{"id":168,"date":"2015-05-06T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cuwip\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2015-05-11T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T19:04:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cuwip\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-168 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2109\/files\/2015\/05\/Tennessee-2011-e1430932102510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-179\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-179'>\n\t\t\t\tTennessee CUWiP 2011\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2109\/files\/2015\/05\/UMD2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-178\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-178'>\n\t\t\t\tUMD CUWiP 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2109\/files\/2015\/05\/Chicaco-2014-e1430932071549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177'>\n\t\t\t\tChicago CUWiP 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For the last\u00a0decade, Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) has worked to help undergraduate women thrive in physics by providing them a unique opportunity\u00a0to engage with and learn from\u00a0other women in physics at\u00a0all stages of their physics careers. 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