The University of Maryland’s Women in Physics group recently received the Women in Physics Grant from the American Physical Society. This grant is given to support Women in Physics groups in their efforts to improve recruitment and/or retention of undergraduate women in physics. The funding will support their mentoring program for the 2016 calendar year.

The Women in Physics group provides a welcoming environment for female members of the Physics community at the University of Maryland by including undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and staff of all genders. They developed a mentoring program to foster supportive relationships between graduate and undergraduate students, host regular professional development lunches, and organize other professional development, social, and outreach events.

Information on the award: http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/wipgrantees.cfm