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New Administrative Duties for Eight Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Academic Study Finds That Adding Women to Decision-Making Groups Promotes Compromise
The study conducted by marketing faculty at Boston College and the University of Pittsburgh found that groups with two men tended not to make a choice that was a compromise between two extremes. But mixed-gendered groups and groups with two women tended to make arrive at a compromise decision.
University Study Examines Differences in Depression Among Women Before and After Giving Birth
The study of women who suffered from postpartum depression by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Pittsburgh found that 24.9 percent of participants developed depression pre-pregnancy, 36.7 percent developed it during pregnancy, and 38.4 percent developed depression during the postpartum period.
Gloria Pryor James Is the New Provost at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas
Dr. James is the former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Union University in Richmond. She has also served as dean for undergraduate studies, professor of communication and executive assistant to the president of Clark Atlanta University in Georgia.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Caroline Simpson of Florida International University, Deborah Estrin of Cornell Tech in New York, Michelle Personick of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Doris Taylor of the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, and Cait Lamberton of the University of Pittsburgh.
Another Major Award for Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna, the Li Ka Shing Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been selected to receive the 2016 Dickson Prize in Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. She will add this honor to the long list of prestigious awards she has received in recent years.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Beverly Edmond to Serve as Provost at the University of Montana
Dr. Edmond will serve as provost during the 2016-17 academic year as the university searches for someone to serve in the role on a permanent basis. She has served as provost at Albany State University in Georgia and Alabama A&M University.
Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Notable Honors and Awards for Six Women Scholars
The honorees are Nancy Kleckner of Harvard University, Julia Bryan at Pennsylvania State University, Kelly Chezum of Clarkson University, Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School, Susanne Menden-Deuer of the University of Rhode Island, and Cait Lamberton of the University of Pittsburgh.
A Dozen Women With New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Four Women Scholars Presented With Notable Awards
The honorees are Meira L. Orentlicher of the Touro College School of Health Sciences, Teresa Cordova of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville of Yale University, and Nancy Condee of the University of Pittsburgh.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Science at Virginia Tech
Rebecca W. Doerge is the Trent and Julia Anderson Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Purdue University and Sally C. Morton is a professor and chair of the department of biostatistics in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh.
Eight Women Professors Honored With Prestigious Awards
The eight women faculty members who received awards are Prerna Dua, Vicky Kalogera, Anna C. Balazs, Allison Doupe, Brenda Major, Lindsey Aloia, Janice Naegele, and Ann Wolbert Burgess.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
New Administrative Duties for 10 Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Notable Honors for Women Scholars at Five Universities
The honorees are Annette K. Pridgen at Jackson State University, Ann Taylor Green at Bethune-Cookman University, Sally C. Morton at the University of Pittsburgh, Cara Nelson at the University of Montana, and Marie Chisholm-Burns at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Tracy Smith to Lead the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University
Professor Smith has taught creative writing at the university since 2005. Earlier, she taught at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. In 2012, she won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
University of Pittsburgh Establishes a New Center on Women’s Health Research
The new center is dedicated to improving the state of women’s health by fostering innovation in research, education and clinical practice, while promoting community partnership and advocacy around health care for women.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
University Study Finds a Link Between Chemicals in Non-Stick Cookware and Osteoporosis in Older Women
The study led by Naila Khalil of Wright State University, finds that chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and stain-resistant and waterproof fabrics have found their way into the bloodstreams of 95 percent of Americans.
Is Fracking Leading to Lower Birthweight Babies in Areas in Close Proximity to the Wells?
A University of Pittsburgh study presents evidence that mothers who lived in close proximity to a large number of gas wells were 34 percent more likely to have low birthweight babies than mothers who were in a group that lived in areas further away from fracking operations.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been named to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Three Women Scholars Elected to Lead National Organizations
Jane Bray was named chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Nancy E. Davidson was named president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research and Gilda Barabino will lead the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
New Administrative Posts for Seven Women in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Cynthia Hoke at Albany State, Ruth Ann Swaney at the University of Montana, Jennifer Herrmann at Canisius College, Barbara A Chesler at Caldwell University, Vicki T. Sapp at the University of Rhode Island, Rebecca Bagley at the University of Pittsburgh, and Alise Hagan at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here’s is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and university across the United States.
Ohio State’s Bernadette Melnyk to Lead New Consortium That Aims to Build Healthy Academic Communities
Dr. Melnyk is the associate vice president for health promotion, chief wellness officer, dean of the College of Nursing, professor of pediatrics, and professor of psychiatry at Ohio State University in Columbus.
The Provost at the University of Michigan Has Her Contract Extended
Martha Pollack was appointed provost at the University of Michigan in May 2013. Now the board of regents has extended her contract for a period of three additional years. She joined the university’s faculty in 2000 after teaching at the University of Pittsburgh.
New Administrative Posts for 18 Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Six Women in New Teaching Posts at Leading Universities
The women in new teaching roles are Carole R. Beal of the University of Florida, Denise Ogden of Penn State, Susan Shapiro of the University of Massachusetts, Theresa Rebeck at the University of Houston, J. Meejin Yoon of MIT, and Anne B. Newman at the University of Pittsburgh.
Three Women Added to the Faculty at Penn State-Beaver
The Pennsylvania State University Beaver Campus in Monaca, northwest of Pittsburgh, has announced the hiring of three women to its faculty: Amy Camodeca and Marissa Mendozza-Burcham in psychology and Stephanie Cabaracas in biology.
Nine Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The new appointees are Shamis Abdi, Leslie C. Davis, Lisa Cassis, DaVida Plummer Vanderploeg, Cynthia J. Brown, Naila M. Mamoon, LaTanya Buck, Jennifer Tiffany, and Karen A. Dowling.
Study Finds Racial Differences in Womens’ Ability to Lose Weight
Due to lower metabolic rates, African American women who are overweight and are trying to lose weight must consumer fewer calories or exercise more than White women to lose the same amount weight.
Study Says Not Enough Is Being Done to Prevent Birth Defects Among Women Who Take Acne Drug
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh finds that women who are prescribed a potent drug for acne, that can cause birth defects in the babies of women who are taking the drug, are not given adequate birth control information.
