Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The appointments are Leslie D. Rose at Xavier University of Louisiana, Carrie Jackson at the University of Arkansas, Audreé Montero at Penn State, Britt Cruz at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, Katie Nash at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Trazanna Moreno at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, and Danni Piccolo at the University of Pittsburgh.
Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland recently honored Professor Wang, dean of the College of Nursing at Florida State University, for her pioneering work in digital health transformation and integrating artificial intelligence into nursing practice.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Sanday, a longtime professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was known for her anthropology research that challenged western assumptions about male dominance in human societies. She also studied the culture of American college campuses, specifically how institutions respond to sexual assault.
Kim Needy has served as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas for the past five years. She is a past president of both the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Management.
The women faculty who are taking on new roles are Kisha Cunningham Aites at Savannah State University in Georgia, Melissa Morris at the University of Wyoming, Wei-Zen Wei at Wayne State University in Detroit, Shannon Wanless at the University of Pittsburgh, Lynne McLandsborough at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Katherine McDonald at Syracuse University in New York.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In recent years, overall alcohol consumption among men and women has declined. However, binge-drinking rates among young men have dropped significantly compared to young women, with women ages 18-25 now outpacing their male peers in alcohol consumption for the first time ever.
Johannas Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany has presented its 2025 Gutenberg Research Award to Anna Balazs, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center in Women’s Health Analytics and Research at the University of Pittsburgh will use emerging AI technology to research global disparities in women's health. It will led by Vanathi Gopalakrishnan, associate professor of biomedical informatics.