All Entries Tagged With: "University of Michigan"
University of Michigan to Conduct Massive Survey of Students’ Eating Behaviors
An online survey of 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students will examine factors impacting students’ eating habits.
Honors for Four Women With Ties to Higher Education
The honorees are Toni Antonucci, Linda Neuman, Deborah Berke, and Margaret Von Blon Wurtele.
Women Are Making Slow Progress in Obtaining Engineering Faculty Positions
In 2011, women held 13.8 percent of all engineering faculty positions at colleges and universities in the United States. This is up from 9.2 percent a decade ago.
Academic Study Finds Many Poor, Pregnant Women With HIV Go Untreated for Depression
The data showed that 28 percent of all low-income pregnant women with HIV were being treated for depression, whereas the authors believe the percentage of such women who are actually depressed is much higher.
Television Viewing Can Negatively Impact Girls’ Self-Esteem
The results found that for Black and White girls and young Black males, their self esteem was lower the more they watched television. But for White males who watched a lot of television, their self-esteem increased.
Seven Women Scholars Win Awards from the American Chemical Society
The awards will be presented at the ACS annual meeting in San Diego later this month.
Deborah Dash Moore Wins the National Jewish Book Award
She is the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History and the director of the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
Women Academics Named Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Maya Jasanoff and Laura Kasischke were chosen as winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards on March 8 in New York City.
University of Michigan Study Finds Gender Differences in Participation in Extracurricular Activities
Data from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan finds vast gender differences in participation in extracurricular activities for high school seniors.
Women From Upper-Income Families Are Fueling the Gender Gap in Higher Education
While college enrollment rates for men and women from all income groups have increased in recent decades, enrollment rates of women from high-income families have increased the most.
University of Michigan Study Finds That the Percentage of Women Who Smoke Drops for the Eighth Year in a Row
Over the past seven years, the percentage of women who smoke has decreased far faster than the smoking rate for men.
Florida International University Seeks to Boost Opportunities for Women in the Sciences
The initiative is funded by a three-year, $573,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Seven Women Scholars Named Fellows of the Association for Computer Machinery
These women are some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in computer science and engineering.
University of Michigan Scholar Receives Grant for Breast Cancer Research
Maria Katapodi is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing.
Women Students Are in the Minority at the University of Michigan
There are more men than women on the Ann Arbor campus and the gap appears to be increasing.
Women Enrollments at Two Big-Ten Flagships
Women are a significant majority at the University of Michigan but there are nearly 4,000 more men than women at Penn State.
Mary Sue Coleman Elected Chair of the Association of American Universities
She has been president of the University of Michigan since 2002.
University of Michigan to Honor Chancellor of Syracuse University
Nancy Cantor, former provost at Michigan, will receive an honorary degree in December.
New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education
News of grants which will fund research on breast cancer, sexual violence, women’s health, and other topics.
Academic Women Who Won 2011 Genius Awards
Three of the winners teach at the University of Michigan.
This Week’s News of Women Who Are Assuming New Administrative Positions
Marie A. Barber was named executive director of Extended Education and Outreach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She has been on campus for 20 years, most recently as director of instructional design and development for the university’s distance education programs. Barber is a graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She […]
Research at University of Michigan Finds a Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Earlier First Menstruation
This can be a risk factor for health problems later in life.
Six Women Named to New Professor Positions
Here is news of six women who have been named to distinguished faculty posts in higher education.
School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan Names a New Dean
Marie Lynn Miranda, currently at Duke, will become dean in January.
Autism Expert, Catherine Lord, to Lead the New Institute for Brain Development
The institute, scheduled to open in White Plains, New York, in 2012, is a collaboration of New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia University Medical Center, and the Weill Cornell Medical College.
Three Women Named University Vice Presidents
The University of New England, Purdue University, and the University of Michigan have all named women to top administrative positions.
