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The 2009 Chancellor’s Affirmative Action Award was presented to PACWC on June 10, 2009 at Senate Council.
Standing (left to right) are Provost James V. Maher, Irene Frieze, Susan Hansen, Michele Colvard, Carrie Sparks, Maureen Beal, Maureen Porter, Stephanie Hoogendoorn, Carol Mohamed, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, and John Baker. Seated are Elizabeth Baranger, Mary Koch Ruiz, Jenn Ferguson Carr, Patricia Beeson (Chair), Kathy O'Connor, Nancy Tannery, and Joanne Russell. University Times article
The PACWC and Women’s
Studies Annual Reception Welcoming New Women Faculty
Dr. Nancy Davidson, new director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers, will give a lecture entitled “Breast Cancer in the Molecular Era.” Nancy E. Davidson, MD, is internationally renowned for her research involving breast cancer. Her research program has significantly advanced the understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of breast cancer and pioneered new therapeutic approaches to the disease, particularly for patients who don’t respond well to current treatments. While her laboratory research has concerned epigenetic regulation of the estrogen receptor gene in breast cancer, the clinical and translational aspects of her work have led to national clinical trials to determine the efficacy of such treatments as chemoendocrine therapy for women with premenopausal breast cancer and antiangiogenesis therapy for those with advanced forms of the disease. Dr. Davidson is the immediate past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Among her many honors are the Brinker International Award for Breast Cancer Research, the Avon Foundation Medical Advancement in Breast Cancer Award, the AACR–Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship, the Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award, and the National Cancer Institute Rosalind E. Franklin Award. Past Speakers Dr. Lucy Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and the Director of the Film Studies Program, gave a lecture entitled “Seeing Stars: Bette Davis as Screen Actress in the 1930s” at the 2008 reception. View Photo Gallery
Ms. Toi Derricotte, Professor of English, presented a reading titled "Beginning Dialogues: Mother & Daughter" at the 2006 reception. View Photo Gallery
Dr. Katherine Wisner, Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Epidemiology, and Women’s Studies, gave a lecture titled “From Fever Flowed Fame: A Psychiatric Evaluation of Florence Nightingale” at the 2005 reception. View
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Dr. Donna Gabaccia, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History, gave a lecture titled “Nations of Immigrants” at the 2004 reception. View Photo Gallery
Upcoming Campus
Events Women’s Studies News and
Events
Moving Toward Tenure
Workshops Awards and
Recognition 2008-2009
PACWC congratulates the following women who have received prestigious appointments and awards: Olivera Finn was named Distinguished Professor of Immunology. Karen Matthews was named Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry. Nancy Davidson was named director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. She also will serve as associate vice chancellor for cancer research and as chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine. Carrie Leana was named the director of the new Center for Health and Care Work in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration. Joanne Russell was named the director of the new Center for Global Health in the Graduate School of Public Health.
2009 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Susan Campbell – Arts and Sciences
2008-2009 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Awards
Jennifer Grandis - Medicine Angela Gronenborn - Medicine Judith Klein-Seetharaman – Medicine
2008-2009 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Awards
Jennifer Cartier– Education Marla Ripoll– Arts and Sciences
2008-2009 Chancellor's Distinguished Public Service Toi Derricotte – Arts and Sciences
2008-2009 Chancellor's Distinguished Public Service Awards
(Staff)
Service
to the University
Angela Ford - Associate Director, Center for Minority Health Service
to the Community
Susan Heiss - Institute of Politics
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