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Five Women Scholars Receive Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Charlotte Baker at Florida A&M University, Ellen J. Langer of Harvard University, Karen S. Rheuban of the University of Virginia, Augusta Read Thomas of the University of Chicago, and J. Meejin Yoon of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
New Administrative Posts for 12 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.
Three Women Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
This year 12 new members were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Three of the new members are women. Members are chosen from the fields of literature, music, and the fine arts. They are elected for life and only upon the death of other members.
Cornelia Bargmann to Receive the $125,000 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
Cornelia Bargmann is the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and the director of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at Rockefeller University in New York City. She will be honored at MIT on March 30.
A Dozen Women With New High-Level Administrative Posts 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.
Finding a Different Path to Faculty Posts in Academia for Women in STEM Fields
A new study by researchers at the University of Washington suggests that colleges and universities look to industry, government, and private research organizations to expand the pool of women teaching science and mathematics in the academic world.
Notable Honors and Awards for Six Women Academics
The honorees are Peggy Johnson of Penn State, Nancy Leveson of MIT, Nina Caldwell of Maryville University in St. Louis, Sheri Colberg-Ochs of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Isabelle Jouanneau-Fertig of Barnard College in New York City, and Nancy Merner of Auburn University in Alabama.
Harvard’s Erin O’Shea Appointed President of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dr. O’Shea is the Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of molecular and cellular biology and a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University. She has served as the institute’s chief scientific officer since 2013.
Four Women in High-Level University Posts Are Stepping Down
The women who have announced they are stepping down are Penelope Laurans at Yale University, Christine Ortiz at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Christine McCormick at the University of Massachusetts, and Grace E. Harris at Virginia Commonwealth University.
New Assignments in Higher Education 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.
New Roles for Three Women Faculty Members
Taking on new assignments are B. Gloria Choi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Adrea Lawrence of the College of Education at the University of Montana, and Brandy N. Kelly Pryor at the University of Louisville.
Susan Hockfield to Lead the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Susan Hockfield, president emerita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will officially become president-elect at the conclusion of the 182nd annual meeting of the association in Washington this coming February. A year later, she will become the association’s president.
New Faculty Roles at Major Universities for Six Women Academics
Taking on new duties are Deborah Stipek at Stanford University, Gwendolyn Williams at Elizabeth City State University, Kacey Durant at the University of Nevada, Nzingha Dalila at the University of Cincinnati, Kate Campbell at the University of North Dakota, and Asuman Ozdaglar at MIT.
Six Women Scholars Are Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Twyla J. Cummings at the Rochester Institute of Techology, Courtney Meyers at Texas Tech University, Nicole Baganz at Vanderbilt University, Deborah K. Fitzgerald at MIT, Suzanne O’Connell at Wesleyan University, and Donna De Carolis at Drexel University.
The School of Engineering at MIT Hires Five Women to Its Faculty
The School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is adding 18 faculty members. Five are women: Irmgard Bischofberger, Betar Gallant, and Ellen Roche in mechanical engineering, Julia Ortony in materials science, and Caroline Uhler in electrical engineering and computer science.
New Administration Posts for 10 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 Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
Four Women Scholars Named MacArthur Fellows
Of this year’s 24 MacArthur Fellows, four are women with current ties to the academic world. They are LaToya Ruby Frazier, Marina Rustow, Beth Stevens, and Heidi Williams.
Two Women Holding Endowed Chairs Named Editor at Prestigious Journals in STEM Fields
Eva Tardos of Cornell University has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery and Susan Colley of Oberlin College has been named editor-elect of the Mathematical Association of America Monthly.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles
Taking on new faculty roles are Rebecca Tuttle at Wright State, Dana Charles McCoy at Harvard, Jane Hindman at Guttman Community College, Linda Sturtz at Macalester College, Jennfier Stromer-Galley at Syracuse, Kristin Bergmann at MIT, and Shuang Zhao at the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
The Honors Continue to Pile Up for MIT’s Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Developmental Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected to receive the 2015 A.Sk Social Science Award from the WZB Social Science Center in Berlin, Germany.
Ten Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Seven Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Susanne Elizabeth Martin, 1946-2015
Susanne Elizabeth Martin worked at MIT for 29 years, first at MIT Medical and then in the comparative media studies/writing program in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Harvard Scholar Leads New Technology Journal
Latanya Sweeney was appointed editor-in-chief of Technology Science, a new journal published by the Data Privacy Lab at Harvard University. During 2014, she served as the chief technology officer for the Federal Trade Commission.
Harvard Scholar Appointed Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy
Cherry A. Murray is the Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and professor of physics at Harvard University. She recently completed a five-year term as dean of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard.
Business Insider Honors the “Groundbreaking Women Scientists” at U.S. Universities
Business Insider recently published its list of “50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who are Changing the Way We See the World.” Of these 50 groundbreaking scientists, 15 are women and 11 of these women have current ties to academic institutions in the United States.
Eight Women Academics Given Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Dolores M. Shoback, Natalie Winklefoos, Lesley Farmer, Mary Louise Petersen, Dawn J. Wright, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Colette Heald, and Roslin Growe.
Explaining the Gender Gap in Some STEM Fields: Lower Mathematics Training in K-12 Years
A new analysis of scores on the Graduate Record Examination shows that women are not as well-trained in mathematics as men and this alone explains the large gender gap in STEM fields where mastery of mathematics is essential.
A Pair of Women Academics Elected to Lead National Organizations
Candace Floyd of the University of Alabama Birmingham is president-elect of the National Neurotrauma Society. Marilys R. Nepomechie of Florida International University is the new president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
UCLA’s Andrea Ghez to Receive the 2015 Bakerian Medal From the Royal Society
Andrea Ghez, who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA, is being honored for her work at the Keck Observatory to explore the suspected massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Chair Their Academic Departments
Paula T. Hammond was appointed chair of the department of chemical engineering at MIT. Susan Sinnott is chair of the department of material science and engineering at Penn State and Ann M. Mastergeorge is the new chair of the department of human development and family studies at Texas Tech.
New Faculty Posts at Colleges and Universities for 13 Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Geophysicist Marcia McNutt Will Be the Next President of the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. McNutt currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals. From 2009 to 2013, Dr. McNutt was director of the U.S. Geological Survey. She has served on the faculty at MIT and Stanford University.
Seven Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at American Universities
The appointees to endowed chairs are Andrea Louise Campbell at MIT, Alison P. Galvani at Yale University, Fiona Harrison at CalTech, Seung-kyung Kim at Indiana University, Susan R. Wessler at the University of California, Riverside, Vicki Sealey at West Virginia University, and Lisa Cohen at Wesleyan University.
