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The First Doctoral Recipient in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago
Dr. Rincon-Delgadillo is a graduate of the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she majored in chemical engineering. She worked for five years in the private sector before coming to the United States to pursue graduate study.
In Memoriam: Carol Welt, 1937-2014
Carol Welt was the former assistant vice provost for research and executive director of the Office for Sponsored Programs at the University of Connecticut. She held a Ph.D. in anthropology and her research focused on brain neurophysiology.
Six Women in New Teaching Posts at Leading Universities
The women in new teaching roles are Carole R. Beal of the University of Florida, Denise Ogden of Penn State, Susan Shapiro of the University of Massachusetts, Theresa Rebeck at the University of Houston, J. Meejin Yoon of MIT, and Anne B. Newman at the University of Pittsburgh.
Notre Dame Economist Named to the President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Abigail Wozniak, an associate professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, was named to a one-year term as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers, the board that advises President Obama on domestic and international economic policy.
New Administrative Duties for Seven Women in Academia
The women in new administrative posts at colleges and universities are Marta Caminero-Santangelo, W. Cherry L-Bugg, Kristine Miller, AnnaLisa Nash, Meredith Weenick, Kim Taylor, and Rhonda Reger.
Moving Out of High Poverty Neighborhoods Benefits Girls More Than Boys
A study of more than 4,600 families who were given vouchers to move out of high-poverty urban areas from 1994 to 1998 found that 10 to 15 years later, in terms of mental health girls in these families were better off but boys were not.
Two Prominent Academics Announce Their Retirements
Mary Ellen Kondrat, dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, and Judith Nadler, University Librarian at the University of Chicago, will both step down in June.
University of Chicago Medicine Names Its Inaugural Deans for Faculty Affairs
Melina Hale will focus on faculty in the basic sciences and Karen Kim will have primary responsibility for working with clinical faculty members, identifying problems and issues and working to find solutions.
Seven Women Appointed to New Faculty Posts
The women appointed to new faculty assignments are Phaedra Corso, Gloria Choi, Jessica Stockholder, Tamara Laninga, Mellonee V. Burnim, Creola Johnson, and Leila Ladani.
Six Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Chicago
The six women named to endowed chairs at the University of Chicago are Giulia Galli, Veronica Guerrieri, Jessica J. Kandel, Angela Olinto, Diane Yamada, and Judith T. Zeitlin.
University of Chicago to Provide Child-Care Support to Doctoral Students
The majority of doctoral students at the University of Chicago stated that they didn’t need full-time child care but were more interested in a flexible part-time plan that they could fit into their schedule.
In Memoriam: Janet Davison Rowley, 1925-2013
A pioneer in cancer research, Dr. Rowley was the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago.
Nine Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
The women in new administrative posts are Julie Summs, Kate Brown, Maggie Reitz, Elizabeth Armstrong, Ericka Krantz, Cynthia A, DeKuca, Jacqueline Gibson, Klara Papp, and Cornelia Grumman.
A New Networking Opportunity for Women in STEM Fields
The Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University has launched a new research networking portal to provide career development exposure for women scientists and engineers.
A Half Dozen Women With New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Geetter at Boston University, Jessica Lacher-Feldman at LSU, Christy Wyskiel at Johns Hopkins, Theresa Barron-McKeagney at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Robin Appleby at the University of Chicago and April Hylton at Virginia Tech.
Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here are brief biographies of 11 women who have or soon will be assuming new administrative roles at colleges and universities across the United States.
In Memoriam: Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1941-2013
She was the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at University of Chicago Divinity School. Earlier in her career, she was the first woman to hold an endowed professorship at Vanderbilt University.
Five Women Appointed to Named Chairs at the University of Chicago
The five women appointed to named chairs at the University of Chicago are Maryellen L. Giger, Lauren Berlant, Karin Knorr Cetina, Elisabeth S. Clemens, and Susan C. Levine.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
The 11 women taking on new administrative roles in higher education are: Valandra German, Tracey Criss, Gina Eubanks, Claire Wurmfeld, J. Renee Navarro, Sarah Schroth, Gina Siesing, Erin McDermott, Ronna Vanderslice, Danielle Wood, and Nicole Norian.
In Memoriam: Pastora San Juan Cafferty, 1940-2013
A native of Cuba who came to the United States in 1948 as a young girl, she was a professor emerita at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration and a leading scholar on race and ethnicity.
Janet Rowley of the University of Chicago Shares the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize
Janet D. Rowley, the Blum Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, is sharing the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for her work in cancer research.
Eight Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women appointed to new administrative posts are Victoria Sancho Lobis, Kimberly Edwards-Hunter, Laleta Davis-Mattis, Susan Curtis, Arlina DeNardo, Elizabeth A. Hadley, Renu Kulkarni and Cynthia Naughton.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Regina Cusson at the University of Connecticut, Arletha McSwain at Norfolk State University, Michele Rasmussen at the University of Chicago, Debra McPhee at Fordham, and Elise Fullmer at West Virginia University.
Jean Bethke Elshtain to Hold the Kluge Chair in Modern Culture at the Library of Congress
Since 1995 she has been the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She will spend five months in Washington conducting research for her book on America in the 1950s.
Two Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Chicago
Elizabeth McNally is the only woman among 14 faculty members named to endowed chairs. Marianne Bertrand is the only woman among six faculty members named Distinguished Service Professors.
University of Chicago Astronomer to Lead Effort to Put New Telescope on the International Space Station
Angela Olinto, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, is leading the U.S. portion of a 13-nation effort to build the Extreme Universe Space Observatory.
A Scholarly Study Examines Gender Differences in Giving Behavior
The study found that men and women were equally generous when approached by direct solicitation to contribute to a charitable cause. But when pressured women tend to give more. However, when an easy way out is apparent, women tend to give less.
Nine Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Mary S. Sansalone, Julie Del Giorno, Cheryl Thomas, J. Violet Gannon, Nancy A.G. Vogele, Victoria Rowe Berry, Marianne Perie, and Ellen Ernst Kossek
University of Chicago Study Examines Women’s Willingness to Enter Salary Negotiations
The research showed that women were three times as likely to apply for jobs when the salary was listed as negotiable. Jobs where salaries were listed as negotiable reduced the gender gap in applications by 45 percent.
Nine Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Alison McFarlane, Tracy Payne-Rockco, Solveig Ovstebo, Karin Wulf, Susan Assouline, Nichelle Perkins, Tammi Dahle, Karen Baldwin and Chris Martin.
University of Chicago Defends Its Efforts to Increase Women in STEM Fields
After a faculty member insults the women at a neuroscience conference, the university reiterates its commitment to advance opportunities for women in STEM fields.
Thirteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here’s is a large group of women taking on new administrative posts at educational institutions across the United States.
A Dozen Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s list of women appointed to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts
Here is this week’s news of the appointment of women to faculty positions at major colleges and universities across the United States.
Four Women Named to Endowed Chairs at the University of Chicago
Holly J. Humphrey, Frances Ferguson, Kathleen D. Morrison, and Ayelet Fishbach are among 13 faculty members appointed to named professorships.
