Adela Najarro of Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, Juliana Spahr of the Mills College campus of Northeastern University in Oakland, Beth Lew-Williams of Princeton University in New Jersey, and Deborah Willis of New York University have been announced as winners of an American Book Award.
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced that 21 researchers are joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to explore cutting-edge research uncovering insights into human health and disease. Seven of the new Pew Scholars are women.
This year the American Philosophical Society granted membership to 33 Americans. Of these, 12 are women with ties to the academic world in the United States.
The Breakthrough Prize – popularly known as the “Oscars of Science” – was created to celebrate the wonders of our scientific age. Prizes are awarded in the life sciences, mathematics, and physics.
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States recently announced the selection of 16 Churchill Scholars in science, math, and engineering for the 2026-27 academic year. Eight are women who will spend the next academic year at the University of Cambridge in England.
The National Academy of Education has elected 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders to its membership. Of the 19 new members of the National Academy of Education, 12 are women.
Eight women scholars affiliated with higher educational institutions in the United States were recently presented with awards at the 139th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty recently have been appointed to named professorships. Eight of the faculty members appointed to these positions are women.
Including this year’s cohort, since 1902, 3,706 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing 329 colleges and universities. Since 1976, women have been eligible and 697 women have won Rhodes Scholarships.
