Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.
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Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.
Stay safe and sound,
Karla Shepard Rubinger Executive Director Rosalind Franklin Society www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org
As men dominate Nobels again, one of their selectors still sees some slow progress toward greater diversity. To find out more about the Nobel selection process, and how it’s changing, ScienceInsider spoke with Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede the day after the chemistry award. She shares her perspective on how she and others are trying to expand the nomination pool for the famed awards. Read more.
The Computer Scientist Who Builds Big Pictures From Small Details. Lenka Zdeborová studies how the physics of matter can help model the behavior of machine learning algorithms. Zdeborová leads the Statistical Physics of Computation Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Read more.
CVS Ousts C.E.O. as Sluggish Growth Spooks Investors. Shares of the healthcare conglomerate dropped after the sudden departure of Karen Lynch and a downbeat update on the state of the company’s finances. Read more.
Two IGI Women in Enterprising Science Fellows Receive $1 Million Each in Seed Funding.
Derfogail Delcassian and Yue Clare Lou, Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) Fellows from the second cohort in the HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science (WIES) Program, were each awarded $1 million in non-dilutive seed funding that can exponentially accelerate the commercialization of their discoveries. Read more. Image:Clare Lou (left) and Derfogail Delcassian at the IGI.
What if Marie Curie’s greatest legacy was not her two Nobel prizes? In The Elements of Marie Curie , historian of science Dava Sobel constructs a fresh portrait of the icon and two-time Nobel laureate. In her well-researched and compellingly written book, Sobel recounts how working with Curie raised the profile of many other pioneering women in radiochemistry and atomic physics. Read more.
12 Pitt Researchers Ranked Among the World’s Best Female Scientists. Twelve researchers from the University of Pittsburgh are included in Research.com’s 2024 ranking of the “best female scientists in the world,” based on data collected from a wide range of bibliometric sources. Read more.
Computational neurobiologist Na Sun appointed as Whitehead Institute’s first AI Fellow.
Whitehead Institute has appointed Na Sun, a 2024 PhD graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the inaugural AI Fellow within the Whitehead Fellows Program. Read more. Image Credit: Gretchen Ertl/Whitehead Institute.
The 10th Raw Science Film Festival was Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Triad Theater New York. The mission of the Raw Science Film Festival is to humanize science and ensure that fact-based experts stay at the forefront of popular culture by celebrating the best science storytelling in the world. Read more.
In Memoriam: University of Calgary mourns the loss of Rebecca Hotchkiss. Many are feeling deep loss after the passing of Rebecca Hotchkiss, 94, wife of the late Harley Hotchkiss, iconic businessman, philanthropist, and Calgary Flames owner. Together, they founded U Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), contributing more than $47 million to research and education at the University of Calgary. Read more.
Mixing joy and resolve, event celebrates women in science and addresses persistent inequalities.
A two-day event at MIT celebrated the successes of women in science but also examined reasons for persistent inequality. At a workshop on the second day, the audience heard from a panel of scientists including (left to right) Michelle Monje, Susan Silbey, Kara McKinley, Erin Schuman, Stacie Weninger, and moderator Elly Nedivi, the William R. and Linda R. Young Professor in The Picower Institute. Read more. Image credit: David Orenstein/Picower Institute.
Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals. Nobel prizes are still failing to celebrate the diversity of science. The Nobel committees seem to have an unfortunate habit of overlooking women and Black people when it comes to science – this must change, says Alexandra Thompson. Read more.
Women are better than men at science job interviews. An investigation into academic hiring outcomes for biological science roles has suggested a surprising trend: women who applied for assistant professor positions in North America were more likely to get job offers than men. Read more.
AWIS Statement on the 2024 Nobel Prizes in the Sciences. The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) expresses deep disappointment that no women were awarded Nobel Prizes in the sciences this year. This outcome highlights a persistent gender imbalance in the recognition of scientific and academic excellence in physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine, and economic sciences. Read more.
We are pleased to welcome the first members of our new Council of Corporate Leadership!
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.
Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.
Stay safe and sound,
Karla Shepard Rubinger Executive Director Rosalind Franklin Society www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org
Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science.
Gilda A. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University. The annual award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding progress in the field of natural sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics in the United States. Read more. (Image via Olin College of Engineering)
New for 2025! AI in Neuroscience. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announced the 2025 launch of AI in Neuroscience, a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal dedicated to exploring the application of artificial intelligence (AI) methods to all areas of neuroscience. Editor-in-Chief Esther L. Yuh, PhD, UCSF, will be attending Neuroscience 2024 in Chicago. Read more.
Biochemical Society 2026 Awards open for nominations. With award categories for all career stages and a streamlined nomination process, don't miss the chance to nominate a peer or colleague for one of their prestigious accolades by November 1st, 2024. Nominations are welcomed across 14 categories, spanning all career stages from early career researchers to senior scientists, educators, industry partners, support staff and teams. Read more.
DoD Commits $500 Million for Women's Health Research, Supports Better Care for All Women.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is working to ensure that research conducted across the Department addresses health disparities faced by women, including conditions that affect women uniquely, disproportionately, or differently. Read more. A pioneering figure in women’s health at the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure has joined the Office of the First Lady to advance women's health research on a national scale. You can access Dr. Mazure’s recent RFS presentation here.(Image via Yale School of Medicine)
Apply for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry June 29 - July 4, 2025. The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting brings together about 40 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and some 600 highly talented undergraduate, master and doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral scientists in the field of Chemistry and closely related disciplines. Read more.
Siebel Scholars Foundation Announces Class of 2025. Now in its 24th year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes nearly 80 exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. Read more.
Jill Biden announces $500 million government plan focusing on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative.
First lady Jill Biden unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research. Read more. (Photo: Dr. Jill Biden via The White House)
Discovery Portal for Women’s Health Research Now Available. Partnering with the National Library of Medicine, the Office of Research on Women's Health launched a new discovery resource for women’s health research (WHR), called DiscoverWHR. This innovative resource simplifies finding women's health information for patients, caregivers, medical professionals, researchers, and the public. Read more.
Women Entrepreneurs Are Hitting a Funding Wall. For women starting new businesses, early funding from venture capital firms led by other women is vital. But few are large enough to lead subsequent rounds of financing. Read more.
Yale’s Martha Muñoz receives MacArthur ‘genius’ grant.
Yale evolutionary biologist Martha Muñoz, whose study of the “brakes and motors” of evolution in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes has yielded novel insights into the effects of behavior and biomechanics on how organisms evolve, has been named a 2024 MacArthur fellow. Read more. (Photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
Opinion: It’s time for Princeton to create a major in Gender and Sexuality Studies. “Knowledge of topics covered in GSS is critical for participation in many parts of public life today. The discipline offers students a unique lens to analyze the world through by understanding gender, a factor that affects nearly every single interaction on an interpersonal and institutional level,” writes Charlie Yale. Read more.
The 2024 Rugart Family Awards.
Congratulations to The Wistar Institute’s Alexandra Indeglia, Ph.D., Brittany Lipchick, Ph.D., and Abigail Rose Trachtman, Ph.D., on receiving the 2024 Rugart Family Awards. The award is presented annually by the Rugart family to support the research of young Wistar scientists in honor of the late Dr. Karl F. Rugart, Jr., an obstetrics and gynecology physician and longtime supporter of Wistar. Read more. (Image via The Wistar Institute)
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. The International Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist who is not older than 35 years for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular, cellular, systems, or organismic biology conducted during the past three years. The most recent prizes (2023, 2022, and 2021) went to women in science. Read more.
The 2024 WINGS Women of Discovery Awards Gala is happening this fall on October 24th at 583 Park Avenue in NYC.
The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards were established in 2003 to recognize extraordinary women making significant contributions to world knowledge and science through exploration. Read more. (Photo by Marcy Swingle, The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards)
The 2024 Global Explorers Forum is taking place on October 26th at the Scandinavia House in NYC. In tandem with the WINGS Women of Discovery Awards, WINGS hosts a Global Explorers Forum that showcases the work, challenges and expeditions of the most recent cohort of Fellows, who present their research before their peers and the public. Read more.
Apply for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. This form is the pre-selection application for attending the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry scheduled to be held in Lindau, Germany from June 29 to July 4, 2025. The final selection of applicants will be carried out by the organizers of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Read more.
We are pleased to welcome the first members of our new Council of Corporate Leadership!
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.
Raw Science Film Festival is moving from California to New York City! The 10th Raw Science Film Festival is set to open on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the L’ Alliance New York Florence Gould Theater. Rosalind Franklin Society is a sponsoring partner of the festival. The full 3-day event includes film screenings, workshops, panels, live performances including ones by Susaye Greene, and tours. The festival brings together people from across science, technology, entertainment, and media worldwide to showcase best-in-class film and media from around the globe. Read more.
Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.
Stay safe and sound,
Karla Shepard Rubinger Executive Director Rosalind Franklin Society www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org
Obesity-drug pioneers win the prestigious Lasker Award for medical science.
Three scientists involved in developing the blockbuster anti-obesity drugs that are currently changing the healthcare landscape are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Lasker Awards. Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Lotte Bjerre Knudsen will share a US$250,000 prize. Read more. Image via Lasker Foundation.
Meet the Winners of the 2024 Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award. Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim Abdool Karim have tracked the HIV epidemic in South Africa, identified the disproportionate burden of infection in vulnerable young women in Africa, developed and tested new HIV prevention technologies for women, and assisted international leaders in addressing the global HIV epidemic. Read more.
University of Arizona Global Campus assistant dean recognized with Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
Karen Ivy, a professor, and assistant dean with the University of Arizona Global Campus, was honored by the White House with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to several communities and industries, including aerospace, manufacturing, information technology, and health care. Read more. (Image via The University of Arizona)
The Charles Bronfman Prize is accepting nominations. The Charles Bronfman Prize is an award of $100,000 presented to a humanitarian under the age of fifty whose innovative work, fueled by their Jewish values, has significantly improved the world. The prize accepts nominations in all areas of humanitarian work across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Read more.
USDA Invests Nearly $121M in Specialty Crops Research and Organic Agriculture Production. The investment includes $70.4 million to support specialty crop production research across the United States and $50.5 million to support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber, and organic products. “We know specialty and organic crops add nutrition to our diets and value to sustainable agriculture systems,” said Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics. Read more.
Cleveland Clinic mourns the loss of Dr. Charis Eng.
Dr. Charis Eng was a pioneer in genetic and genomic medicine, and her legacy will remain not only in the programs she founded but also with the generations of trainees she inspired. Born and raised in Singapore, Dr. Eng dedicated her life to medicine and biomedical sciences for the benefit of humankind. Read more. (Image via Cleveland Clinic)
America’s Best and Worst Colleges for Women in STEM. America is facing a shortage of the scientists and engineers needed in some of our fastest-growing industries. The U.S. semiconductor sector, for instance, will have about 67,000 unfilled jobs by the end of this decade. The simplest way to meet this human resource demand is for more women to major and graduate in STEM fields. Read more.
2025 Winner of the Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine.
The Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has awarded the 2025 Elaine Redding Brinster Prize to Dr. Mary-Claire King for her pioneering work on a genetic basis for breast cancer. Dr. King proved the existence and precise location of variants of the BRCA1 gene responsible for inherited predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. Read more. (Photo by Steven Dewall via University of Pennsylvania)
UConn Trustee Creates Breakthrough Women’s Leadership Initiative. Jeanine Armstrong Gouin has made an undisclosed gift to endow the Jeanine Armstrong Gouin Initiative for Women in Leadership at the UConn College of Engineering. Read more.
Women Sweep The 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences have named three women scientists as Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. It’s the second consecutive year that all three of the Blavatnik Laureates have been women. Read more.
Heinz Family Foundation Names Leaders of iNaturalist and Women’s Earth Alliance Recipients of the 29th Heinz Awards for the Environment.
Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer receive the Heinz Award for the Environment for their work founding and leading the Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), which seeks to protect the environment, end the climate crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world by empowering women-led climate initiatives and eco-enterprises. Read more. (Photo by Joshua Franzos)
Susan Harkema, Ph.D., joins Kessler Foundation as Director of Consortium Growth for Spinal Stimulation. Dr. Harkema is nationally recognized for her research in the field of spinal cord injury, neural plasticity, and neuromodulation. She held the position of professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Louisville for more than 20 years. Read more.
Polina Anikeeva named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT.
Polina Anikeeva’s research sits at the intersection of materials chemistry, electronics, and neurobiology. By bridging these disciplines, Anikeeva and her team are deepening our understanding and treatment of complex neurological disorders. Read more. (Photo by Lillie Paquette)
Gender Bias In STEM May Start in Kindergarten, Study Says. The recent work published in the journal Sex Roles studied children from kindergarten through third grade. The results revealed that the children believed that older girls would struggle more on a challenging STEM exam. Read more.
We are pleased to welcome the first members of our new Council of Corporate Leadership!
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.
The Raw Science Film Festival has moved to New York City! The 2024 Awards Ceremony is on October 5 - 6, 2024. The festival includes film screenings, workshops, panels, and a pink carpet Awards Ceremony. The festival brings together people across science, technology, entertainment, and media worldwide to showcase best-in-class film and media from around the globe. Read more.
Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.
Stay safe and sound,
Karla Shepard Rubinger Executive Director Rosalind Franklin Society www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org
Announcing the 2024 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.
The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating seven early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The Rita Allen Foundation has been an important funder of our annual RFS awards in Science. Read more. (Image via Rita Allen Foundation)
Apply today for BII & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women's Health. The prize seeks to recognize researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women’s health. Researchers who have advanced development of new solutions that can be readily deployed in low- and middle-income countries are encouraged to apply. Read more.
‘She was right, and they were wrong’: the female astronomers hidden by science’s male elite. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin showed stars were primarily made of hydrogen and helium, contradicting the scientific orthodoxy of the 1920s, which held that they were made of an array of elements. Read more.
Embracing Risk to Accelerate Better Health Outcomes for Everyone.
ARPA-H Director Dr. Renee Wegrzyn explains how ARPA-H makes pivotal investments in high-risk, high-reward ideas that cannot be achieved through traditional research or investment. Read more. Watch her RFS presentation here: Room at the Top: Leadership at the Federal Level. (Image via ARPA-H)
The 2025 Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) Meeting Program Committee invites proposals for Scientific Symposia and Individual Talks. The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) is a unique scientific organization that seeks to enhance knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds. Read more.
2024 Joanna Fowler Award Winners Announced.
The Chemistry Division at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) have named Paris Watson of Johns Hopkins University, Michele Myong of Brookhaven Lab, and Edelmy Marin Bernardez of Stony Brook University as the recipients of the 2024 Joanna Fowler Award in the Chemical and Biochemical Sciences. (Image: Paris Watson, Michele Myong, and Edelmy Marin Bernardez). Read more.
Crafting tales of science with Theanne Griffith. Theanne Griffith can’t help thinking in stories. After having her first child, Griffith decided to push her love of storytelling further by writing a children’s book. Seven years later, she has published 15 books as part of two series: a nonfiction chapter book series, “Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files,” and her own fiction series called “The Magnificent Makers. Read more.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will set altitude record for female astronauts. Two women astronauts will set a spaceflight record next week, if all goes according to plan. Polaris Dawn's four-person crew includes female mission specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, both of whom are SpaceX engineers, as well as male pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet. Read more.
Dr. Geri Donenberg was named NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research.
Dr. Geri Donenberg was among the first to establish the role of mental health in adolescent HIV risk taking and to design and implement HIV prevention interventions for youth with mental health distress. She will join NIH this October to lead the advancement and coordination of HIV/AIDS research at NIH, working closely with NIH Institutes and Centers. Read more.
For men only? Lack of women winners for million-euro science prize draws protests. At a June ceremony in the scenic Swiss village of Villars, three scientists each collected a huge new prize: 1 million Swiss francs ($1.1 million) to invest in their research to safeguard the planet against various environmental tipping points. All the winners of this year’s Frontiers Planet Prize (FPP), with a cash award bigger than the Nobel Prize, were men, just as they were last year. Read more.
Because of Her Story Interns Uplifted Women’s History Across Smithsonian. This paid, eight-week internship program offered students or recent graduates the opportunity to be involved in programs across the Smithsonian—from the National Zoo to the National Postal Museum—to support projects that amplify women’s voices and contributions throughout history to tell a more complete American story. Read more.
Apply for the 2024 Paula Kantor Award.
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Paula Kantor Award for excellence in research. Nominate exceptional women researchers under the age of 40 who are citizens of countries located in a low- or middle-income country. Read more.
The American Public Health Association announces 2024 awards for excellence in public health. “We’re excited to present these prestigious awards to those working tirelessly to improve public health across the country and around the globe. Their innovation, leadership and advocacy demonstrate a deep commitment to public health and health equity,” said Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of APHA. Read more.
How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects. Maria Sibylla Merian’s beautiful and disturbing illustrations, which shaped how we look at the natural world, will be on show at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Read more.
Fatima Cody Stanford Receives the 2024 Meritorious Award.
“I am so thankful to the National Medical Association for selecting me as the 2024 Meritorious Award Recipient. This award is given for noted national and international achievement and prominence. In my work in obesity, nutrition, and fitness, I help reduce bias and stigma, which are particularly prominent for those with excess adipose and particularly those of African descent,” says Fatima Cody Stanford. Read more. Image via Harvard Medical School.
FASEB’s Excellence in Science Awards honor outstanding women scientists. Do you know an outstanding woman scientist who is committed to the professional development of others, her scientific society, and the broader biological and biomedical science community? Nominate them for the 2025 FASEB Science Excellence Awards. Read more.
We are pleased to welcome the first members of our new Council of Corporate Leadership!
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.
Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.
Stay safe and sound,
Karla Shepard Rubinger Executive Director Rosalind Franklin Society www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org
For the first time, women make up 50% of Caltech's incoming undergraduate class. In a historic milestone for Caltech, the incoming undergraduate class will comprise 50% women. The class of 2028 is the first to reach gender parity since the Institute began admitting female undergraduates in 1970, and includes 113 women and 109 men, according to admissions data. Read more.
Celebrating women's participation in STEM: Breaking barriers and building futures.
To encourage women's participation in STEM fields from an early age, NSF funds innovative projects, such as Rural Girls in STEM, SciGirls and Sci Girls Code. Image: The Emmy Award-winning television show "SciGirls," produced by Twin Cities Public Television and supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is the only PBS series built on best practices for engaging girls ages 9-13 in STEM. The show features real girls that viewers can relate to. Credit: SciGirls, Twin Cities Public Television. Read more.
Checking in on Pandemic Impact on Women in Science. Before the pandemic, less than 30% of the world’s STEM researchers were women. When the lockdowns started, it didn’t take long for warning signs about women’s ability to get their work done to emerge, including in science. Now that it’s been a few years, Hilda Bastian checked in to see how gender diversity seems to be faring. Read more.
Immunotherapy pioneer inspires audience as UTSW’s first Mendelson Visiting Professor. Every year, the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC) selects an influential researcher for the Distinguished Visiting Professor Keynote Lecture. Dr. Bollard’s decades of work on cellular therapy made her an ideal choice for the 2024 WISMAC event. Read more.
How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap.
Women have been underrepresented in science and technology fields, and new research suggests a somewhat surprising possible contributing factor: the influence of moms. “Mothers have the strongest effect on their daughters in pushing them away from STEM fields and into humanistic fields,” said Michela Carlana, Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor of public policy. Read more. Photo courtesy of Michela Carlana.
STEM Girl Summer Shows High School Students a Future of Possibilities. Even today, women remain underrepresented in STEM careers, especially in male-dominated fields like physics, engineering and mathematics. University of California San Diego graduate student Robin Glefke hopes to change that with STEM Girl Summer. Read more.
A final story that celebrates a woman’s ideas and achievements. Obituaries of scientists are much more often about men than women. Communications Earth & Environment is initiating a series of articles highlighting the lives and work of women scientists, aiming to inspire the next generation with their stories and career paths. Read more.
Anneke Levelt Sengers: An international authority in the thermodynamics of fluids and a passionate advocate for women in science.
Johanna Maria Henrica (Anneke) Levelt Sengers, a Dutch American physicist, an international authority in the thermodynamics of fluids and fluid mixtures, especially near critical points, and a passionate advocate for women in science, passed away at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 28, 2024, a few days shy of her 95th birthday. Image Credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections. Read more.
Review: How a Group of Women Launched Modern Cosmology. A new biography of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt celebrates the meaning of making in science. Fans of Hidden Figures and The Glass Universe will appreciate Anna Von Mertens’s captivating portrait of Henrietta Leavitt and the Harvard Computers, who laid the foundation for modern cosmology at the turn of the 20th century. Read more.
Summer Interns Help Illuminate Impact of Disease on Marine Life. The Quantitative Marine Disease Ecology Lab hosted three interns this summer. As a team they made strides in understanding the health and climate impacts of marine diseases and advancing the tools scientists use to study them. Read more.
Isabella Weber, associate professor of economics, has been awarded the 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize.
The prize, established by Ed Broadbent and the Broadbent Institute in 2017 in honor of distinguished author and academic Professor Ellen Meiksins Wood, recognizes outstanding academic contributions in political theory, social or economic history, human rights and sociology. Image: Isabella Weber and Jen Hassum, executive director of Broadbent Institute. Photo by Jack McClelland, Broadbent Institute. Read more.
Professor Emerita Mary-Lou Pardue, pioneering cellular and molecular biologist, dies at 90. In 1983, Pardue was the first woman in the School of Science at MIT to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. In the 1990s, Pardue was also one of 16 senior women on MIT’s science faculty who co-signed a letter to the dean of science claiming bias against women scientists at the Institute at the time. Read more.
Sex bias in pain management decisions. Researchers present robust evidence showing that physicians’ and nurses’ pain management decisions in emergency departments disfavor female patients compared to male patients. Read more.
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