All Entries Tagged With: "Columbia University"
Columbia University Adds Five Women to Its Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University in New York City has 30 new faculty members this fall. Of the new hires, only five are women.
Columbia University Study Finds Ovarian Cancer Surgery Patients Fare Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Women ovarian cancer surgery patients at low-volume hospitals were 50 percent more likely to die from complications than women ovarian cancer surgery patients at high-volume hospitals.
Three Academic Women Win Packard Fellowships
The new class of 16 Packard Foundation Fellows includes three women: Karine Gibbs of Harvard University, Sarah Aciego of the University of Michigan, and Tiffany Shaw of Columbia University.
Four Women With New Faculty Positions
Vishakha Desai at Columbia, Nancy G. Harrington at the University of Kentucky, Louis McCullough at the University of Connecticut and Jennifer Brandt at High Point University have new faculty roles.
Stanford’s Lucy Shapiro to Share the Horwitz Prize
The award, honoring research in biology and biochemistry, is often a precursor to a Nobel Prize.
Three Women Named Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Ann Saterbak, Melody A. Swartz, and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic are honored for their work in bioengineering technology.
Columbia Professor to Be Awarded the Kyoto Prize
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak will receive a 20-karat gold medal and a $630,000 cash prize at ceremonies in Kyoto, Japan, in November.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is a host of appointments of women to key posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
In Memoriam: Anna Jacobson Schwartz, 1915-2012
In 1941, Dr. Schwartz joined the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliation she maintained for more than 70 years.
Research Finds That Many Women Are Uninformed About Heart Disease
Minority women and women with lower levels of education and income were found to be uninformed about signs of a heart attack and the severity of heart disease among women.
Study Finds Women and Minority Doctoral Candidates May Face Faculty Discrimination
Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian sounding male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an interview than candidates with names that indicated they were minorities or women.
Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Joyce Jenkins, Shelley Dodd, Jacqueline Simmons, Deborah Cullen, Sharon Butler, Catherine Earl, and Linda Cook are the new appointees.
Two Women Scholars Win the Bancroft Prize
Anne F. Hyde of Colorado College and Tomiko Brown-Nagin of the University of Virginia Law School receive the prestigious awards in history.
President Barack Obama to Deliver the Commencement Address at Barnard College
The women’s college bumped its previously announced commencement speaker, Jill Abramson of The New York Times, in favor of the President.
Seven Women Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Of the 66 new members of the National Academy of Engineering, only seven are women.
Women Academics Named Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Maya Jasanoff and Laura Kasischke were chosen as winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards on March 8 in New York City.
Columbia University Study Examines Method to Improve the Correct Usage of Oral Contraceptives
It is estimated that there are 1 million unintended pregnancies each year in the U.S. because women forget to take their birth control pills.
Cyndi Stivers Named Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Journalism Review
She is an adjunct professor at the Columbia Journalism School.
Susan Fuhrman Will Lead Teachers College for at Least Five More Years
The board of trustees extended her contract for five years with an option for two additional years.
Columbia Dean Announces Decision to Step Down
Michelle M. Moody-Adams, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University in New York City, announced that she will step down at the end of the academic year.
Award-Winning Short Story Author Heading to Columbia
Deborah Eisenberg is joining the writing program faculty at the Columbia University.
Eight New Appointments of Women to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Anne Khademian was named director of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. She has been serving as director of the Center for Public Administration and Policy at the university. Dr. Khademian has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech since 2004. Previously, she taught at the University of Wisconsin, the University […]
The New Chief Justice of Ireland Holds a Degree From Columbia University
Susan Denham is the first women to serve as Chief Justice of Ireland.
Autism Expert, Catherine Lord, to Lead the New Institute for Brain Development
The institute, scheduled to open in White Plains, New York, in 2012, is a collaboration of New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia University Medical Center, and the Weill Cornell Medical College.
Three Women Honored for Service or Scholarship
Linda Darling-Hammond, Tiffany P. Fontaine, and Deidre Scozzafava are the recipients of prestigious awards.
Four Women Elected to the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education was founded in 1965. Members are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship in the field of education. Recently, the academy announced the election of 11 new members. Four of the new members are women.
Four Women Scientists Honored for Early Career Accomplishments in Psychology
The American Association for Psychological Science has announced the six winners of the 2011 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. Four of the six winners are women.
New Women Deans in Higher Education
Six women have recently been named deans at colleges throughout the nation.
