Tag: University of California Riverside

Amy Wright Receives Top Award from the American Society for Pharmacognosy

Amy E. Wright, a research professor at Florida Atlantic University, was honored for her contributions to the discovery and development of biologically active marine natural products with significant pharmaceutical potential.

In Memoriam: Jill Raitt, 1931-2025

Dr. Raitt's career in higher education spanned over four decades. She was the first woman to earn tenure at the Duke University Divinity School and founded the University of Missouri's department of religious studies.

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts Wins the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award

Dr. Finlayson-Pitts' research has advanced the global understanding of air quality and pollutant formation. She is the founder and director of the Atmospheric Integrated Research Institute at the University of California, Irvine.

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.

Amy Wright Recognized for Significant Contributions to Marine Natural Products Research

Dr. Wright currently serves as a research professor in the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University. Her research into marine natural products has contributed to the development of novel medical treatments.

Eleven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Jennifer Dugan Is the New Provost at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio

Since 2019, Dr. Dugan has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pikesville in Kentucky. Earlier in her career, Dr. Dugan served on the political science faculty at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Dean Positions

The new deans are Lidia Kos at the University of California, Riverside, Divya Choudhary at Indiana State University, Johanna Bond at Rutgers Law School in New Jersey, Angie Tissi-Gassoway at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Dorian Traube at Washington University in St. Louis, and Pamela J. Powell at Southern Utah University.

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.

New Administrative Posts for Nine Women 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at State Universities

The new deans are Kathryn Sloan at the University of Arkansas, Emily Frazier at North Dakota State University, Joi Spencer at the University of California, Riverside, Michelle Clare at the University of Cincinnati, Ethel Scurlock at the University of Mississippi, Whitney Nash at Georgia Southern University, Lisa Owens-Jackson at North Carolina A&T State University, and Elizabeth Yakel at the University of Michigan.

Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri Will Be the Next Leader of the Imperial Valley Campus of San Diego State University

Dr. Núñez-Mchiri, a native of Calexico, California, has been serving as an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at El Paso. She began as a visiting assistant professor at UTEP, where she eventually gained tenure and became director of Women’s and Gender Studies.