WISH Essay Awards: A Display of Intellect Good for the Soul

More than 20 participated in the WISH Essay Awards ceremony on Zoom. Shown here, top row, l to r, Irene Andrea, CAS assistant; Julia Hormes, associate professor, Psychology; Kristen Corbosiero, associate professor, DAES; Noreen Guilfoyle, prize winner; CAS Dean Jeanette Altirriba. Middle row: Mary Fucci, prize winner; Distinguished Professor Marlene Belfort; Lauriana Gaudet, prize winner; Janice Pata, associate professor, Biomedical Science; Elga Wulfert, professor, Psychology. Bottom row: Rebecca Orrison,

WISH — Women in Science and Health — an organization of women faculty at UAlbany that fosters scientific networking and skill-building opportunities for students, postdocs and faculty in the STEM fields in order to promote gender equality and work-life balance, extended its essay deadline due to COVID-19 and also took its April 17 awards ceremony online via Zoom. The awards were open to students and postdocs of any gender in a STEM field.