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Academic Study Finds Older Women Underutilize the Web to Deal With Chronic Health Conditions
The study of hundreds of women over the age of 44 with at least one chronic condition, found that 35 percent did not use the internet to help them deal with their afflictions. Of those who did go online to obtain more information, most did not use the resources available to them.
In Memoriam: Dorothy McDonnell Cooke, 1946-2016
Dorothy McDonnell Cooke won a Bronze Star for her service as a flight nurse during the Vietnam War. Dr. Cooke taught in the School of Nursing at Saint Louis University for 32 years.
Emory Professor Honored by the Academy of American Poets
Natasha Trethewey, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University and the former poet laureate of the United States, received the 2016 Fellowship for Distinguished Poetic Achievement from the Academy of American Poets. The award comes with a $25,000 prize.
The Next President of the University of West Florida in Pensacola
Since 2013, Dr. Martha Saunders has been serving as provost and executive vice president at the University of West Florida. She is the former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the former president of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Two Women Among the Finalists for Associate Provost Position at the University of Georgia
The two women candidates for associate provost for international education are Kiki Caruson, assistant vice president for research, innovation, and global affairs at the University of South Florida and Jane E. Gatewood, associate provost for global engagement at the University of Rochester in New York.
After 15 Years, Ruth Knox to Retire From the Presidency of Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia
Ruth Knox is the first alumna of the college to serve as president. President Knox’s mother was a 1940 graduate of the college and her father served on the board of trustees. She will retire next June after serving 15 years as president of her alma mater.
Ten Women Faculty Members Assigned to New Roles
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Thirteen Women Who Will Be Taking on 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.
College of Business at the University of Georgia Launches New Women’s Initiative
The Terry Women’s Initiative is aimed at inspiring confidence and competence in women students to pursue their academic and career goals.
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.
University of Georgia Study Links Narcissism to Propensity for Sexual Assault
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia found that college-age men who exhibited traits of pathological narcissism were more likely to have committed sexual assault.
Ten Women Scholars Selected for Prestigious Honors and Awards
Here is this week’s listing of women scholars at college and universities throughout the United States who have been honored with notable awards
Eight Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
The new deans are Michelle Sabick at St. Louis University, Michelle Nuss at the University of Georgia, Dana Heller at Old Dominion University, Elizabeth D. Liddy at Syracuse University, Abigail Tilton at Texas Woman’s University and Mindy J. Deardurff at Macalester College.
Cornelia Bargmann to Receive the $125,000 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
Cornelia Bargmann is the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and the director of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at Rockefeller University in New York City. She will be honored at MIT on March 30.
New Assignments for Nine Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Seven Women Scholars Are Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities
The new deans are Judy Neubrander at Illinois State, Bonita Stanton at Seton Hall University, Elizabeth Moje at the University of Michigan, Margaret Fitzgerald at North Dakota State, Anna Scheyett at the University of Georgia, Mariale Hardiman at Johns Hopkins University, and Amanda Moore McBride at the University of Denver.
Ten Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Virginia Carson to Step Down as President of South Georgia State College
Dr. Carson became interim president of South Georgia College in 2008 and president in 2009. In 2013, South Georgia College merged with Waycross College to form South Georgia State College with Dr. Carson named to lead the merged institution. She will step down as president on June 30.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia
Among the candidates are Judy L. Postmus, an associate professor of social work and the founder of the Center on Violence Against Women & Children at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Anna Scheyett, a professor and dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina.
Director Announced for New Legal Clinic on Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation
Emma M. Hetherington, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, was named as the inaugural director of the new clinic at the law school. She had been in private practice representing clients in child welfare dependency proceedings and sexual exploitation cases.
The First Woman President of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Kathy Brittain Richardson currently serves as provost and professor of communication at Berry College in Georgia. When she becomes president of Westminster College in July, she will be the first woman to the lead the liberal arts college in its 164-year history.
New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities
Taking on new roles are Elizabeth Jakob at the University of Massachusetts, Kilkka Kenttamaa at Purdue University, Karen J.L. Burg at the University of Georgia, Amy Rupiper Taggart at North Dakota State University, and Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland.
Six Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Major Universities
The appointees are Andrea Tawney at New Mexico State University, Sarah Scalese at Syracuse University, Eva K. Pickens at Texas Southern University, Paula Arce-Trigatti at Rice University, Alison Bracewell McCullick at the University of Georgia, and Erin Robinson Swink at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Announces Dean Candidates
Angela Sharkey, associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development and a professor of pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, is one of two finalists for the post.
University of Georgia Program Aims to Train Women Faculty Members for Leadership Posts
The goal of the Women’s Leadership Fellows program is to have women faculty members hone their leadership skills in order to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities available to women at leading research universities.
New Administration Posts for 10 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.
The New President of the Ecological Society of America
Monica G. Turner, the Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology and the Vilas Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin, was elected president of the Ecological Society of America.
Two Women Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association
Kathleen Slevin of the College of William and Mary and Toni Calasanti of Virginia Tech are the first non-psychologists to win the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging from the American Psychology Association.
The University of Georgia Looks to Increase the Number of Women in Leadership Roles
The percentage of women in leadership posts at the University of Georgia has remained flat for the past decade. A new Women’s Leadership Initiative aims to provide training and other resources so that women have more opportunities for leadership posts.
Clemson University Scholar Is the New Leader of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
Patty B. Scharko is a professor of animal and veterinary sciences and a field and extension veterinarian at Clemson University in South Carolina. She has been on the staff at Clemson since 2008. Previously, she was an extension veterinarian at the University of Kentucky.
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.
Nineteen Women Appointed to 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.
The New Provost at the University of South Carolina
Joan T.A. Gabel has been serving as dean of the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri in Columbia since 2010. Previously, she taught at Florida State University and Georgia State University.
