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  DEI Roundtable: Challenges and Coping Strategies for Women Scientists: Part Two-Mentoring Please consider joining the  DEI Roundtable: Challenges and Coping Strategies for Women Scientists: Part Two-Mentoring  on  9/10/2024  at 1:00pmET. In this hour-long online panel discussion, we will hear from early- and mid-career scientists who will discuss their experiences either identifying as, or mentoring, women in science and research. Are there still glass ceilings for women scientists, and how can we create more effective mentoring to help women successfully break through those barriers? How can we consider the intersection of other forms of inequity in creating better mentorship for women in science? What are other ways that we can effect change to improve the experiences of women scientists? The panel discussion will feature Mete Civelek, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Karen Hirschi, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of Cell Biology, both from the University of Virginia and will be moderated by

  Hello MHIR,   We hope that you continue to take care of yourselves and each other.* Maine Open Lighthouse Day A new round of free COVID tests is coming soon How ‘Inside Out’ and Its Sequel Changed Therapy Talkspace therapy is now available through the MaineHealth Resources for Living, Employee Assistance Program *These suggestions might not be supportive to you, and that’s ok!! Drop us a line to tell us about what has been.   P.S., Many NYT and HBR articles are free through MH – The MH Library can assist with access at  library@mainehealth.org Please NOTE: If titles are listed, they have been COPIED EXACTLY from the news source; this is intended to help with links being searchable. If you would like to read one of these articles and it is behind a paywall, please request it from the library   Uplifting News and Empowering Information    Lewiston-based home repair program to help seniors stay in their homes will expand in Maine   Freeport native to fulfill an athletic dream in Paris P

 Join us on Tuesday and Thursday this week for community zoom flow: Tuesday August 27th 8:00-8:30am https://maine.zoom.us/j/4625543963 Thursday August 29th 8:00-8:30am https://maine.zoom.us/j/4625543963

from Vox If you want to belong, find a third place Your neighborhood watering hole is more important than you think. by   Allie Volpe Meng Liu spent years ping-ponging around the world looking for community. It was her dream to live in New York City, but after she found it difficult to  make friends , Liu moved to Los Angeles, where she faced similar social roadblocks. Loneliness followed her across the globe to Shanghai, where she again chased a sense of belonging that never came. Thinking back on a comment a friend had made years ago, Liu had an epiphany. “Belonging isn’t some magical place that you can find in your next destination,” she recalled the friend saying. “It is where you feel most connected with the people around you, and that you have people who love you and that you love.” So Liu decided to give New York a second chance. She moved back in 2019 and made a commitment to fostering relationships. Inspired by her own difficulty making friends and the country’s  epidemic of l