Among Americans in their 30s, women spend nearly two hours more of their daily time on housework and caregiving than similarly aged men. Across all age groups, men spend a larger portion of their day working, watching television, relaxing, and exercising.

The women who are taking on new leadership roles with professional academic organizations are Yasmeen Shorish of James Madison University in Virginia, Elena Carbone of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Shelley Lusetti of New Mexico State University, Oona Hathaway of Yale Law School, and Keisha Blain of Brown University.

“By conducting and publishing peer-reviewed studies on women's unique hydration and nutrition needs across life stages, we're not just advancing the science; we're establishing a new standard,” said Kimberly Stein, senior principal scientist at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a national program run by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Dr. Yelick, a computer scientist and longtime UC Berkeley faculty member, will become the laboratory's next director on July 1.

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The seven women promoted to full professor are Alicia Cruz-Uribe in petrology and mineralogy, Melissa Maginnis in microbiology, Caroline Noblet in economics, Kelley Strout in nursing, Catharine Biddle in educational leadership, Caitlin Howell in bioengineering, and Lisa Kerr in fisheries science.

Scott spent 34 years with Ohio University, where she ultimately served as associate vice president for auxiliaries. In this role, she led a team of more than 260 employees and oversaw essential campus services.

The four women named to endowed faculty posts are Anny Castilla-Earls in communications disorders, Caroline Jones in bioengineering, and Kristen Kennedy and Karen Rodrigue in psychology.

A longtime leader in higher education, Dr. Sias served as president of Kentucky State University from 2004 to 2014. In 2023, she was named interim president of Texas Southern University.

The appointments are Paula Termuhlen at the University of North Dakota, Abbey Zink at Fairmont State University, Colleen Hastings at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Jennifer Mize Nelson at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Christy Swinson at Fayetteville State University, Rachel Roberts at the University of Cincinnati, and Belinda Sturm at Virginia Tech.

Dr. Joseph, an associate professor at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, was recently honored by the Mathematical Association of American for her career-long contributions to mathematics education for K-12 and undergraduate students.