“These data show us that a very large portion of those entering our specialty are struggling and not getting the help they need, and we’re not having meaningful discussions about how to help them,” said Helen Kang Morgan, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Dr. Carson is known for her work in poetry, fiction, and translation. She has taught at several educational institutions throughout Canada and the United States.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Buehler had been a faculty member with the School of Education at Saint Louis University in Missouri for 15 years. Her scholarly interests centered on young adult literature.
Dr. Xu, the Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, has been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for inventing histotripsy, an ultrasound-based treatment that destroys tumors without surgery and with few side effects.
Since 2021, Dr. Raver has been serving as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She will begin her new duties at the University of Michigan on December 1.
The National Association of College and University Business Officers is honoring Dawn Rhodes, chief business and finance officer and senior vice president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Before age 12, boys were more likely than girls to report prior substance use. However, the trend reversed around age 13, with girls reporting higher rates of prior nicotine, cannabis, and alcohol use, according to new research led by scholars at the University of California, San Diego.
As a scholar, Dr. Hesse-Biber is known for her research on women's health and body image, women and work, feminist sociology, mixed method inquiry, and hereditary breast cancer. She has retired from Boston College after 50 years of service.
Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars at colleges and universities who have been appointed to new positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The maternal mortality rate in the United States surpasses rates of all high-income countries in Europe and Asia; however, recent increases in maternal mortality do not apply uniformly, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan's Arline Geronimus.
Dr. Gamson was a longtime professor at the University of Michigan and the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she founded the doctoral program in higher education and the New England Resource Center for Higher Education.
