Yajaira Padilla of the University of Arkansas, Ruth Braunstein of Johns Hopkins University, Amelia Kraehe of the University of Arizona, and Kathy Newman of Mississippi University for Women are taking on academic leadership roles at their institutions. Chloe Dedic is a new associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Dinnerstein joined the University of Arizona in 1975 as founding director of the women's studies program. Four years later, she became founding director of the Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
The women who are taking on academic leadership positions are Ana Miljački at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dolores Albarracín at the University of Pennsylvania, Wen Zhang at the University of Arkansas, Ashanti Jones at the University of Louisiana Monroe, Uma Velury at the University of Delaware, and Lia Uribe at the University of Arizona.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced that 21 researchers are joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to explore cutting-edge research uncovering insights into human health and disease. Seven of the new Pew Scholars are women.
The American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Sciences has awarded Dr. Bramson for her groundbreaking research that has fundamentally redefined our understanding of subsurface ice on Mars
The women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Rachna Shroff at the University of Arizona, Heather Johnson at the University of Montana, Analena Bruce at the University of New Hampshire, Judy Staley at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Katelyn Kotlarek at the University of Wyoming.
Dr. Hendrix, a 1974 graduate of Shepherd University, is the first alum to lead the institution. She is slated to retire at the conclusion of this academic year following 10 years of service.
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, there was a significant decline in applications to medical residency programs in states that enacted new abortion restrictions compared to states that did not.
Carmala Garizone of the University of Arizona, Janet Currie of Yale University, Cecilia Diniz Behn of the Colorado School of Mines, Kimberly Noble of Columbia University's Teachers College, and Holly Harris of the Fred Hutch Cancer Center that is affiliated with the University of Washington, have all been named to endowed faculty positions at their institutions.
Regina Deil-Amen is dean of the College of Education at the University of Arizona, Marna Hostetler is dean of the David L. Rice Library at the University of Southern Indiana, and Delana Schartner is founding dean of University College at Georgia Southern University.
Molly Fox, associate professor of anthropology a the University of California, Los Angeles, is the lead author of a new study that found an increase in time spent pregnant and breastfeeding throughout a woman's lifetime is associated with stronger cognitive function later in life.
