Dr. Roman (1925-2018) was the first chief of astronomy at NASA. The administration recently launched the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, which is designed to explore the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets.
Joya Misra of the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award, an annual honor presented to scholars who have significantly advanced research on the role of women in society.
“We know that women and men age differently; the challenge is understanding why,” said Jennifer Ailshire, co-director of the new center. “By bringing together expertise that has traditionally been separated, GeroSCORE will help uncover how biology, environment and life experiences combine to shape aging.”
The Gatorade Sports Science Institute recently released the results of its inaugural study on women's hydration. According to their research, over four in ten women arrive at their workouts already dehydrated.
The University of Georgia Libraries has honored Dr. Blain, professor of history and Africana studies at Brown University, for her latest book, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights, an examination of the pivotal contributions of Black women at the forefront of national and international movements for civil and human rights.
In an analysis of clinical studies conducted between 2015 and 2023, women's participation met or exceed their disease prevalence in 67 percent of trials. However, some areas of study still significantly under-enroll women participants.
Over the past 15 years, the share of young women identifying as something other than exclusively straight increased from 22 percent to 50 percent, according to a new study from Binghamton University. Notably, the research did not find a similar trend among young men, who are more likely to say they are either exclusively straight or exclusively gay.
Prior to 2022, trends in suicidality among adolescents were similar across U.S. states. However, after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, these trends diverged, with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among girls increasing in states that had instituted abortion bans and decreasing in states that had not enacted bans.
The Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy at the University of California, Berkeley, will address the nation's most pressing societal, economic, environmental, and political challenges. Pelosi will teach a class on the Congress.
Under a new agreement, the university will assume responsibility for all research components of the Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation and its grant activities. Pamela Moalli, a leading physician-scientist in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, has been named executive and scientific director of the institute.
Switzer, a two-time alumna of Syracuse University, made history in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially register for and run in the Boston Marathon. A successful broadcast journalist, Switzer has been instrumental in advancing the sport of women's running over the past several decades.
