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Experiencing Racial Microaggressions During Pregnancy Linked to High Blood Pressure in Postpartum Women
Postpartum women from underrepresented backgrounds who report experiences with racial microaggressions during pregnancy or delivery and who live in communities with historically high levels of structural racism are significantly more likely to experience high blood pressure.
Salem College Launches New Computer Science Major and Digital Marketing Program
Salem College, a liberal arts educational institutiton for women in North Carolina, has recently launched a new major in computer science and a new concentration in digital marketing for business majors.
Tamara Hancock Receives National Recognition for Leadership in Veterinary Pathology
Dr. Hancock has taught as an assistant teaching professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri for the past seven years. Her research focuses on mental health and well-being within the veterinary medical profession.
Women Continue to Represent the Majority of U.S. Medical School Students
In 2024, women represented the majority of total applicants, first-time applicants, matriculants, and enrollments at U.S. medical schools.
How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Improve Breast Cancer Detection
A new study has found using AI tools in breast cancer screenings greatly increases the chance of detecting the disease, suggesting an urgent need to integrate the emerging technology into mammography screening practices.
University of Chicago Professor Young-Kee Kim Tapped to Lead the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Following the resignation of Lia Merminga, Dr. Young-Kee Kim of the University of Chicago has been selected to serve as interim director of Fermilab, a federal research center for high-energy particle physics.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Roger Williams University Announces New Scholarship to Support Women Engineering Students
The Ioannis Miaoulis Women in Engineering Scholarship is open to all engineering majors at Roger Williams University who have experiences advocating for women’s equity and empowerment in STEM.
Anita Jacobson Awarded for Commitment to Pharmacy Students and Substance Abuse Education
A clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Jacobson focuses her work on improving pharmacist-patient communication, specifically regarding vulnerable patient populations.
Federica Brandizzi Receives International Recognition for Plant Science Research
Dr. Brandizzi has served as a professor of plant biology at Michigan State University for nearly two decades. She was recently honored by the Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei in Italy for her research on how plants adapt to environmental stressors.
Study Finds Women Scientists Are Viewed as More Likable and Trustworthy Than Male Scientists
According to a recent study, when scientific messaging comes from a woman scientist, people are more likely to perceive them as likable, competent, and trustworthy compared to male scientists.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Honors Four Early-Career Women Chemists
This year’s recipients of the 2025 Marion Milligan Award for Women in the Chemical Sciences are Grace Han of Brandies University in Massachusetts, Michelle Calabrese and Jessica Lamb of the University of Minnesota, and Erin Stache of Princeton University in New Jersey.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Janine Kwapis Honored for Innovative Cognitive Aging Research
Dr. Kwapis conducts extensive research on the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms that support long-term memory formation, storage, and updating. She currently serves as the Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.
MIT Professor Daniela Rus Honored for Pioneering Robotics Research
Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viteribi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, conducts extensive research on developing robotic autonomy, with a long-term goal of integrating intelligent machines into everyday life.
Maria Charisi Receives International Recognition for Early-Career Achievements in STEM
As a scholar, Dr. Charisi focuses her research on supermassive black holes. She currently serves as an assistant professor at Washington State University and conducts research at the University of Crete.
University of Pittsburgh Launches New Initiative to Leverage Artificial Intelligence in Women’s Health Research
The Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center in Women’s Health Analytics and Research at the University of Pittsburgh will use emerging AI technology to research global disparities in women’s health. It will led by Vanathi Gopalakrishnan, associate professor of biomedical informatics.
Caitlin Cain Recognized for Early-Career Research on Gas Chromatography
Dr. Cain currently serves as a research fellow at the University of Michigan, where she is working to develop novel analytical and computational tools to study neurochemical dynamics.
By Age 6, Children Develop Gender Stereotypes About Boys’ and Girls’ STEM Aptitudes
A new study has found that by age 6, children are more likely to believe boys are better than girls at computing, engineering, and physics. However, they are more likely to believe girls are better at math and biology.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Debra Bangasser Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Psychiatric Research
Dr. Bangasser conducts research on how stress affects the risk for various psychiatric disorders, with a focus on addressing women’s historical underrepresentation in clinical studies.
Virginia Howard Honored by the American Heart Association for Outstanding Population Research
Dr. Howard has received national recognition for her outstanding research on stroke risk factors. She currently leads the REGARDS project, which investigates racial health disparities in stroke-related deaths.
Association for Women Geoscientists Honors René Shroat-Lewis for Mid-Career Excellence
Dr. Shroat-Lewis has been a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for over a decade. The Association of Women Geoscientists recently honored her for her outstanding teaching and mentoring contributions.
Highly Selective Universities Make Progress in Closing the STEM Gender Gap While Others Fall Behind
The country’s most selective universities have made great progress in closing the gender gap in students studying physics, engineering, and computer science. However, the gap has significantly widened at less selective institutions.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Three Women Selected for Endowed Professorships in STEM Disciplines
The women appointed to endowed chairs are Yashi Ahmed at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Jalene LaMontagne at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Beverly Magda at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
New Study Identifies Chemical Exposures Linked to Breast Cancer Risk for Women Firefighters
Firefighters have an increased cancer incidence compared to the general population, however the majority of research in this area has centered around men. A new study has sought out to identity what chemicals women firefighters are exposed to that could be increasing their risk of breast cancer.
American Heart Association Recognizes Jane Newburger for Outstanding Mentorship in Academia
In addition to her own clinical work as a pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Newburger has mentored dozens of researchers and healthcare professionals as a professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Sudha Raj Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Nutrition and Dietetics
The Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine subgroup of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has honored Sudha Raj, professor at Syracuse University, for her lifetime achievements in nutrition research and education.
Anne Chin Recognized for Distinguished Career in Geomorphology
In her work as a geographer, Dr. Chin focuses her research on human interactions with geomorphological and ecological processes in river landscapes. She currently serves as chair of the department of geography at Florida State University.
Nearly Six Percent of Pregnant Women in the United States Use Marijuana in the Last Month of Their Pregnancy
“Prenatal marijuana use is a modifiable risk factor,” the authors write. “In a constantly changing legal landscape surrounding marijuana, it becomes imperative to provide clear and unambiguous messaging regarding the adverse effects of marijuana use during pregnancy.”
Women’s Health Research at Yale University Launches Two New Pilot Studies
Scholars at Yale’s School of Medicine have created two new programs aimed at developing a new treatment for endometriosis and testing a new mobile health clinic for women.
Kristy Pabilonia Recognized for Contributions to Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Pabilonia is a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Biomedical Sciences and the executive director of clinical diagnostics for the Veterinary Health System at Colorado State University.
