Tag: California Institute of Technology

A Dozen Women With Academic Affiliations Elected to Membership in the American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest learned society in North America, has announced the election of 38 new members. Of the 28 new members from the United States, 12 are women with current ties to the academic world.

Caltech’s Pamela Bjorkman Named the 2025 Wolf Prize Laureate in Medicine

The Wolf Prize is presented annually by the Wolf Foundation to exceptional individuals in various scientific and artistic fields. Dr. Bjorkman, longtime professor of biological engineering at Caltech, is the only woman professor in this year's cohort of Wolf Prize Laureates.

Stanford’s Fei-Fei Li Wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Among a cohort of seven recipients, Dr. Li was the only woman to receive the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. She is a leading expert in machine learning whose contributions have contributed to the modern understanding of artificial intelligence.

In Memoriam: Jenijoy La Belle, 1943-2025

A scholar of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, Dr. La Belle was the first woman tenure-track hire and the first woman to be awarded tenure at the California Institute of Technology.

Three Women Scientists Awarded Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Sciences

The Vilcek Foundation aims to raise awareness of immigrant contributions to the United States. This year, three women scholars at American universities have been honored for their outstanding cancer research contributions.

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.

Report Reveals New Data on Sexual Assault and Misconduct in Higher Education

According to a new report from Westat, nearly 19 percent of women and 21 percent of genderqueer students experienced some form of nonconsensual sexual misconduct in 2024. This is a decrease from 2019.

Katherine de Kleer Honored for Outstanding Early-Career Research in Planetary Sciences

Katherine de Kleer's research has contributed to the broader understanding of the atmospheric composition and environmental properties of Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede. 

A Dozen Women Selected for Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Sixteen Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

New Administrative Appointments for Thirteen Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Emory University Names Pamela J. Bjorkman Inaugural Recipient of Max Cooper Prize in Immunology

Dr. Bjorkman, a professor of biology and biological engineering at CalTech was honored "for discovering key details about how T cells recognize antigens and eliminate virally infected cells and tumor cells."