Tag: Yale University

Nine Women Professors Appointed to New Positions at Universities

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 [email protected].

The Bodossaki Foundation in Greece Honors Two American-Based Women Professors for Early-Career Research

Stavroula Hatizos of Yale University and Vicky Fouka of Stanford University have received Distinguished Young Scientist Awards from the Bodossaki Foundation in Greece for their outstanding early-career accomplishments in biomedical and political science research.

Study Finds Significant Gender Pay Gap Among Assistant Professors at U.S. Medical Schools

During the 2022-2023 academic year, women assistant professors at U.S. medical schools earned $0.81 cents for every $1 earned by their male peers.

Four Women Professors Who Have Been Selected for New Positions

Leslie Pick of the University of Maryland, Laura Rotunno of Pennsylvania State University, and Karen Smilotwitz of Northwestern University are taking on new leadership roles at their institutions. Yale University's Angélique Bordey has been named a senior vice president at Cassava Sciences, Inc.

Donna Haraway Receives International Recognition for Her Influence on Philosophy and the History of Science

A distinguished professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dr. Haraway is an expert in feminist philosophy and a historian of science. For her many academic contributions, she has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize.

In Memoriam: Deborah Jane Knuth Klenck, 1952-2025

A Colgate faculty member for over four decades, Dr. Klenck was a scholar of British fiction, an advocate for study abroad opportunities, and a professional soprano vocalist.

New Endowed Professorships for Four Women Scholars

The new endowed professors are Gina Yosten at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Miia Kivipelto at the Yale School of Nursing, Molly Burchett at the University of Wyoming, and Manya Magnus at George Washington University.

A Dozen Women Appointed to Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

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 [email protected].

Higher Educated Married Couples Are More Likely to Share Household Chores

Three women scholars affiliated with Yale University have found new evidence that people marrying similarly-educated partners may be reducing gender inequality within households, while simultaneously widening income inequality between households.

Three American-Based Women Professors Receive 2025 Suffrage Science Awards

The Suffrage Science Award is an international prize presented to women scientists who are pioneers in their field. This year's cohort of 12 awardees includes Danielle Julie Carrier of the University of Tennessee, Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale University, and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yale’s Paola Bertucci Wins International Prize for Book on the History of Science

Dr. Bertucci's award-winning book, In the Land of Marvels, discusses how eighteenth-century scientists published fictional events and results to bolster their careers

Amy Gutmann Receives Yale’s Legend in Leadership Award

Dr. Gutmann led the University of Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2022, making her the institution's longest serving president. After her retirement, she became the first woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Germany.