All Entries Tagged With: "Rice University"
Women Scientists Are More Adept Than Men in Showing the Public Relevance of Their Research
A study by researchers at Rice University and Southern Methodist University finds that 72 percent of scientists who conduct public outreach efforts are women.
Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Marilyn Flynn, Virginia Gonzalez, Silvia Salinas Belmker, Sherry Matusoff Merfish, Elizabeth Willis, and Laura Larsson.
Nine Women Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education
Here is news of nine women who have, or soon will be, assuming new positions at universities across the United States.
Nine Women Assuming New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of nine women who have or will soon be taking on new duties.
Awards for Eight Women Scholars
Bevlee Watford, Nalini Nadkarni, Jane Grande-Allen, Paula Heusinkveld, Deborah Steinberg, Jean Langenheim, Susan Henry, and Marsha Glines are honored.
Rice University Professor of Psychology Has Completed Marathons in All 50 States
Over the past 15 years, Mikki Hebl, a professor of psychology, ran a 26.2 mile marathon in every state.
Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Recently, these five women were appointed to new positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Baylor College of Medicine Lands a Major Neuroscientist
Dora E. Angelaki will also teach at Rice University.
Three Women Academics Announce Their Retirements
Barbara Wisch, Linda Phillips, and Ann Peterson are leaving their current posts.
Study Finds That Many Academic Scientists Wish They Had More Children
For many women and men in academic science, their careers have gotten in the way of desired family life.
Five Women Academics Receive Honors
Karen VanDerhoof, Janette Dates, Katherine Kelley, Adria Baker, and Sylvia Reynolds Eckes receive awards.
Two Women Appointed Vice Provost at Rice University
Professors Vicki Colvin and Mary Farach-Carson have been named to vice provost positions at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Musical Couple to Join the Faculty at Rice University
A year from now, Virginia Weckstrom and her husband Paul Kantor will join the faculty at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
A Wealth of New Administrative Appointments
Here is news of 11 women who have been named to important posts in higher education administration.
Carol Quillen Will Be the First Woman President of Davidson College
The Davidson College board of trustees has elected Carol Quillen as the college’s 18th president. When she takes office on August, she will become the first woman to lead Davidson, which at one time only enrolled men. Davidson College, located 20 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina, is regarded as one of the most respected […]
Administrative Appointments of Women at American Universities
Kristy Edmunds was named executive and artistic director of UCLA Live, the performing arts program at the University of California at Los Angeles. She was deputy dean at the Victorian College of Arts at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Edmunds is a graduate of Montana State University. She holds a master’s degree in playwrighting […]
