All Entries Tagged With: "University of Pennsylvania"
Penn Professor Wins Book Award
Professor Barbie Zelizer was honored for the Outstanding Book in the Field of Media Ecology.
Six Women Academics Win Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Sandra Faber, Elaine Walker, Nalini Nadkarni, Donna Alvermann, Evelyn Wiener, and Kimiko Gunji.
Study Finds Women and Minority Doctoral Candidates May Face Faculty Discrimination
Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian sounding male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an interview than candidates with names that indicated they were minorities or women.
Two Women Scholars Named Co-Editors of Educational Journal
Vivian L. Gadsden of the University of Pennsylvania and Carolyn D. Herrington of Florida State University will be co-editors of Educational Researcher.
Penn Study Finds Gender Pay Gap at Wall Street Firms
A study by Janice Madden of the University of Pennsylvania found that women stockbrokers earned, on average, 20 percent less than their male counterparts.
Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards
Isabel Wilkerson, Linda Campbell, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Margot Weiss, Darra Goldstein, Tracy Bale, Julie Zimmerman, and Mina Jones Jefferson are the honorees.
Penn Extends the Contract of President Amy Gutmann
David L. Cohn, chair of the board of trustees, stated, “The trustees feel very strongly that Amy Gutmann is simply the best university president in the country.”
Bryn Mawr College Enters Into “Four Plus One” Partnership With Penn Engineering
Students at the liberal arts college for women will have the opportunity for early admission into the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Professor Honored by the Organization of American Historians
Serena Mayeri win the 2012 Darlene Clark Hine Award for the best book on African American women’s history.
Two Women Named to Prestigious Professorships
Dorothy E. Roberts is named a PIK Professor at Penn and Marcia Bunge was named to an endowed chair at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Penn Study Finds Large Percentage of Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Complications
The study found that more than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors experienced some form of treatment-related complication.
Toni Morrison Receives the Beacon Award at the University of Pennsylvania
The award is given to individuals who have shown a strong commitment to advancing, supporting, and promoting women.
Penn Medical Researchers Question the Value of an Increasingly Popular Breast Cancer Treatment
The data shows that contralateral prophylactic mastectomy produces only a modest increase in life expectancy which may be offset by a reduction in quality of life.
Penn Researchers Call for Greater Consistency in Defining and Reporting of Sexual Assaults
Policy brief for lawmakers asserts that research is impeded by inconsistent definitions of rape and sexual assault and the exclusion of many population groups from research studies.
Penn Professor Wins Grawemeyer Award in Religion
Barbara D. Savage was honored for her book on politics and Black religion.
New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Five Women Academics Win Awards
Kimberly Ruebel, Estela Mara Bensimon, Jill Beech, Dedra Cantrell, and Karyn Purvis are honored.
Penn Research Establishes Link Between Periodontal Disease in Pregnant Women and Premature Birth
The bacterial infection in the gums can impact other parts of the body, including adding to the risk of preterm birth.
Italian Scientist Honored by Penn Vet School
Ilaria Capua wins an award and a $100,000 grant to continue her research.
New Center Established at Penn for Research on Breast Cancer Survivors
Center receives a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Five PostDocs Awarded L’Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science
Each woman will receive a grant to fund their research.
Penn Medicine Researcher Wins Award That Will Fund Her Study of a Rare Congenital Disorder
Stacey Rentschler wins the Career Award for Medical Scientists from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Penn Professor Documents Gender Gap in Mortality Rate Due to Injuries
Men are more than twice as likely as women to die from injuries.
Young Scholar Wins Award for Research in Veterinary Medicine
Kendra Bence teaches at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
The New Leader of the Dental School at the University of Minnesota
Judith Buchanan has served on the dental school’s faculty since 2005.
Major Awards for Women in Higher Education
Six women are honored for their research, teaching, or mentoring activities.
Two Professors of Nursing at Penn Win International Accolades
This October, two women members of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will be honored by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing at the group’s convention in Grapevine, Texas.
Four Women Named to Head Academic Centers
Recently, four women were named directors of academic centers at major research universities.
Deans, Deans, and More Deans
Here is news on eight women recently appointed to positions as deans.
Honors for Three Academic Women
Sheryl A. Sorby, professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University, was honored with the 2011 Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education from the American Society of Engineering Education. Dr. Sorby received her Ph.D. in engineering from Michigan Tech in 1991. In accepting the award, Professor Sorby said, “Things have changed for women […]
Awards to Women in Higher Education
Sandra L. Kurtinitis, president of the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland, received the 2011 Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the Year Award from the American Association of Women in Community Colleges. President Kurtinitis was honored for outstanding service to women in community colleges. Dr. Kurtinitis is a graduate of Misericordia in Dallas, Pennsylvania. She […]
Notable Awards to Women in Higher Education
Christine Moffitt, professor of fish and wildlife resources at the University of Idaho, received the 2011 Virginia Wolf Distinguished Service Award from the university’s Women’s Center. Professor Moffitt is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz. She earned a master’s degree at Smith College and was the first woman to earn a […]
