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Newswise: Opinion: Gender Equality Can’t Wait 133 Years, So How Can We Accelerate Action Now?
Released: 29-Apr-2025 6:25 PM EDT
Opinion: Gender Equality Can’t Wait 133 Years, So How Can We Accelerate Action Now?
University of Pretoria

133 years. That’s how long it will take to achieve full gender parity at our current pace. But can we afford to wait that long? Dr. Daphne Pillay-Naidoo, Industrial Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, highlights the urgent need to accelerate action on gender equality in the workplace.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Saira Sheikh
Released: 28-Apr-2025 10:45 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Saira Sheikh
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

We’re excited to welcome Saira Sheikh, M.D., to Pascack Valley Medical Group. Dr. Sheikh is an internal medicine physician committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.

Newswise: Rathmell named CEO of Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Released: 23-Apr-2025 5:30 PM EDT
Rathmell named CEO of Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Following a comprehensive national search, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, former director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has accepted the role as CEO of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).

Newswise: Georgia Southern’s Carr Edenfield Selected as 2025 CURAH Faculty Mentor Awardee
Released: 21-Apr-2025 6:25 PM EDT
Georgia Southern’s Carr Edenfield Selected as 2025 CURAH Faculty Mentor Awardee
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield, Director of the American Literature Association and Professor in the Department of English at Georgia Southern University, has been selected as the 2025 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) – Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Awardee.

Newswise: Khalilah Doss Joins Cal State Fullerton as Vice President for Student Affairs
Released: 15-Apr-2025 7:50 PM EDT
Khalilah Doss Joins Cal State Fullerton as Vice President for Student Affairs
California State University, Fullerton

Longtime higher education leader Khalilah Doss was appointed Cal State Fullerton’s vice president for student affairs following a national search. Her chief focus as an educator is to help students navigate their academic journeys and become global citizens.

Released: 14-Apr-2025 7:10 PM EDT
Shelley Berger, PhD, Honored by AACR for Cancer Research
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Shelley L. Berger, PhD, FAACR, has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to cancer research by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) with the 2025 AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship.

Newswise: A Remotely Balanced Workforce
Released: 10-Apr-2025 10:55 AM EDT
A Remotely Balanced Workforce
University of Pretoria

The COVID-19 pandemic unwittingly became a huge, focused experiment in remote and flexible work. While the advantages of working away from a fixed office space were clearly prompted by the pandemic, the number of people working remotely continues to increase as the workplace changes.

Newswise: Gendered Expectations Extend to Science Communication
Released: 3-Apr-2025 8:55 PM EDT
Gendered Expectations Extend to Science Communication
University of Adelaide

Communicating complex science in a way that the public can understand is crucial. A new study from the University of Adelaide reveals that in scientific societies, women are shouldering the bulk of this work — often voluntarily — due to societal expectations and a sense of duty.

Newswise: Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Dean Is Recognized for Her Visionary Leadership
Released: 1-Apr-2025 8:20 PM EDT
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Dean Is Recognized for Her Visionary Leadership
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Cecile A. Feldman is honored by the American Dental Education Association’s Gies Foundation for being transformative for dental education

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Carolyn Mudry
Released: 1-Apr-2025 9:00 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Carolyn Mudry
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

We’re pleased to announce Carolyn Mudry, D.O, has joined the Pascack Valley Medical Group family. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Mudry brings a wealth of expertise in providing comprehensive, patient-centered care to the patients of Pascack Valley.

Newswise: Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Hui Shen elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows
Released: 31-Mar-2025 7:40 PM EDT
Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Hui Shen elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows
Van Andel Institute

Van Andel Institute’s Hui Shen, Ph.D., has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, a prestigious appointment that represents the top 2% of medical and biological engineers.

Released: 27-Mar-2025 6:30 PM EDT
Recruiting Women as Candidates: An Electoral Opportunity
Universite de Montreal

People who believe that female candidates are at a disadvantage in elections are mistaken, according to two studies conducted by political scientist André Blais.

 
Released: 24-Mar-2025 9:45 AM EDT
Understanding Stressors Female Farmers Face
University of Georgia

Recent research from the University of Georgia College of Public Health sheds light on the stressors female farm owners and managers face — challenges that can be overlooked in broader studies of agricultural well-being.

Newswise: The National Academy of Sciences selects WHOI’s Laura Motta as Kavli Fellow
Released: 20-Mar-2025 5:35 PM EDT
The National Academy of Sciences selects WHOI’s Laura Motta as Kavli Fellow
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

At WHOI, Motta leads the Theoretical Chemistry and Isotope Biogeochemistry Lab. Her research focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding of chemistry inspired by marine processes that challenge our current chemical knowledge.

Released: 18-Mar-2025 7:45 PM EDT
Patricia Conrod Appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR’s Addiction Institute
Universite de Montreal

An expert on substance use and mental disorders, the UdeM medical professor and CHU Sainte-Justine researcher begins her four-year term in July.

Newswise: Ana MarĂ­a Cetto Awarded 2025 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics
Released: 18-Mar-2025 10:30 AM EDT
Ana MarĂ­a Cetto Awarded 2025 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

AIP is pleased to announce Ana María Cetto as the recipient of the 2025 John Torrence Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics. Cetto was recognized for her “outstanding contributions to the promotion of science, and scientific outreach and cooperation worldwide, including transforming open access through Latindex, championing gender equity through the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World and advancing peaceful progress through science including at the International Atomic Energy Agency and in other international fora.”

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Released: 14-Mar-2025 9:50 AM EDT
New Research Finds China’s One-Child Policy Boosted Female Entrepreneurship
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

In new research, Jagadeesh Sivadasan, professor of business economics and public policy, and collaborators explore how China’s one-child policy boosted female entrepreneurship.

Released: 12-Mar-2025 8:40 AM EDT
Alternative Montreal Metro Map Celebrates Women’s Contributions
Universite de Montreal

Following in the footsteps of New York, London and Barcelona, Montreal now has its own alternative metro map paying tribute to the remarkable women who have contributed to its development.

 


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