Abstract
The Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering Records (1992-1998) consist primarily of budgets, staff resumes, program reviews and information, and correspondence pertaining to the Nevada Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Las Vegas chapter located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The records also contain newsletters, conference materials, and graduate assistant information.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering Records (1992-1998) consist primarily of budgets, staff resumes, program reviews and information, and correspondence pertaining to the Nevada Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Las Vegas chapter located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The records also contain newsletters, conference materials, and graduate assistant information.
Access Note
Collection is open for research, with the exception of materials that are restricted to protect personally identifiable information. Restrictions are noted at the file level of this inventory and will be open for research use January 1, 2072.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain roughly in their original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) organization was created in 1993 through a grant from Nevada EPSCoR. In 1977, the National Science Board created the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) as a way to help some states become more competitive for research grants. Nevada became one of the earliest EPSCoR jurisdictions in the program, joining the organization in 1985. In 1993, WISE was created under a Nevada EPSCoR grant. Three institutions took part in the program: the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; the University of Nevada, Reno; and the Desert Research Institute. The purpose of the program was to provide funding to female scientists and engineers engaging in Master's and Doctoral level research. The program also provided graduate assistant positions and mentoring for graduate and undergraduate students in science and engineering majors. The program's coordinator was Ellen Jacobson of the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Amy Penny of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas assisted. Although the WISE program was discontinued in 1998, EPSCoR has provided over $41 million in funding for colleges and universities that are part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) since 1985.
Sources:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Science. "NSF EPSCOR UROP." Accessed September 06, 2018. https://www.unlv.edu/sciences/urop/epscor
National Science Foundation. "Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)." Accessed September 06, 2018. https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/epscor/EPSCoR_2017Brochure.pdf
Preferred Citation
Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering Records, 1992-1998, MS-00450. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2002 by Ellen Jacobson; accession number 2002-18.
Processing Note
In 2015, Hana Gutierrez processed the collection, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Christina Lamoureux rehoused the materials, revised the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.