When you’re the only woman: The challenges for female Ph.D. students in male-dominated cohorts By Katie Langin Oct. 24, 2018 , 3:50 PM “…As for the underlying reasons, there is no definitive answer—although the researchers did not find any evidence that academic performance or grant funding played a substantive role. Senior author Bruce Weinberg, a professor of […]
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Variety Online Magazine has reported that UMaine student Nicole Maines will be starring in the next season of “Supergirl.” “On Saturday at Comic-Con came news that Nicole Maines would be making history on the fourth season of CW’s “Supergirl,” becoming the first ever trans superhero on television. Variety sat down with the trans activist shortly after the news broke to […]
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UMaine News, April 27, 2018 Members of the University of Maine community were recognized with Maine Campus Compact awards this week. Senior Samantha Saucier received a Heart and Soul Award for her campus leadership, which includes co-founding the Women’s Resource Center. The award recognizes six Maine undergraduate students who are actively involved in transforming their […]
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In one of Nicolle Littrell’s recent WGS 101 classes, Lindsey Piper, CNP at the Mabel Wadsworth Center, was a guest speaker. She gave an excellent informative presentation about abortion and then engaged the students in an activity concerning values and abortion. The students found her presentation very impactful.
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Z Nicolazzo Talk – September 19 Flyer
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So Many Changes! As we begin the 2017-2018 academic year at the University of Maine, we do so with many changes here in the WGS program. In July we welcomed our new director, Dr. Susan K. Gardner. Susan has been at UMaine for 10 years as a faculty member in the Higher Education program as […]
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