All Entries Tagged With: "University of California Los Angeles"
UCLA Acquires the Archives of Dance Photographer Barbara Morgan
Morgan studied art at UCLA from 1919 to 1923 and subsequently taught design, painting, and printmaking at the university. After taking time off to have two children, she turned her attention to photography.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
How Women’s Colleges Have Changed Over the Past 40 Years
A new study by Linda Sax, a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, offers an analysis of students who have attended women’s colleges over the past 40 years. One of the major changes is a huge increase in student diversity.
Women Faculty at One Unit of the UCLA Medical School Faced a Climate of Hostility for a Decade
An internal investigation found that women faculty members in the Alzheimer’s disease research center at the UCLA medical school faced “a climate of conflict, tension, hostility, and mistrust” and were treated in an “unprofessional, demeaning manner.”
UCLA Research Offers Hope to Women Suffering Cognitive Impairment After Chemotherapy
One in every eight women may develop breast cancer. And for patients who receive chemotherapy after diagnosis of breast cancer, more than one third may suffer cognitive difficulties. A new intervention program developed at UCLA may ease the impairment of so-called “chemo brain.”
Seven Women Named to Dean Posts in Higher Education
The new deans are Carol Padden at the University of California, San Diego, Marilyn Jordan Taylor at the University of Pennsylvania, Linda Sarna at UCLA, Elizabeth P. Sayrs at Ohio University, Danielle R. Holley-Walker at Howard University, Sarah T. Lubienski at the University of Illinois, and Gail Humphries Mardirosian at Stephens College.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Mothers’ Unemployment Shown to Impact The Educational Attainment of Their Children
A new study by scholars at the California Center for Population Research at the University of California at Los Angeles finds that when single mothers lose theirs jobs, their children often suffer negative effects in educational attainment and mental well-being.
UCLA Video Urges the Campus Community to Take a Stand Against Sexual Assault
The University of California at Los Angeles has produced a new video urging victims of sexual assault to seek help and for the entire campus community to take a stand against sexual assault and other sexual misconduct.
New Book Explores the Role of Gender in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots
A new book by Brenda Stevenson, a professor of history at UCLA, makes the argument that gender issues played a major role in leading up to the 1992 Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of police offices in the Rodney King case.
In Memoriam: Antronette Yancey, 1957-2013
A professor of public health at the University of California at Los Angeles, she was a leading advocate of brief periods of exercise throughout the day for schoolchildren and office workers.
Gender Differences in Teaching Practices in Higher Education
Men tend to lecture more while women are more likely to encourage class discussions and involve students in group projects. Men are more likely than women to grade on a curve.
