Tag: University of Minnesota

Study Finds Connection Between Cannabis Use and Binge Eating Among Young Women

A new study has found women between the ages of 18 and 25 who use cannabis are more likely to engage in binge eating behaviors. However, the study did not find the same association between young male cannabis users.

Gwendolyn Freed Selected as the Next President of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

On June 1, Dr. Freed is slated to become the twentieth president of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minnesota. An adjunct professor and former administrator at the University of Minnesota, she has an extensive background in higher education, the arts, and nonprofit leadership.

How Mothers’ Genes Affect Breast Milk and Infant Health

A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has identified several hundred components of human milk that are determined by women's genetic differences. Many of these genes were found to affect infant gut microbiomes.

Study Highlights the Benefits of Receiving Perinatal Care Through the Indian Health Service for Native Women

The Indian Health Service is a federal agency dedicated to providing healthcare to American Indians and Alaska Natives. When pregnant and postpartum Native women have access to the federal program, they are significantly more likely to receive high-quality maternal care than those without access.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science Honors Four Early-Career Women Chemists

This year's recipients of the 2025 Marion Milligan Award for Women in the Chemical Sciences are Grace Han of Brandies University in Massachusetts, Michelle Calabrese and Jessica Lamb of the University of Minnesota, and Erin Stache of Princeton University in New Jersey.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar Receives National Recognition for Artistic Excellence

Stacey Holloway currently serves as an associate professor of sculpture and coordinator of the bachelor of fine arts program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The Gender Gap in Self-Reported Leadership Skills on LinkedIn

Even when controlling for their occupation and company, women were 16 percent less likely than their male peers to list leadership skills on their LinkedIn profiles.

National Press Photographers Association Presents Its Highest Honor to Julie Jones

Julie Jones has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association for her lifetime achievements in photojournalism. Dr. Jones currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Oklahoma.

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.

Elizabeth Sharrow Receives National Recognition for Book on the Legacy of Title IX

Dr. Sharrow's book Equality Unfulfilled argues that the current state of Title IX policy undermines the efforts to achieve systemic change in college athletics.

In Memoriam: Lillian Bridwell-Bowles, 1947-2024

As an educator, Dr. Bridwell-Bowles focused her teaching on rhetoric, writing, culture, and women's and gender studies. She served as a professor of English at the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota, and Louisiana State University.

Rebecca Cunningham Appointed President of the University of Minnesota

Dr. Cunningham joins the University of Minnesota after more than two decades of service to the University of Michigan, where she currently serves vice president for research and innovation and professor in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine.