All Entries Tagged With: "Carnegie Mellon University"
Nonprofit Partners With Six Universities to Address Gender Inequality in Artificial Intelligence
This summer, Boston University hosted AI-4-ALL, a program designed to promote greater gender diversity and inclusion in the overwhelmingly male artificial intelligence field. Also partnering with the organization are Stanford University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkley, Carnegie Mellon University, and Simon Fraser University in Canada.
A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Aryn Gittis Named a Finalist for a Prestigious Prize in Neuromodulation
Aryn H. Gittis, an associate professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has been named a finalist for the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromoduation for her research on Parkinson’s disease.
Four Women Faculty Members Honored With Notable Awards
The women scholars who have won awards are Hayley Clearly at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Kristin Wustholz at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Linda Argote of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Rebekah VanWieren of Montana State University.
New Positions for Six Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Assignments for Five Women Faculty Members in Academia
Assuming new roles or positions are Roberta Klatzky at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Rachel Patzer at Emory University in Atlanta, Rita Dove of the University of Virginia, Lorraine Ware at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz at the University of Rhode Island.
A Quartet of Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Clare Cavanagh of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Kathleen M. Carley of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Ruth Weissman at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Joni Shreve of Louisiana State University.
Princeton’s Tera Hunter Wins Book Award From the Organization of American Historians
Tera W. Hunter, a professor of history and African American studies at Princeton University in New Jersey, has been awarded the Mary Nickliss Prize in U.S. Women’s and/or Gender History from the Organization of American Historians.
Four Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Research Universities
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Hyunsuk Shim at Emory University in Atlanta, Pamela L. Perrewé at Florida State University, Molly Wright Steenson at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Laura Barraclough at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned New Duties
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Roles for Six Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Jennifer Doudna to Be Awarded the Dickson Prize in Science
Professor Doudna is being honored for her groundbreaking research harnessing an ancient mechanism of bacterial immunity into a powerful and general technology for editing genomes, with wide-ranging implications across biology and medicine.
New Administrative Posts for Seven Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Administrative Positions for Eight Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
For the First Time, Women Are a Majority of First-Year Students at Carnegie Mellon University
This year, there are 857 women in the entering class at Carnegie Mellon University. They make up 51.1 percent of the entering class. Four years ago in 2013, women made up 44 percent of first-year students.This is a significant milestone for a university that awards a majority of its degrees in STEM disciplines.
New Administrative Positions for Seventeen Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Lynne Rosansky Is Serving as Provost at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts
Dr. Rosansky has served as founding president of the Hult International Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dean of the University of New Haven College of Business, provost at the State University of New York’s Levin Institute, and interim provost at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire.
Four Women Named to Executive Positions at College and University Art Museums
Taking on new roles at major academic art museums are Elizabeth Chodos at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Christina Olsen at the University of Michigan, Amy Gilman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Jill Greenwood at Oberlin College in Ohio.
In Memoriam: Betty Jane Lloyd, 1922-2017
Lloyd joined the faculty at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1943. She later served as associate dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She retired from the university in 1983.
Two Women Scholars Appointed to Interim Provost Positions at Universities
Laurie R. Weingart, the senior associate dean of education in the School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Susan Stapleton, dean of the Graduate College at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, will both serve as interim provosts at their universities.
New Administrative Positions for 15 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.
New Assignments for Ten Women Faculty Members in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
In Memoriam: Gloria P. Hill, 1947-2017
Dr. Hill joined the staff at Carnegie Mellon University in 1972 as an academic adviser. Later, she served as assistant vice provost for education and assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The Next President of Cypress College in California
Dr. JoAnna Schilling, a graduate of Smith College, has been serving as the interim vice president for academic affairs at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. Earlier, she was vice president for academic affairs at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.
Five Women in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The women in new administrative roles are Angela Blanton at Carnegie Mellon University, Betsy Asserson at Montana State University, Katrina Briscoe at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, Sara Judge at Princeton University in New Jersey, and Pilar Prather at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.
Carnegie Mellon University Makes Great Strides in Enrolling Women in Computer Science and Engineering
At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, women are 48.5 percent of all first-year undergraduates in computer science courses and 43.3 percent of all first-year women in undergraduate engineering courses. This is moe thsn double the national average.
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.
Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans in Higher Education
The new deans are Judy Didion at Oakland University, Nasha Torrez at the University of New Mexico, Katherine Ankerson at the University of Nebraska, Rachel Croson at Michigan State, Irene Aiken at UNC-Pembroke, Sharon Basso at Claremont McKenna College, and Rebecca Doerge at Carnegie Mellon University.
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
New Duties or Titles for Eight Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Three Women Among the 12 Winners of the 2016 Hertz Fellowships
Winners of the prestigious fellowships are awarded full tuition in Ph.D. programs for five years. And they receive an annual stipend. Preference is given to scholars who have a stated preference to pursue science in the public interest.
New Assignments for 11 Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nine Women Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarships
Nine women from the United States are among the 15 students who have been awarded Churchill Scholarships for master’s degree programs in STEM fields at the University of Cambridge in England.
Three Women University Scientists Taking on New Duties for Federal Agencies
Lorrie Faith Cranor of Carnegie Mellon University was named chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission. Kathy Partin of Colorado State was named director of an office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Anne Kenworthy of Vanderbilt University will review grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health.
