Recruitment for Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) 2010 applicants officially began on Monday, November 9, 2009. This is the fourth consecutive year of OSA and we are expecting a very competitive pool of applicants from Young Women’s Leadership Charter School. OSA was initiated in 2007 by the Northwestern University and Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (YWLCS) [...]
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High School Girls Pursuing Science and Health Careers Attend a Professional Meeting: 2009 Illinois Women’s Health Conference
October 29, 2009 – 2:35 pm
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, five high school senior girls, who are participants of the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP), whsp.northwestern.edu, attended the 2009 Illinois Women’s Health Conference, http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/events.htm, in Oak Brook, Illinois. To be selected, the high school girls had to write essays to explain why they wanted [...]
Less Knee Injuries = Improved Athletic Performance for Female Adolescent Athletes
September 23, 2009 – 11:18 am
Dr. Cynthia R. LaBella, MD, kicked-off the second year of the Women’s Health Research Monthly Forum, on September 22, 2009, by presenting her research on knee injuries in female adolescent athletes to an audience of over 150 professionals from the Northwestern community. Dr. Labella is the Medical Director of the Institute for Sports Medicine at [...]
Preparing the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Science and Medicine
July 29, 2009 – 9:01 am
A priority of the Institute for Women’s Health Research is to develop and deliver educational experiences focused on women’s health for students and professionals at all levels of training and practice. IWHR has created an innovative educational program call the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP and Beyond). The purpose [...]
The OSA: Sisters in Science Premier
July 24, 2009 – 3:26 pm
This Post written by Victor O’Halloran
Last night was the world premiere of OSA: Sisters In Science, a documentary detailing the Oncofertility Saturday Academy. This documentary told the story of what happens when young women from a small south side Chicago high school get introduced to an emerging science like Oncofertility (for more information, click here). The [...]
