All Entries Tagged With: "University of California Davis"
New Administrative Appointments for Five Women in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Patricia A. Schoknecht at Bates College in Maine, Dana Hinojosa at the University of California, Davis, Tineke Battle at Pennsylvania State University, Helene O’Leary at Indiana University in Bloomington, and Shontay Delalue at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Kalindi Vora Appointed Director of the Feminist Research Institute at the University of California, Davis
The Feminist Research Institute is a collaborative, trans-disciplinary hub for exploring how gender, sexuality, race, and other social structures inform the design, execution, and interpretation of research. Among the institute’s current research projects are working groups on soil health, radical mycology, feminism and precision medicine, and speculative ecofeminist futures.
Six Women in Higher Education Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Jacqueline Levine of the University of Rochester, Kathryn Edwards of Vanderbilt University, Simine Vizire of the University of California, Davis, Donna Hoylman Peduto of West Virginia University, Mary Sue Coleman of the Association of American Universities, and Karen M. Sames of St. Catherine University.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia
Patsy Eubanks Owens is a professor of landscape architecture and environmental design at the University of California, Davis and Sonia Hirt is dean and professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
In Memoriam: Lesley Krista McAllister, 1970-2017
Lesley McAllister was a professor of law at the University of California, Davis. She served on the faculty at the University of San Diego School of Law from 2005 to 2013.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New 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.
Six Women Scholars Honored With Distinguished Awards
The honorees are Barbara J. Grosz of Harvard University, May-Lee Chai of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Kate Shoulders of the University of Arkansas, Patricia Ann Conrad of the University of California, Davis, Ilana B. Witten of Princeton, and Beverly Daniel Ttaum, professor emerita of Spelman College.
University of California, Davis Scholar to be Honored by the Geological Society of America
Isabel Montanez, the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor at the University of California, Davis, is being honored for her scientific contributions to geology, her service to the society, and for mentoring young women geoscientists. She will be honored at the society’s annual meeting in October.
Eight Universities Appoint Women to High-Level Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Four Scholars at Major Universities Taking on New Assignments
The four women who will be assuming new roles are Paula Pietromonaco of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Erica Kohl-Arenas at the University of California, Davis, Melissa Ianetta at the University of Delaware, and Zina Jarrahi Cinker of Vanderbilt University.
Glendale Community College Scholar Honored by PEN America
Angela Morales, an instructor in composition and creative writing at Glendale Community College in California, received 2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay from PEN America.
Two Women Appointed to Dean Posts at the University of California, Davis
At the University of California, Davis, Lauren E. Lindstrom was named the next dean of the School of Education and Elizabeth Spiller was named dean of the College of Letters and Science.
In Memoriam: Lenora Timm, 1943-2016
Dr. Timm was a professor emerita of linguistics and former associate dean of graduate studies at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Timm was one of the world’s leading experts on Breton, a Celtic language from Brittany in France.
Wine Scholar Donates Her Personal Papers to the University of California, Davis
Jancis Robinson, the British author and wine expert, has announced that she has donated her personal papers to the University of California, Davis. The papers are currently being indexed and will be available to researchers by April 2017.
Marilyn Nelson Wins the $25,000 Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature
Marilyn Nelson is a professor emerita at the University of Connecticut. Professor Nelson is a winner of the Pushcart Prize and has been a finalist for the National Book Award three times. From 2001 to 2006, Dr. Nelson was the poet laureate of the state of Connecticut.
Notable Awards for Three Women Professors
The honorees are Sandra J. Carlson, professor of paleobiology at the University of California, Davis, Patricia Davidson, dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Mary Osirim, provost and professor of sociology at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
Three Women Are Leaving High-Level Posts at State Universities
Laura J. Gillman was named professor emerita of women’s and gender studies at Virginia Tech. Brneda McComb has reited as senior vice provost at Oregon State and Linda P.B. Katehi has resigned as chancellor of the University of California, Davis.
Cornell Scholar Honored by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Professor Sharon Center of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University is a specialist in liver disease. She has made significant scientific contributions to the field of small animal hepatology over the past 30 years.
The Next President of Fresno City College in California
Carole S. Goldsmith has been serving as president of the Coalinga campus of West Hills College. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the joint doctoral program at University of California, Davis and California State University, Fresno.
Study Finds Women Just as Skillful as Men in Online Multiplayer Video Games
A new study led by Cuihua Shen, an assistant professor of communication at the University of California, Davis, debunks the stereotype that women are inferior to men in performance on online multiplayer video games. Refuting the stereotype may encourage more women to pursue degrees and jobs in high-tech fields.
New Roles in Higher Education for Seven Women Faculty Members
Taking on new assignments are Ambika Mathur at Wayne State, Angela High Pippert at St. Thomas University, Patricia Henning at the University of New Mexico, Jane Sykes at the University of California, Davis, Amy Pruden at Virginia Tech, Jane Grande-Allen at Rice, and Laurie R. Santos at Yale.
Notable Honors and Awards for 10 Women Scholars
The honorees are Ruth Harper, Jean Bolognia, M. Lisa Manning, Jennifer Van Hook, Helen Sheehy, Carla Della Datta, Faye W. Gilbert, Jennifer Freyd, Barbara Voorhies and Alexandra Navrotsky
New Administrative Posts at Major Universities for 11 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
A Community College Education Leads to Higher Earnings, Particularly for Women
The study by researchers at the University of California, Davis found that an associate’s degree increased earnings for women by 42 percent, whereas men’s earnings increased by only 21 percent. The primary reason for the difference was because women were more likely than men to earn associate’s degrees in high-paying health care fields.
In Memoriam: Susan Hardwick, 1945-2015
Professor Hardwick joined the faculty of the geography department at the University of Oregon in 2000 and retired from the full-time faculty in 2010. Earlier in her career, she taught at Texas State University in San Marcos, California State University, Chico and Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California.
Academic Consortium Develops the Online Breast Cancer Risk Calculator
The Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium includes researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, the University of California, Davis, the Group Health Research Institute, and the Mayo Clinic. The consortium’s online tool can assess a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer within five to 10 years.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Linda P.B. Katehi, chancellor of the University of California, Davis, Gwendalyn J. Randolph of Washington University, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis of the University of Arkansas, and Michelle Boisseau of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
UCLA’s Connie Kasari to Lead a New Academic Network for Autism Intervention Research
Connie Kasari, a professor of psychological studies in education and psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been chosen to lead the Autism Intervention Research Network for Behavioral Health. The academic network of five universities will be supported by a $10 million federal grant.
One Woman Among Four Finalists to Lead the University of Georgia-Griffin
Luanne Lohr is the national program lead for economics at the United States Forest Service. She has served in this post since October 2014. Previously, Dr. Lohr was a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia.
One Woman Finalist to Lead the Georgia Regents University / University of Georgia Medical Partnership
Klea Bertakis is a professor and chair of the department of family and community medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento. She is one of four candidates for dean of the Georgia medical school.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler to Share the $1 Million Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
Professor Bassler is being recognized by the Shaw Foundation for her work in quorum sensing, a process that bacteria use for cell-to-cell communication. The award will presented in Hong Kong this coming September.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly Saunders at the University of Delaware, Jill Ashton at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Brodigan at Colby College, Joyce Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Teresa Gould at UC-Davis, Regina Lawrence at the University of Oregon, and Catherine Panter-Brick at Yale University.
Honors and Awards for Four Women Scholars
The honorees are Christine Fletcher of Benedictine University in Illinois, Barbara A. Horwitz of the University of California, Davis, Susana Morales of the Weill Cornell Medical College, and Melanye White Dixon of Ohio State University.
