The Russell Sage Foundation in New York City recently approved 29 research grants. Some of these grants directly relate to issues important to women.

Dr. Roman (1925-2018) was the first chief of astronomy at NASA. The administration recently launched the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, which is designed to explore the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets.

In the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, Kris McAbee is the new associate dean of operations. Angela Hunter will serve as interim director of the School of Literary and Performing Arts and Kathryn King was named interim director of the School of Human Inquiry.

Dr. Kenny was named president of Queens College of the City University of New York in 1985, making her the college's first woman president. In 1994, she became the first woman president of Stony Book University in New York, where she would serve for 15 years.

The Wellesley Tuition Promise, which guarantees a tuition-free education for families with annual incomes less than $200,000, will apply automatically to all first-year and transfer students who are admitted to Wellesley, as well as returning students, beginning in the Fall 2027 semester.

Dr. Ramaley was the first woman president of three universities: Portland State University in Oregon, the University of Vermont, and Winona State University in Minnesota.

The new assistant professors at Bryn Mawr College are Michelle Brann in chemistry, Marissa Fenley in theatre, Şehrazat G. Mart in sociology, Lauren Pryce McCarthy in social work, Danya Pilgrim in history, and Clara Stuligross in biology.

Dr. Thrash, was the last person to serve as dean of women at Northwestern University. Later, she was the first woman to serve as executive director of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, a former regional accrediting body for higher education institutions.

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.

Dr. Bassler, the Andrew K. Golden University Professor at Princeton University, is known for her foundational research in quorum sensing — the chemical signaling by which bacteria communicate with each other and band together to act collectively.

Melissa Mazan and Amanda Durik are taking on interim dean appointments at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and the Northern Illinois University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, respectively. Jenn Snow is dean of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education at the University of Montana.

Lili He of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the inaugural recipient of the Phi Tau Sigma Mid-Career Accomplishment Award, which recognizes outstanding mid-career scholars in food science research. Professor He is known for her work in analytical food chemistry and food safety.