University of California at Riverside Receives Grant to Promote Women Faculty in STEM Fields

The University of California at Riverside received a three-year, $599,219 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a program to recruit, retain, and develop leadership skills of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The grant will establish the Faculty Organization for Women’s Advancement, Recognition, and Development (FORWARD) program.

Yolanda Moses, professor of anthropology and associate vice chancellor for diversity, excellence, and equity at the University of California at Riverside, is the principal investigator for the grant project.