Announcements

Rutgers researchers have discovered a potential new way to treat childhood epilepsy using a widely available therapeutic drug. To download the news release of Rutgers Professor, Dr. Gabriella D’Arcangelo's, research please click here.

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What’s Next?
DVIN Life Science Fellowship Training Program

Are you a 2009 graduate in a life-science field looking for hands-on experience to go with your degree and further exposure to the sector?

The DVIN Life Science Fellowship Training Program is an intensive, hands-on, three-month skills training program that will place recent science graduates (Fellows) at the region’s life science companies.

The program is open to graduates of the class of 2009 and will provide a comprehensive introduction to careers in the life-science sector.

The Fellowship

As a Fellow, you will receive:
• Three months of on-the-job experience and training by professionals in key life science specialties including biology, chemistry, physics, bioengineering and bioinformatics.
• The chance to contribute to the work of a successful life-science firm
• Regular evaluations of skills and work performances
• A recommendation letter upon successful completion of the program
• A chance to network and attend workshops with other young professionals in the field
Note: Some placements offer stipends and other benefits, while others are unpaid – see training plans for more information.

The fellowship will provide critical on-the-job experience to complement your academic background and serve as a stepping stone to a career in the field of life sciences.

In order to be eligible, participants must:
• Have received a degree (associates or higher) in a life science field of study in 2009 (prior to the start date of Sept. 1st)
• Have received their degree from an institution in the Delaware Valley (14 county region)
• Be available to work at least 20 hours per week from September 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009.

Applications will be due on July 10, 2009

For more information
Visit http://www.delawarevalleyinnovationnetwork.com/updates/life-science-fellows
Or write to dvin "at" phillyfellows.org

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The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and School of Design, Department of City and Regional Planning in conjunction with the International Council of Women Health Issues (ICOWHI) invite you and yours students to participate in the 18th Congress in Philadelphia April 2010.

The overall purpose of this leading edge, solution driven conference is to establish a dialogue about contemporary issues that women face in cities that impact their health and life experiences. National and international participants will be actively involved in three days of dialogue, planning and networking in response to keynote and panel presentations. Expert speakers in the fields of urban design, health sciences, health policy, law, social policy, education and sociology among others will identify and critically analyze best practices and new strategies to enhance women's health in cities as well as foster new paradigms of scholarship and practice that integrate environment and health care.

Call for Abstracts:

Penn-ICOWHI 18th International Congress on Women's Health
Wednesday, April 7- Saturday, April 10, 2010
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
"Cities and Women's Health: Global Perspectives"

Please forward your abstract submission for the 18th PENN-ICOWHI conference to: http://www.icowhi.org/submitabstract/abstractform.cfm

The deadline is July 31, 2009 but we encourage you to submit as soon as possible.

June, 2009

The 3rd Annunal NewJersey’s Women in Science & Technology Workforce Summit was held this year on Friday, June 5th and was a great success. Keep your eyes open for the summit report!

On June 8th, 2009 the Office for Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, & Mathematics held its first graduate student workshop entitled "Finding the Balance: Achieving stability between work and life."

Thanks to all those who participated in the RUTCOR Operations Research BBQ on June 15th. Drs. Mine Subasi & Melike Baykal-Gursoy spoke on their experiences in the field and helped us to understand how we can encourage more women to get involved in OR.

May 28, 2009

On Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Debbie Goldstein presented on "Managing Difficult Conversations: At the Lab AND in the Home" to a group of over sixty faculty, staff, and students. Thanks to all those who made our reception such a great success! This event was sponsored by RU FAIR, Bio-1 Wired, and the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, & Mathematics.

 

April 22, 2009

Announcing Dean Appointments of Drs. Robin Davis and Kathryn Uhrich

On July 1, Professor Robin Davis of the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience will assume the position of Executive Vice Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.  A nationally recognized expert in auditory neuroscience, Robin brings to this post administrative experience, broad intellectual interests, and remarkable energy.  We will be posting a formal announcement of Robin's appointment on the SAS website and issuing a press release very soon.  In the meantime, I am thrilled to know that she will be joining the leadership group in SAS and that I can count upon such an intellectually and academically talented colleague as my partner in building the School of Arts and Sciences in the years ahead.

Also on July 1, Professor Kathryn Uhrich of the Department of Chemistry will assume the position of Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.  Kathryn's simultaneous pursuit of excellence in the laboratory and the classroom have made her one of the leaders of her department, as well as of SAS.  Her research in polymer chemistry and biomaterials has earned dozens of patents and placed her work at the intersection of many of the most important trends in her field.  She also has a great breadth of interests that goes beyond her own discipline and a deep commitment to undergraduate and graduate education.  As with Robin, we will issue a formal announcement of Kathryn's appointment and a press release very soon.

Kathryn will join me and Robin -- along with Mike Beals, Allan Horwitz, Ann Fabian, and Joanna Regulska -- in leading our efforts to complete the transformation of undergraduate education, to expand and deepen the research agenda of our faculty, and to train the next generation of scientists and scholars.  Along the way, I also entertain the immodest hope that this team will build the most innovative and forward-thinking school of arts and sciences at any American research university.  At the very least, we all intend to have a good time trying!

I know you will join me in welcoming Robin and Kathryn to the SAS office.  I feel very fortunate that they have agreed to take these two very important posts, and I look forward to working with them and with all of you in the year ahead.

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Douglas Greenberg
Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

 

To read more about WiSEM-related events and programs, please visit our updated News & Announcements page.

November 14, 2008

The RU-FAIR Executive Summary is now available for download.

June 19, 2008

RUSciwomen video channel is now available! Video from Sciwomen director Tiffany Slotwinski interviewing Dr. Diana Sanchez of the Rutgers Psychology Department about her research on multiracial identity and sexuality and Dr. Nina Fefferman about her research in mathematics and epidemiology kicks off our series!