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Six Women Awarded $250,000 Hertz Fellowships in the Applied Sciences
The fellowships are considered to be the most generous support for graduate students in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences. Each fellow is eligible for awards of $250,000 over five years to support doctoral research.
40 Women Academics Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Through an analysis of the list of new fellows conducted by WIAReport, it appears that 46 of the 198 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year are women. Forty have current ties to academia.
Eight Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the College of the Holy Cross
The college has announced the promotion of 8 women faculty members to the rank of associate professor.
Five Women Earn Promotions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced the promotions of seven faculty members and the granting of tenure to six faculty members, five of whom also earned promotions. Five of the eight the faculty members receiving promotions or tenure are women.
Eight Women Named Luce Scholars
Samantha Chadwick, Claire Duvallet, Eryn Eby, Genevieve Gebhart, Megan Mills-Novoa, Aya Saed, Tamara Shougaolu, and Tarlise Townsend will all spend the next year in Asia as Luce Scholars.
Boston University Promotes Seven Women to Full Professor
Boston University in Massachusetts has announced the promotion of 17 faculty members to full professor. Seven of the new full professors are women.
Kansas State Promotes Seven Women to Full Professor
The seven women promoted to full professor at Kansas State are Laura Armbrust, Elizabeth Davis, Sherry Haar, Laurel Littrell, Caterina Scoglio, Christine Wilson, and Naomi Wood.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at Davidson College
The five women earning promotions to full professor are Karen Hales and Barbara Lom in biology, Ann Fox in English, Kristie Foley in medical humanities, and Laurie Heyer in mathematics.
Seven American Women Win Marshall Scholarships
The scholarships provide funds for up to two years of study at a British university, and include money for travel, living expenses, and books.
Four Women Named Winners of the National Medal of Science
The four women who will be awarded the National Medal of Science are Sallie Chisholm of MIT, Sandra Farber of the University of California Santa Cruz, Lucy Shapiro of Stanford University, and Anne Treisman of Princeton University.
Six Women Scholars in the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Among the 98 Charter Fellows are six women who currently hold faculty posts at U.S. universities.
First-Year Women at the Nation’s Leading Research Universities
Of the 27 high-ranking universities that responded to our survey, women were a majority of the entering students at 12 schools. Women were accepted at a higher rate than men at only six institutions.
A Large Group of New Women Faculty at Cornell University
Cornell University, the Ivy-League educational institution in Ithaca, New York, had add 53 new faculty members this fall. Of the new additions, 23 are women.
First-Year Women at the Nation’s Leading Liberal Arts Colleges
Women make up a majority of entering students at 17 of 21 liberal arts colleges that responded to our survey. At 16 of the 21 leading liberal arts colleges, men were accepted for admission at higher rates than women.
Five Women Named Mitchell Scholars
The Mitchell Scholarship program is sending 12 students to study at universities on the island of Ireland beginning in September 2013. Five of the new Mitchell Scholars are women.
15 Women Named Rhodes Scholars
This year there are 15 women among the 32 American Rhodes Scholars. Four are, or have been, students at Yale University.
Seven New Women on the Faculty at Yale University
Yale University has announced the addition of 35 scholars to its faculty of arts and sciences. Of the 35 new faculty members, only seven are women.
Institute of Medicine Elects 16 Women Academics as Members
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences has elected 70 new members. Seventeen of the new members are women and 16 hold current ties to higher education.
Nine Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa has announced that 31 faculty members have been promoted to the rank of full professor. Nine of the faculty receiving promotions to full professor are women.
Seven Academic Women Win MacArthur Foundation “Genius Awards”
This year, 10 of the 23 MacArthur Fellows are women. Several have affiliations with higher education.
Seven Women Academics Win Book Awards
The honorees are Jorie Graham, Jennifer Klein, Eileen Boris, Barbara Ann Naddeo, Wendy Kohli, Arlene Keeling, and Barbara Mann Wall.
American Chemical Society Names 21 Women Fellows
Twelve of the 21 women who were named in this class of ACS fellows have ties to the academic world.
Fourteen Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Illinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign has promoted 47 faculty members to the rank of full professor. Of these, 14 are women.
Four Women Named to Endowed Chairs at the University of Chicago
Holly J. Humphrey, Frances Ferguson, Kathleen D. Morrison, and Ayelet Fishbach are among 13 faculty members appointed to named professorships.
Three Women Are Among the Inaugural Class of 21 Simons Investigators
Shafrira Goldwasser, Sharon Glotzer, and Alice Guionnet will each receive $100,000 in support for their research endeavors.
Seven Women Faculty Members Promoted at Washington and Lee University
Two women are among the eight new full professors and five women are among the 14 faculty members granted tenure and promoted to associate professor.
Eight Women Win Pew Scholarships in the Biomedical Sciences
These eight young women are at the cutting edge of scientific research.
Princeton Hires 10 Women to Its Faculty
Two of the new faculty members were hired as full professors, one is an associate professor, and seven are assistant professors.
Honorary Degrees Awarded to Women in 2012 at the Nation’s Highest-Ranked Universities
This spring the nation’s leading universities awarded 47 honorary degrees to women.
Honorary Degrees Awarded to Women at the Nation’s Top Liberal Arts Colleges
The nation’s highest-ranked liberal arts college gave out 37 honorary degrees to women this spring. Last year the same group of colleges bestowed 29 honorary degrees on women.
Ten Women Among the 27 New American Members of the American Philosophical Society
Of the 27 new American members, 10 are women. Nine of the women selected have current ties to the academic world.
Twelve Women Awarded Tenure at Boston University
Boston University recently announced that 12 women faculty members had been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
Eight Women Named Distinguished Professors at the State University of New York
This year, eight of the 21 new Distinguished Professors are women.
New Women Members of the National Academy of Sciences
Election to membership in the National Academy of Sciences is considered one of greatest honors for members of the scientific community. Of the 84 new members elected this year, 26, or 31 percent, are women.
Women Are Less Than a Quarter of All New Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Through our analysis of the list of new fellows, it appears that 52 of the 220 new members of the AAAS are women.
