


August 15, 2008
We are happy to announce Rutgers has been awarded an NSF ADVANCE grant, "RU- FAIR: Rutgers University Faculty Advancement and Institutional Re-imagination". This grant will start on September 1 and will run for five years. Total funding is approximately $3.67 million. Associate VP Joan W. Bennett is the principal investigator and Patricia A. Roos, Catherine N. Duckett and Nancy Rosoff are Co-PI's.
The RU-FAIR project at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, will promote the participation and advancement of women in science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) on all three campuses of Rutgers University (Camden, Newark and New Brunswick) through five interrelated initiatives.
The abstract can be obtained here . A copy of the NSF grant proposal can be downloaded in pdf format.
August 5, 2008
New film clips of Drs. Noemie Koller (Physics) and Laura Ahearn (Anthropology) are available from RUSciwomen.
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!
Jan. 26, 2008
Associate Vice-President Joan W. Bennett with Professor Jim White and Douglass Project Director Regina Riccioni have been awarded an NSF grant for Scholarships for female students in Science, Engineering and Math. Congratulations. Applications are available and being accepted now; please email dougprog@rci.rutgers.edu or download the document here in document form or as a pdf here. NSF scholarship funding will be decided on a rolling basis beginning March 7, 2008.