Dr. Luger, a distinguished professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder has received the 2026 Vilcik Prize in Biomedical Science, an annual award recognizing immigrants who are leading advancements in biomedical research in the United States.

The new deans are Olympia Ross Duhart at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, Shelia Babendir at the University of Phoenix, Anika Spratley Burtin at the University of the District of Columbia, Ayşe Şahin at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, Hope Bibens at Drake University in Iowa, and Kami Silk at the University of Delaware.

Dr. Egeblad, a distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University, studies tumor microenvironments, aiming to deepen the understanding of cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis.

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

The highest research award presented by the Council of Administrators of Special Education has been renamed in honor of Mary Lynn Boscardin, professor and program coordinator of special education leadership and administration at the University of Massachuetts Amherst.

The women appointed to endowed professorships are Lesa Hoffman at Clemson University in South Carolina, Aiyin Chen at Oregon Health & Science University, Carmen Alvarez at the University of Pennsylvania, and Danielle Luciano at the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Black was named dean of Columbia Law School in 1986, making her the first woman to lead a law school at an Ivy League institution. In addition to her administrative accomplishments, she conducted research on the intersection of law and Anglo-American history, leading her to serve two terms as president of the American Society of Legal History.

According to scholars at the University of British Columbia, these gaps in women's participation in exercise physiology research are not only an issue of fairness, but suggest an incomplete understanding of how women respond to physical activity and women's health overall.

The American Diabetes Association has appointed Jennifer Green of Duke University as president-elect of medicine and science, and Elizabeth Beverly of Ohio University as president-elect of health care and education.

Prior to this study, a commonly cited statistic was that the risk of death associated with childbirth is 14 times higher than that of abortion. However, a new analysis using updated data has found pregnancy-related mortality is actually 44 to 70 times higher than abortion-related mortality.

Dr. Youngblade has been selected to serve as interim provost at Colorado State University, where she has served as dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences since 2019.

A new study from Harvard Medical School has found orthopedic surgeons represent only 0.3 percent of patient referrals to in-hospital domestic violence programs, even though these providers often treat physical injuries associated with intimate partner violence.