Institute for Research on Women And Gender

Title IX at 40:
Progress and Promise--Equity for All

May 9-11, 2012

Click here to watch Laila Ali, Amy I. Berman,
James E. Delany, and Bernice Sandler live

Thanks to everyone who attended for their commitment to gender equity in athletics and for making the conference a huge success. Special kudos to our partners at the Women's Sports Foundation.

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Around the University

Tuesday, May 29
James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics (Human Genetics)

Professor Mary-Claire King, University of Washington
Among her most noteworthy achievements: identifying the BRCA1 gene, responsible for inherited susceptibility to breast cancer.

New at IRWG

Collaborative Planning Grants Announced

Innovative grants designed for humanists, jointly sponsored by IRWG and the Institute for the Humanities, have been awarded to (1) Maria Cotera (American Culture and Women's Studies) and Paul Conway (School of Information) and (2) Martha S. Jones (History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Affiliated Faculty of Law) and Hannah Rosen (IRWG).

RFP: Sisters Fund

Proposals due June 7, 2012, for "activist" scholarship or other creative activities that benefit local and global communities experiencing gender-based health disparities.

CFP: Feminist Sinologies

Proposals due June 1, 2012, for a fall conference about the production of knowledge made possible by the synergies between feminist theory and sinology.

Faculty News

Prof. Holly Hughes (Art and Design) curates Standing Heat, a performance series featuring five narrative pieces about the relationships between humans and animals.

2012 Sarah Power Goddard Award Winners Announced, including Prof. Denise Sekequaptewa (Psychology), 2005 IRWG Faculty Seed Grant Recipient

Professor Maria Cotera (American Culture/Latino Studies and Women’s Studies), a recipient of an IRWG Faculty Seed Grant in 2010, wins prize linking technology and the humanities