All Entries Tagged With: "mathematics"
Duke Professor Wins Prestigious Mathematics Prize
Ingrid Daubechies was honored at the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Irene Lasiecka Is the First Woman to Win the Reid Prize
University of Virginia professor of mathematics wins $10,000 award.
Ranking the States in Producing Women Graduates in STEM Fields
Some states did a far better job in steering women toward degrees in STEM fields than other states.
Women Are Increasing Their Share of Degrees in STEM Fields
New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that women are making progress in closing the gender gap in degree attainments in the so-called STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In 2009, women earned 134,634 degrees in STEM fields. This was up from 127,134 STEM degrees in 2001. In 2009 women earned […]
Notable Appointments of Women in Higher Education
● Janine Remillard, a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, was named vice chair of the U.S. National Commission for Mathematics Instruction. Professor Remillard has been on the faculty at Penn since 1977. ● Lisa Melendy was named chair and director of physical education, athletics, and recreation at Williams College in […]
