All Entries in the "Professional Schools" Category
A Check-Up on Women in U.S. Medical Schools
Over the past decade men have had a higher increase than women in applications and first-year enrollments.
A Human Pink Ribbon to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness at the University of Arizona
Staffers at the College of Medicine and construction workers donned pink hard hats and formed a huge human ribbon.
An All-Women Class of Surgical Residents
All seven members of the current second-year class of surgical residents at the University of Rochester are women.
Closing the Gender Earnings Gap for MBA Graduates
The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University is undertaking several initiatives to enhance its women graduates chances for success in the business world.
Three Women Join the Faculty of Business School in Texas
The University of Houston-Victoria’s School of Business has eight new faculty members this fall. Of these eight, three are women.
Women Make Up a Huge Percentage of Entering Veterinary Students at UGA
Women make up more than three quarters of the entering students at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
The Huge Gender Gap in U.S. Dental School Faculty Is Hard to Swallow
While women are making inroads as students in dental schools, there remains a huge gender gap in dental school faculty.
A Check Up of Gender Diversity at U.S. Dental Schools
By a large margin, Harvard has the highest percentage of women among its dental students.
Young Scholar Wins Award for Research in Veterinary Medicine
Kendra Bence teaches at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
The New Leader of the Dental School at the University of Minnesota
Judith Buchanan has served on the dental school’s faculty since 2005.
A Record Number of Incoming Women MBA Students at Wharton
Women will make up 45 percent of this year’s entering class.
A Record Percentage of Women Among Incoming Students at Harvard Business School
Women will make up 39 percent of the incoming class, up from 36 percent a year ago.
Baylor College of Medicine Professor Wins $500,000 Neuroscience Prize
This November Huda Y. Zoghbi will be presented the award from the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation.
Tracking the Progress of Women in Law School Graduations
By 2003 women had appeared to close the gender gap in law school graduations. But since then, the gap has widened.
Smile! Women Have Made Great Strides in Dental Education
From 1999 to 2009 the percentage of dental school graduates who were women increased from 35 percent to over 46 percent.
Time Capsule Found at the Former Site of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
The Falls Center in Philadelphia is an urban renewal project that will include offices, apartments, and stores. The 12-acre site is located at the site of the former Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Construction workers recently discovered a time capsule that was sealed in 1930 and placed behind the cornerstone of the medical college’s main […]
Women Have Made Huge Strides in Medical Training
In the middle of the twentieth century, women were about 10 percent of all graduates of U.S. medical schools. Today, the gender gap has almost been eliminated.
A Milestone Appointment at the University of Arkansas
When she takes over her new duties on July 1, Stacy Leeds will become the first American Indian woman to serve as dean of a major law school.
Iowa Professor One of Three Finalists for Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School
Margaret Raymond, the William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, is one of three finalists and the only woman for the deanship of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Raymond has been on the law school faculty at the University of Iowa since 1995. Professor Raymond is a graduate of […]
Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against the University of Louisville
Three women, including Melanie Peterson, an associate professor, have filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University of Louisville and its dental school.
Three Women Are Finalists for Dean Positions at the University of Arkansas
Two women are among the three finalists for dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Stacy L. Leeds is a professor of law and interim associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Kansas Law School. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and holds law degrees from the […]
Promising Research on Ovarian Cancer at Oregon Health & Science University
Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University have discovered a promising procedure that may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer for women who want to bear children but are at high risk of ovarian cancer.
Two Women Named Deans
Inez Tuck was named dean of the School of Nursing at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Since 1997 she has been a professor and administrator at the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her appointment as dean is effective on July 1. Dr. Tuck is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State […]
Study Finds Shrinking Gender Gap in Surgical Training
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that women are making progress in closing the gap with men in training for general surgery.
