All Entries Tagged With: "University of Texas"
Seven Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Here is news of seven women honored for their writing, research, teaching, mentoring, or work in the fine arts.
Faculty News: Four Women Named to New Posts
Lauren Ancel Myers, Juliette Rogers, Mary Leigh Wolfe and Barbara Tobias were promoted to new ranks or positions.
Lillian Mills Is the New Chair of the Accounting Department at the University of Texas
She holds the Wilton E. and Catherine A. Thomas chair in accounting at the university.
National Science Foundation Makes Two Grants to Fund Programs to Help Women in STEM Fields
The University of Texas and the University of San Diego receive funding.
Carolyn Heinrich Joins the Faculty at the University of Texas
She was director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
A Trio of Award Winners
Beth Maloch, Kathleen Dracup and Lynn Obrbillig are honored.
Two Universities Procure Grants for Programs of Importance to Women
New grants fund programs at the University of Texas and the University of California at Merced.
Social Work Scholar Finds Large Discrepancies in Level of Services for Sexual Assault Victims in Texas
Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz calls for increased funding for rape crisis centers, victim compensation funds, and sex crimes units of law enforcement and district attorney offices.
Cancer Research Scholar Joins the Faculty at the University of Texas
Jenny Jiang’s research focuses on the human immune system.
A Dozen Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
From Massachusetts to California and from Wisconsin to Texas, women are named to key positions in the academic world.
A Dozen New Appointments
Here is news of 12 women who have been named to a wide variety of university posts.
Marye Anne Fox to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of California at San Diego
In the summer of 2012 she will return to teaching and conducting research in chemistry at the university.
Increasing the Interest of Young Women in STEM Fields
The Transportation Academy at University of Tennessee and the First Bytes Summer Camp at the University of Texas were held this past week.
Women’s Studies at the University of Texas Takes a Big Hit From the Budget Axe
The Center for Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Texas is facing a 15.9 percent funding cut this year.
Three Notable Faculty Appointments
Jayathi Murthy, Michelle Le Beau, and Trudy Larson climb the academic ladder.
Nine Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Andrea Tawney is the new assistant dean for development at the College of Business at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
In Memoriam: Shirley Bird Perry (1936-2011)
Shirley Bird Perry, a senior vice president at the University of Texas, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 74 years old and had been an administrator at the university for nearly a half century.
Three Women Named to Key Posts in Higher Education
Elaine Tuttle Hansen, who will step down in July as president of Bates College, the highly regarded liberal arts college in Maine, was named executive director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She will begin her new assignment on August 1. Dr. Hansen is a graduate of Mount Holyoke […]
Four Women Win $250,000 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Four women were among the 15 students recently selected for fellowships by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation of Livermore, California. The fellowships can provide up to $250,000 for five years of graduate study in the sciences.
University of Texas Sociologist Named to Head Prestigious Journal
Debra J. Umberson, professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the American Sociological Association’s Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
