All Entries Tagged With: "University of Washington"
Two Women From the Academic World Are Finalists for the $250,000 Indianapolis Prize
The Indianapolis Prize is awarded every two years by the Indianapolis Zoo to individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation of animal species. Amanda Vincent of the University of British Columbia and P. Dee Boersma of the University of Washington are among the six finalists.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties at American 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.
Three Women Academics Selected to Receive the National Medal of Science
President Obama has chosen nine individuals to receive the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony early in 2016. Among the nine individuals selected for the honor this year, three are women.
In Memoriam: Sarah Nash Gates, 1949-2015
Sarah Nash Gates was the interim divisional dean of the arts and the former executive director of the School of Drama at the University of Washington. She had been associated with the University of Washington for more than 30 years.
University of Massachusetts Bio-Statistician Finds a Significant Drop in Global Maternal Mortality
The research, led by Leontine Alkema, an assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology, analyzed data on maternal mortality from 183 countries around the world. The study found that the maternal mortality rate declined from 385 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 216 deaths per live births in 2015.
Eleven Women Appointed to 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.
The University of Washington to Expand Its Child-Care Offerings
At the present time the university has four child-care centers on campus that serve 262 children. A new facility will provide an additional 150 places. But there is currently a wait list of more than 1,000 parents who want child-care services at the university.
Ana Mari Cauce Appointed the 33rd President of the University of Washington
Dr. Cauce is the first woman and the first Latina to serve as president of the flagship state university. For the past seven months she has been serving as interim president. Earlier she was provost and a professor of psychology and American ethnic studies.
Five Women Academics Honored With Awards From National Organizations
The honorees at Preethika Kumar of Wichita State University in Kansas, Dionne Hoskins of Savannah State University in Georgia, Christine Colella of the University of Cincinnati, Marsha Linehan of the University of Washington, and Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University.
Study Finds a Link Between Gender Equality in Employment and High Homicide Rates
A study led by West Virginia University’s Katie Corcoran while she was a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor University found that countries with a high degree of gender equality in employment also tend to have high rates of homicide. Theats to male masculinity may explain the phenomenon.
Making Classrooms More Inviting May Help Recruit More Women Into Computer Science
Researchers led by Allison Master at the University of Washington report in a new study that high school girls were more likely to enroll in computer science courses if classrooms were redesigned to appear “less geeky” and more inviting.
Gender Differences in Behaviors of Abused Children Can Predict Adult Criminal Activity
A new study led by researchers at the University of Washington finds that behaviors exhibited by abused children can indicate who is likely to participate in criminal behavior as an adult. And these behaviors vary by gender.
Dedre Gentner Wins the $100,000 David E. Rumelhart Prize
Dr. Gentner is the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Psychology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University. The Rumelhart Prize is considered among the most prestigious honors in cognitive science.
In Memoriam: Carolyn Patricia Boyd, 1944-2015
Dr. Boyd taught history at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 to 1999. She then joined the faculty at the University of California, Irvine. There she served as director of the Honor Program and in 2006 was named dean of graduate studies.
University Research Shows Men Tend to Exaggerate When Their Masculinity Is Threatened
The data in the study by researchers at the University of Washington and Stanford University showed that a group of college men who were given artificially low results on a strength test, proceeded to answer a questionnaire on which they exaggerated their height by an average of three quarters of an inch.
Sachiko Tsuruta to Be Honored by the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics in Rome
Sachiko Tsuruta, a professor of astrophysics at Montana State University in Bozeman, has been selected to receive the Marcel Grossman Prize for her pioneering work on neutron starts. The prize is awarded every three 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.
University of Washington Professor to Receive the 2015 Saruhashi Prize
Keiko Torii is the Endowed Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Washington. She will be honored in Japan on May 23 for both exceptional research accomplishments and mentoring of other women scientists.
Four University Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University, Keiko Torii of the University of Washington, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, professor emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Nancy Krieger of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Wellesley College President Has Announced Her Retirement
H. Kim Bottomly became the 13th president of Wellesley College on August 1, 2007. Previously, she was deputy provost at Yale University and professor of immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, Sexualization, Media & Society
The five editors of the new journal are Deidre Condit and Jennifer Johnson of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ana Bridges of the University of Arkansas, Gail Dines of Wheelock College, and Carolyn West of the University of Washington.
Here Are Three New Women Deans
The three women appointed to dean posts are Carolyn H. Livingston at Carleton College in Minnesota, Mia Tuan at the University of Washington, and Sandra Crewe at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
The Next Provost at Menlo College in California
Terri Givens has been serving as a professor in the department of government in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Earlier in her career, Dr. Givens taught at the University of Washington.
Two Women Professors Share Book Award
Lauren Hackworth Peterson of the University of Delaware and Sandra R. Joshel of the University of Washington are sharing the 2015 PROSE Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence from the Association of American Publishers.
Ana Mari Cauce to Lead the University of Washington
Dr. Cauce joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 1986 as an assistant professor of psychology. For the past three years she has served as provost and executive vice president at the university.
New Administrative Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women
The women taking on new roles are Gayle Colston Barge, Suzanne M. Rivera, Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela, Marcie Gardner, Michelle Masucci, Jordana Pomeroy, Genesee Adkins, and Lindsay LeRoy.
Catherine Brock to Lead The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment Disorders
Among the center’s partners are Chapman University and the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Brock was the associate director of the University of Washington Autism Center.
Professor Mary-Claire King Wins a $250,000 Lasker Award
Dr. King of the University of Washington was the first scientist to discover that women with a certain gene were more likely to develop breast cancer. She also developed DNA-based analysis that has been used to identify human remains and to reunite missing children with their families.
University of Virginia’s Pamela Cipriano to Lead the American Nurses Association
Dr. Cipriano, associate research professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, is the 35th president in the association’s 118-year history. She was the inaugural editor of the association’s official journal, American Nurse Today.
In Memoriam: Nancy Ewald Jackson, 1946-2014
Professor Johnson taught at the University of Washington. She later taught educational psychology at the University of Iowa.
Gender Differences in the Willingness of College Students to Drive While Under the Influence of Marijuana
The study found that 44 percent of college men who used marijuana drove after using the drug. But only 9 percent of women college students who smoked marijuana drove while under the influence of the drug.
Deborah Miranda Wins IPPY Award for Her Book on California Indians
Deborah A. Miranda, professor of English at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has won the gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for autobiography/memoir in the family legacy category.
Worldwide Progress in Child and Maternal Mortality, But Much Work Needs to Be Done
The report notes that since 1990 child deaths fell globally by 48 percent. Maternal deaths from pregnancy-related causes dropped by nearly 25 percent. Yet, in 2013, 6.3 million children under the age of 5 died. Nearly 300,000 women died in 2013 from pregnancy related causes.
In Memoriam: Eliza Timberlake Dresang, 1941-2014
Dr. Dresang worked for 16 years as a librarian and administrator for the public school district in Madison, Wisconsin, before joining the faculty at Florida State University in 1996. She held endowed chairs at Florida State and later at the University of Washington.
University of Washington Study Finds Many Young Girl Soccer Players Keep Playing After a Concussion
The study examined more than 350 girl soccer players ages 11 to 14 on 33 teams in Washington State. It found that of this group, 59 girls had suffered from concussions and most of these continue to play after suffering a concussion.
