All Entries Tagged With: "MIT"
Five Women Scholars Earn Awards
The honorees are Laura Bierema of the University of Georgia, Gail D’Onofrio of Yale Medical School. Penny Chisholm of MIT, Majida Bargach of the University of Virginia, and Carole Kimberlin of the University of Florida.
Two MIT Scientists Awarded Top Honors
Karen Sollins was honored by the Association for Computing Machinery and Susan Solomon is sharing the 2012 Vetlesen Prize for her research on the Earth’s ozone layer.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women with new teaching roles are Shirley Franklin at the University of Texas, Janie Simms Hipp at the University of Arkansas, Vivian Fluellen at Fort Valley State University, Larissa Williams at Bates College, Gloria Choi at MIT, and Robin Fontenot at Virginia Tech.
Four Women Scholars Earn Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Myra Blanco at Virginia Tech, Deborah Boehm at the University of Nevada, Susan Solomon at MIT, and Darby Dickerson at Texas Tech.
Four Women Named Winners of the National Medal of Science
The four women who will be awarded the National Medal of Science are Sallie Chisholm of MIT, Sandra Farber of the University of California Santa Cruz, Lucy Shapiro of Stanford University, and Anne Treisman of Princeton University.
National Women’s History Project Honors Three Women Academics
Eighteen women will be honored for National Women’s History Month in March. Of the 18 honorees, three currently hold full professorships at American universities: Susan Gerbi and Jill Pipher of Brown University and Susan Solomon of MIT.
Judith Jarvis Thomson Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Philosophy
A professor emerita of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Thomason has been awarded the 2012 Quinn Prize from the American Philosophical Association.
The Value of Women as Role Models
A research study finds that having women in leadership positions can produce changes in aspirations of young girls and their parents.
Five Women Taking on New Administrative Responsibilities at U.S. Universities
The women taking on new roles are Lalia Rach at the University of Wisconsin Stoudt, Carrie Norman at Virginia Tech, MaryFrances McCourt at Indiana University, Verjanis Peoples at Southern University, and Maria Zuber at MIT.
Computer Scientist Leaving Carnegie Mellon University to Take Post at Microsoft
MIT trained Jeannette Wing will be a vice president at Microsoft Research and director of Microsoft Research International with responsibilities for research laboratories in Bangalore India, Beijing, China, and Cambridge, England.
Two Women Scholars Named Science Envoys by the U.S. State Department
The new Science Envoys appointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are Barbara Schaal, a professor of biology at Washington University, and Susan Hockfield, former president and current professor of neuroscience at MIT.
Academic Awards for Six Women Scholars
The honorees are Hyun-Kyung You, Sarita Soni, Beverly Ann Chin, MurphyKate Montee, Anna Mikusheva, and Lisa Flowers.
MIT Neuroscientist Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Martha Constantine-Paton, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, is honored by the Society for Neuroscience for her research and also for efforts to advance women in the field.
MIT to Open a New Childcare Facility
The new center will more than double the on-campus childcare capacity for university faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Two Women Honored for Their Work in Genetics Research
Valerie Horsley of Yale and Mary Gehring of MIT were chosen to receive the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award.
Six Women Named to Faculty Posts
Taking on new teaching roles are Susan Hockfield, Anne Kenney, Robin Dease, Anastasia Boles and Cecilia King. Anne Kenney was reappointed for another five-year term as University Librarian at Cornell.
George Mason University Scientist Now Leads the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Allison M. Macfarlane holds a Ph.D. in geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Three Women From MIT Share in $1 Million Kavli Prizes
Midred Dresselhaus, Ann Graybiel, and Jane Luu of MIT along with Cornelia Isabella Bargmann of Rockefeller University will receive a Kavli award from King Harald of Norway in September.
Daniela Rus Now Heads the Largest Interdepartmental Laboratory at MIT
She is the first woman director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Jane Luu to Share the $1 Million Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Working with David C. Jewitt, a professor of astronomy at UCLA with whom she shares the Shaw Prize, Luu discovered the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system lying outside the orbit of Neptune.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Amy Finkelstein of MIT, Carolyn Vallas of the University of Virginia, Allison Hyngstrom of Marquette University, Jennifer Larson of the University of North Dakota, and Patricia DeCoursey of the University of South Carolina.
Two Women Named to Prestigious Faculty Positions
Anastasia Boles and Tania Baker have been named to faculty posts at the University of Arkansas Little Rock and MIT, respectively.
Susan Hockfield Announces She Will Leave the Presidency of MIT
After a successor is found, she will remain on the faculty at MIT as professor of neuroscience in the department of brain and cognitive sciences.
Seven Women Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Of the 66 new members of the National Academy of Engineering, only seven are women.
Three Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Patricia G. Greene of Babson College, Alice Y. Ting of MIT, and Maureen Johnson of Indiana State University are the honorees.
Study Finds Women Role Models Produce Educational Gains for Young Girls
In Indian villages with women leaders, young girls do better in school.
MIT’s Mildred Dresselhaus to Receive the Enrico Fermi Award
The award comes with a $50,000 prize and a gold medal.
Only Three Women Among the 30 New Fellows of the American Meteorological Society
Marilyn M. Wolfson is the only new woman fellow who currently holds an appointment in academia.
Six Women Named Fellows of the Linguistics Society of America
Four of the six have ties to the linguistics program at the University of Massachusetts.
Barbara Liskov Wins Katayanagi Prize in Computer Science
MIT professor is honored for her excellence in computer science research.
Rebecca Henderson Named University Professor at Harvard
There are now 24 University Professors at Harvard. Only three are women.
MIT to Host Math Prize for Girls Competition
This Saturday one high school girl will win the $25,000 grand prize.
Five PostDocs Awarded L’Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science
Each woman will receive a grant to fund their research.
A Wealth of New Administrative Appointments
Here is news of 11 women who have been named to important posts in higher education administration.
And the Awards Go to . . .
Ruth Simmons, Joan Hinde Stewart, Pauline Meier, and Joanne Lenweaver are honored.
