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The New Director of the MIT Press
Since 2014, Dr. Brand has been vice president at Digital Science, a subsidiary of Holtzbrinch Publishing Group. Previously, she was an assistant provost at Harvard University. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Brand was executive editor at MIT Press for cognitive science and linguistics.
Jennifer Mnookin to Lead the UCLA School of Law
Jennifer Mnookin was selected as the ninth dean of the School of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. An expert in evidence law, Dr. Mnookin has been on the UCLA law faculty since 2005 and currently is the David G. Price and Dallas R. Price Professor of Law.
New Faculty Roles for Seven Women at American Universities
Taking on new roles are Emma Teng at MIT, Leslie Beck at New Mexico State, Marcia DiStaso at Penn State, Julie L. Ozanne of Virginia Tech, Iris Mack at Tulane University in New Orleans, Dena Register at West Virginia University, and Lisa S. Scott at the University of Florida.
In Memoriam: Judith A. Layzer, 1962 -2015
She was a professor of environmental policy in the department of urban studies and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She had served on MIT’s faculty since 2003.
Seven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
Taking on new assignments are Barbara Cantalupo at Pennsylvania State University, Alicia Carriquiry at Iowa State University, Hannah Scherer at Virginia Tech, Helen Elaine Lee at MIT, Natasha Kirienko at Rice University, Maria Doerfler at Duke University, and Katie Corcoran at West Virginia University.
MIT’s Esther Duflo to Receive the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Developmental Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be honored in October for her research on poverty in a ceremony hosted by King Felipe of Spain.
Melissa Nobles Appointed Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Melissa Nobles was named as the next dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1995 and holds an endowed chair in political science.
MIT Scientists Pinpoint Area of the Brain Responsible for Quick Gender Identification
MIT scientists were able to limit monkeys’ ability to identify gender differences by suppressing certain neurons in their brains. If these neurons can be suppressed, scientists hope that other areas of the brain responsible for some neurological disorders can also be suppressed.
In Memoriam: Jane Farver, 1947-2015
From 1999 to 2011, Jane Farver was the director of the List Visual Arts Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since 2013, she had been teaching at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
MIT’s Sangeeta Bhatia to Receive a $250,000 Heinz Award
Professor Bhatia is being honored with the 2015 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment for her work in tissue engineering, disease detection, and for her efforts to increase the number of women in STEM disciplines.
Four Women in New Teaching Posts
The women in new faculty positions are Karen A. Roberto at Virginia Tech, Polina Golland at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cecilia Menjivar at the University of Kansas, and Pat Mulroy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Five Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions
Women taking on new teaching roles are Jing Kong at MIT, Annemarie Gockel at Smith College, Amber Chelette at Ouachita Baptist University, Andrea Deciu Ritivoi at Carnegie Mellon University, and Linda M. Abriola at Tufts University.
Ten Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The 10 women in new teaching posts are Margot Quijano, Stefanie Jegelka, Leora Auslander, Kathryn Ellerbeck, Debra Romberger, Dana Levin, Aarti Gupta, Ericka A. Albaugh, Sally Radovick, and Kal Alston.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Tamera Broderick at MIT, Lakami Baker at Auburn, Lucia Rothman-Denes at the University of Chicago, Donna Harsch at Carnegie Mellon, April Benasich at Rutgers, and Patrice Buzzanell at Purdue.
Five Women With Current University Affiliations Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members include Sangeeta Bhatia, Karen Klincewicz Gleason, Daniela Rus, Ingrid Daubechies, and Janet G. Hering.
Three Women Scientists Earn National Honors
The honorees are ELizabeth R. Dumont of the University of Massachusetts, Nancy Hinkle of the University of Georgia, and Mildred Dresselhaus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Four Women Academics Who Are Leaving Their Posts
The four women who have announced they are leaving key posts in academia are Ann La Berge at Virginia Tech, Polly Knudson at the University of Idaho, Susan Roth at Duke University, and Deborah K. Fitzgerald at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT’s Mildred Dresselhaus to Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Mildred Dresselhaus, Institute Professor Emerita of Physics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, will be one of 19 individuals to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on November 24.
Neurobiologist Cori Bargmann to Be Awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal
Cori Bargmann, 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, has been selected to receive the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
In Memoriam: Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook, 1954-2014
She was associate dean for international students and director of the International Students Office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She had served on the staff at MIT since 1988.
MIT Releases Results of a Campus Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct
Among undergraduate women, 10 percent of the respondents said that they had been sexually assaulted and 5 percent reported that they had been raped. Some 15 percent of women undergraduates reported sexual harassment and 14 percent said they had been stalked.
Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Join the Faculty at George Washington University
Alison Macfarlane has served as the 15th chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since July 2012. She is the third woman to hold the post. In January, she will join the faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
MIT Professor Named Deputy Administrator at NASA
Dava Newman, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been nominated by President Obama as deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Three Women Join the Faculty in MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The new women faculty in MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences are Charlotte Braithwaite in theater arts, Marah Gubar in literature, and Jennifer Light in Science Technology and Society.
This Week’s Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Ramona Romero, Zora Mulligan, Alta Mauro, Jenna Colvin, Indira Guzman, LaToya Battle-Brown, Judi Segall, Betty Boatright, Anusha Zechella, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Amy Eichhorst, Maricel Cigales, Jane Schuh, and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan,
Sheila Kennedy Wins the $100,000 Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Prize
The prize is given to a practitioner or academic scholar who has made a significant contribution to advance gender equality in the field of architecture. Winners of the award spend a semester as a visiting professor at Berkeley.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for 14 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments and promotions of women to top-level administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Catherine N. Stratton, 1914-2014
She was the cofounder of the Arts Committee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and member of the board of the Bank Street College of Education in New York and board chair of Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MIT Scientist Honored for Designing and Commercializing Miniaturized Technologies for Biomedical Engineering
Sangeeta Bhatia, the John J. and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the 2014 recipient of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize.
Five Women Scholars at American Universities Earn Notable Honors
The five honorees are Susan Muaddi Darraj of Harford Community College and Johns Hopkins University, Blanca Bernstein of Arizona State University, Susan V. Olesik of Ohio State University, Sheila Kennedy of MIT, and Jada Bussey-Jones of Emory University.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Notable Awards
The award winners are Antoinette Sedillo Lopez of the University of New Mexico, Margaret Marshall of Harvard Law School, Helga Van Miegroet of Utah State University, Patricia Thiel of Iowa State University, and Anne White of MIT.
Carle Pieters Awarded the Medal of International Cooperation
Carle Pieters, professor in the department of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University has been honored by the Committee on Space Research, a division of the International Council on Science.
MIT Economist Named to High Justice Department Post
Nancy Rose, the Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, has been appointed by President Obama as deputy assistant attorney general for economic analysis.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Carrie Landa, Brianna Bunce-Douglas, Mary Corcoran, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Deborah Blum, Sandy Barbour, Tiffancy C. Graham, Yana Cornish, Annie Wright, Gabrielle Banick, Rhonda Kitch, and Ellen de Graffenreid.
In Memoriam: JoAnn Carmin, 1958-2014
Dr. Carmin, an associate professor of environmental policy and planning, served on the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2003. Her recent research focused on how cities around the world were dealing with the issue of climate change.
