Monthly Archives: August, 2011

Gatorade Launches New Research Initiative on Women’s Hydration

“By conducting and publishing peer-reviewed studies on women's unique hydration and nutrition needs across life stages, we're not just advancing the science; we're establishing a new standard,” said Kimberly Stein, senior principal scientist at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.

Katherine Yelick to Direct Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a national program run by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Dr. Yelick, a computer scientist and longtime UC Berkeley faculty member, will become the laboratory's next director on July 1.

Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers

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.

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

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

Seven Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Maine

The seven women promoted to full professor are Alicia Cruz-Uribe in petrology and mineralogy, Melissa Maginnis in microbiology, Caroline Noblet in economics, Kelley Strout in nursing, Catharine Biddle in educational leadership, Caitlin Howell in bioengineering, and Lisa Kerr in fisheries science.

In Memoriam: Gwyn Norris Scott, 1961-2026

Scott spent 34 years with Ohio University, where she ultimately served as associate vice president for auxiliaries. In this role, she led a team of more than 260 employees and oversaw essential campus services.

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at the University of Texas at Dallas

The four women named to endowed faculty posts are Anny Castilla-Earls in communications disorders, Caroline Jones in bioengineering, and Kristen Kennedy and Karen Rodrigue in psychology.

In Memoriam: Mary Evans Sias, 1950-2026

A longtime leader in higher education, Dr. Sias served as president of Kentucky State University from 2004 to 2014. In 2023, she was named interim president of Texas Southern University.

Seven Women Selected for Academic Leadership Roles at Universities

The appointments are Paula Termuhlen at the University of North Dakota, Abbey Zink at Fairmont State University, Colleen Hastings at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Jennifer Mize Nelson at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Christy Swinson at Fayetteville State University, Rachel Roberts at the University of Cincinnati, and Belinda Sturm at Virginia Tech.

Nicole Joseph of Vanderbilt University Receives National Award in Mathematics Education

Dr. Joseph, an associate professor at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, was recently honored by the Mathematical Association of American for her career-long contributions to mathematics education for K-12 and undergraduate students.

Eight Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities

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

Purdue’s Ali Bramson Honored for Groundbreaking Contributions to Planetary Science

The American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Sciences has awarded Dr. Bramson for her groundbreaking research that has fundamentally redefined our understanding of subsurface ice on Mars

Five Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The administrative appointments are Jill Blondin at the University of Colorado Boulder, Beth Leaver at Rice University in Texas, Shawna Lynch-Watkins at Meredith College in North Carolina, Megan Haughey at Rutgers University-Newark, and Jenny Boyden at the University of Maine.

University of Pennsylvania’s Sophia Rosenfeld Receives Book Prize in Intellectual History

Dr. Rosenfeld, the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, recently received the István Hont Book Prize from the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

New Endowed Faculty Positions for Three Women Scholars

Jennifer Gandhi was named the Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Faculty Development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University. Catherine Volle is the inaugural Joanne Paulsen Buresh '51 and Wendy Buresh, MD '74 Endowed Chair in Biology at Cornell College in Iowa and Kalmia Kniel was named the Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair at the University of Delaware.

Research Finds All-Women Training Groups Lead to Better Career Outcomes

According to a new study, women who participated in an online career training program with an all-women cohort were more likely to complete their training on time, obtain a professional certification, and secure employment than women who were trained in mixed-gender environments.

Two Women Selected for Key Interim Leadership Roles with the Universities of Wisconsin

Renée Wachter, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, has been selected to serve as interim president of the Universities of Wisconsin. Maria Cuzzo, provost of UW-Superior, will serve as the university's interim chancellor while Dr. Wachter assumes her new responsibilities.

There Are More Female Than Male Same-Sex Couple Households in the United States

From 2005 to 2024, the number of female same-sex married couple households more than doubled, while the number of male same-sex married couple households grew more modestly.

Sandra B. Richtermeyer Named President of Nevada State University

With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Richtermeyer has spent the past three years as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at Rutgers University-Camden

Study Compares Eating Disorder Symptoms in Young and Middle-Age Women

Emotional dysregulation is more strongly tied to disordered eating in middle-aged women than in younger women, according to a new study led by a recent doctoral graduate at Florida International University.