CRWG Headlines

NEW! 11th Annual Alice J. Dan Dissertation Research Award Request for Proposals

The 11th Annual Alice J. Dan Dissertation Research Award encourages original and significant research about sex, gender and/or women by UIC students. The award is open to UIC doctoral students in any field who have completed the requirements for candidacy and have an approved dissertation proposal by the application deadline. Award(s) will range from $500-$1,000. Read more about the award request.

 

Fall 2011 Building Research Connections Newsletter is Available!

The new Building Research Connections (BRC) newsletter is now available. Read it here!

CRWG WISE Program Receives Presidential Award

The CRWG's Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program received the 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The award, announced by President Obama January 21, 2011 honors WISE's mentoring initiatives and includes a $10,000 grant for continued mentoring work. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recognize the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science or engineering - particularly those who belong to groups that are underrepresented in those fields.

CRWG Director Honored for Work in Ghana

In a ceremony held on January 24, CRWG Director Stacie Geller was installed as Development Queen Mother of the Manso Nkwanta Traditional Area in Ghana by the Queen Mother and King of Manso Nkwanta. She is now known in the area as Nana Akosua Kannin I. The King asked Stacie to contribute to the area by helping to improve education and decrease teenage pregnancy. Congratulations, Stacie!

CRWG Director Named 2010 Woman of the Year!

Stacie Geller, Director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender was named the 2010 Woman of the Year by the UIC Chancellor's Commmittee on the Status of Women. A reception will be held in her honor in the near future - more details to come. Congratulations, Stacie!

Help Us Reach Our Goal of Raising $25,000 for the Center for Research on Women and Gender Dissertation Award Fund!

In 2007, Alice Dan, founding director of the CRWG and UIC Professor Emerita made a remarkable commitment. She presented the CRWG with a gift - 40% of the money that we need to raise to endow the Alice J. Dan Dissertation Research Award. With her seed money, Dr. Dan has challenged us to raise the additional $15,000 by 2011. The endowment will sustain the Dan Dissertation Research Award indefinitely, allowing the CRWG to support women and gender research at a time in a scholar's career when funding opportunities are limited. To give to the endowment, visit GIVE TO CRWG and select "Center for Research on Women and Gender Dissertation Award Fund."

Women's Health Graduate Concentration Now Available

The Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Women's Health was approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees In January 2006. This concentration was developed to address the need for researchers, administrators, educators, and practitioners across disciplines to obtain the skills and knowledge necessary for professional work within the field of Women's Health. The concentration is offered to graduate level students in the College of Nursing and the School of Public Health. Additional academic units will be added in the near future. For more information, visit http://www.uic.edu/nursing/forms/WHConcentrationWebInfo.pdf

CRWG Programs

• Center of Excellence in Women's Health
• Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
• Women in Science and Engineering System Transformation STEM Faculty (WISEST)
• Research Information Network for Women and Gender in Illinois
• Alice J. Dan Dissertation Award
• Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH)