Through this new initiative, researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey aim to address the widespread gaps in the scientific understanding of women's brain function. Ioana Carcea, associate professor in the department of pharmacology, physiology, and neuroscience at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has been selected to lead the program.

Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.

The four women appointed to endowed professorships at Bowdoin College are Elena Cueto Asín, Laura Henry, Emily M. Peterman, and Guo Jue.

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.

Dr. di Bonaventura was an academic administrator for Yale University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for nearly two decades. She ultimately served as the school's lead academic dean for students.

Dr. Howard joins Spelman from Ohio State University, where she has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering. She is a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered technology.

Set to launch in the upcoming Fall 2026 semester, the new major aims to prepare students for roles with environmental organizations, public health agencies, government, and nonprofit sectors as well as for graduate studies in fields related to sustainability, policy, and environmental science.

Dr. Warren was the founding director of the program in women's studies at Princeton University. Later in her career, she taught at Harvard University and Brown University, where she served as director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.

The three women promoted to full professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are Maria Pour in electrical and computer engineering, Tingting Wu in civil and environmental engineering, and Darlene Showalter in nursing.

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

Dr. Gonko has led Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan on an interim basis for the past year. She will assume the presidency of Macomb Community College on July 1.

The deans are Lynne Allen at Boston University, Hilary Smith Risser at the University of Montana Western, Pamela Swett at the University of Rhode Island, Amy S. Thompson at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Kandice Chuh at the City University of New York Graduate Center.