The Library of Congress has presented its John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity to Martha C. Naussbaum, an endowed professor at the University of Chicago and an expert in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, feminist and political philosophy, and philosophy and the arts.
The appointments are Lara Hodgson at Georgia Tech, Marla A. Vickers at Georgia State University, Chidi Blyden at Harvard University, Lindsay Gavin at Townson University, Lindsey Hunter at Langston University, Renee Craig-Marius at the California Community Colleges system, and Terri L. Winfree at Gogebic Community College.
Dr. Epstein was a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University for five decades. Her research centered on the overlapping influences of schools, families, and communities on children's learning and development.
Andrea J. Liu of the University of Pennsylvania, Zhenan Bao of Stanford University, and Xiaowei Zhuang of Harvard University are among the nine inaugural recipients of the International Congress of Basic Science Medals.
Compared to women who want to take GLP-1 medication but have not yet started, women who are on GLP-1 drugs are more likely to land a new job and/or get married or move in with a new partner, suggesting there is a significant social stigma impacting people's first impressions of women who are obese.
Dr. Mayeri's award-winning book, Marital Privilege: Marriage, Inequality, and the Transformation of American Law, examines how the privileged legal status of marriage survived decades of constitutional struggle and social change.
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced that 21 researchers are joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to explore cutting-edge research uncovering insights into human health and disease. Seven of the new Pew Scholars are women.
Dr. Schiebinger is a leading authority on sex and gender in the history of science and the study of women scientists in the eighteenth century. She has been a faculty member at Stanford University for more than two decades.
Dr. Warren was the founding director of the program in women's studies at Princeton University. Later in her career, she taught at Harvard University and Brown University, where she served as director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.
The maternal mortality rate in the United States surpasses rates of all high-income countries in Europe and Asia; however, recent increases in maternal mortality do not apply uniformly, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan's Arline Geronimus.
Dr. Bryant was a longtime administrator at several higher education institutions throughout the state of Florida. She was the first woman to serve as interim president of Florida Memorial University and Florida A&M University.
