Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

President Gestring took the helm of the University of South Dakota in 2018, following eight years of service as the university's chief financial officer. She is slated to retire in June 2027.

Funded by a $1 million grant from Google, the new clinic will provide cybersecurity services to local organizations. Students will participate in the clinic's operations, which will introduce them to real-world experiences in cybersecurity.

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.

Dr. McLaughlin taught special education at her undergraduate alma mater, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, for 38 years. During her tenure, she served 18 years as dean of the School of Education.

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

Danielle Norcini of Johns Hopkins University was recognized for her research in experimental nuclear physics, and Jessica Shaw of the University of Rochester was honored for contributions to plasma physics research.

Edwina Barvosa, a longtime faculty member in feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, alleges a male colleague — who joined the university eight years after her — has been paid nearly $3 million more than her over the past two decades, despite their similar academic backgrounds and work responsibilities.

The new assistant professors are Maria Florencia Ercoli in plant genetics, Carol Tardivo in horticulture, Maggie Sogin in ecological metabolomics, Elizabeth Brauer in fungal biology, and Yan Hong in molecular, cell, and systems biology.

At the time of her passing, Dr. Wilson was in her twentieth year teaching as a professor of gender, sexuality, and feminist studies at Duke University. Her research interests spanned a broad range of feminist topics.

The women taking on new academic leadership roles are Laura E. Lyons at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Mila Getmansky Sherman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sheryl Oring at Virginia Commonwealth University, Maria Victoria Murillo at Columbia University, Madhusmita Misra at Washington University, and Ashley Nickels at Rutgers University-Camden.

The Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award regonizes Dr. Buřivalová, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for her research that leverages bioacoustic methods to measure the health of tropical forests around the globe.