here's what's going on:

[Black In Biophysics @BlackInBiophys]

🚨 We have some exciting news to share! 🚨

We will be selling our “I support #BlackInBiophysics” T-shirts at the #BPS2022 inaugural Justice for Underrepresented Scholars Training in Biophysics (JUST-B) Poster Session❗️

The funds collected will support our upcoming #BIBPSWeek

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

Parents are loving our Mentor Program, established by SAENY/HGS in collaboration with the National Society of Black Physicists!

It is a pleasure to see young minds so engrossed in STEM education!🥽💥🔎

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

@Bad_mon_Beeshie Good luck!

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

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[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

It’s #GivingTuesday! Consider supporting @HGS_NY ❤️ Last year I had the privilege of working on the @NSBPInc-@HGS_NY Mentoring Program 👩🏾‍🔬 and a project using video games to create pathways to college 👾🧑🏿‍🎓. Your support helps the team run amazing programs for youth in NYC!

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

S/O to the dream team @StanAltman @stephstem @Bad_mon_Beeshie @thetracysimone @farsimpson @NYCuratrix @mmmooshme Thank you for everything you do! 🥰🙏🏽

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

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[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

Giving Tuesday is coming up, please consider supporting @HGS_NY!! They are a fantastic team of people who run killer STEAM programs for MS/HS youth in Harlem, Upper Manhattan, and the South Bronx. ❤️💪🏾👩🏾‍🔬 Link in the thread 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

Liz is a 7th grader from our mentoring program with
@NSBPInc. We asked her what she learned from one of her recent meetings with her mentor, Genesis. Her response:

"[I learned that] There are people who want to listen to me"

Sometimes that's all it takes....

[Black In Biophysics @BlackInBiophys]

Excellent opportunity❗️❗️❗️

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

Can’t say enough about how amazing the mentoring team and all of the students are! ❤️

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

For who ain't hip to it yet, check out the video below to learn a bit more about our awesome mentoring program with @NSBPInc, where college students from #NSBP and @CUNY build sustained bonds with adolescents from Harlem, The Bronx, and Upper Manhattan!

https://t.co/Di04NbeyfD

[Harlem Gallery of Science @HGS_NY]

These shirts are going to look 🔥 on you! Thanks for your support and repping our mentoring program with @NSBPInc, @Vgbcc1 @ChancellorCUNY

Here's a shot with one of our mentor leaders, @Bad_mon_Beeshie and 2 heavy hitters when it comes to CUNY and facilitating upward mobility!

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

Can’t wait to see what the @HGS_NY team does next! 🥰🤩

[Milena C-W @Milena_CW]

Today marks the end of 1 yr in NYC! 😭❤️ I spent the year working with @HGS_NY on some amazing projects for youth around STEM, gaming, and mentorship 🔬💪🏾 s/o to my mentors, coworkers, and friends @Bad_mon_Beeshie @StanAltman @NYCuratrix @mmmooshme @farsimpson @thetracysimone

[NSBP, Inc. @NSBPInc]

Dream + Inspire: Mentoring Future Leaders is directed at increasing educational resources in physics and mathematics available to middle and high school students in Harlem, Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx.

Apply Here!!
https://t.co/pveiWYo93H

[TheWOCproject @theWOCproject]

Do you have a student you think would benefit from our workshops?
NOMINATE BY Aug 8

#thewocproject2021 #thewomenofcolorproject2021 #thewocproject #wocp #wocp2021 #STEM #STEMdiversity #STEMinclusion #STEMgradschool

[SACNAS @SACNAS]

Are you a professional planning on attending #NDiSTEM21? Help support #STEM students by becoming a Mentor Judge! Mentor judges help provide valuable feedback on student #research presentations and get exposed to new research in their field.

Learn more! https://t.co/9uLlVIuZqQ