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WISELI in the News

2018

• Reviewers of NIH grants cannot distinguish the good from the great, study suggests. Eric Hamilton. University of Wisconsin-Madison News. March 5, 2018.
• Gender Matters. Jennifer Blue, Adrienne L. Traxler, and Ximena C. Cid. Physics Today 71/3/40. March 2018.
• New Initiatives Offer Jobs, Funding to Women Only. Ashley Yeager. The Scientist. January 5, 2018.

2017

• Yes, You Have Implicit Biases, Too. David Gooblar. The Chronicle of Higher Education. November 19, 2017.
• These female engineers increased their job offers by 47% in only 2 hours. Heidi Moore. Ladders. July 20, 2017.
• Could a Two-Hour Workhop Help Get More Women Hired in STEM? Jesse Singal. The Cut. July 12, 2017.
• Can fake names tease out NIH reviewer bias? Jeffrey Mervis. ScienceInsider Online. June 13, 2017.
• NIH finds using anonymous proposals to test for bias is harder than it looks. Jeffrey Mervis. ScienceInsider Online. May 31, 2017.
• Is this how discrimination ends? Jessica Nordell. The Atlantic. May 7, 2017.
• How a sociologist is pushing to improve academia’s workplace climate. Maggie Kuo. Science. May 2, 2017.
• UW-Madison worklife survey finds budget cuts shook morale of 91% of faculty . Pat Schneider. The Capital Times. April 6, 2017.

2016

• Gender bias: how to break the habit. Advances & Insights: the NIH Women in Science Newsletter. 9(6): November/December 2016.
• Recommendation Letters Reflect Gender Bias. Maggie Kuo. Science Careers Online. October 3, 2016.
• Stop Bias and Start Change in STEM. Beth Mitchneck. The Hill/Congress Blog. May 6, 2016.
• Getting Hired in STEM: Recommendations for Women. Graduate Women in Science at UW-Madison newsletter. January 11, 2016.

2015

• S.T.E.M., Girl Scouts Introduce More Girls to Science Career Fields. WISC-TV. Aired December 6, 2015.
• UW Video Game Developed to Uncover Unconscious Racial Biases. Gerald Porter. The Badger Herald. October 6, 2015.
• Second Opinions: Gender Bias in Academic and Medical Research. PediatricsNationwide.org Newsletter. Fall/Winter 2015.
• Bias in Hiring. Emily Auerbach. University of the Air, Wisconsin Public Radio. Madison, WI. September 20, 2015.
• Faculty of Color Face Unique Challenges at Mostly-White UW. Anne Blackbourne. The Badger Herald. September 8, 2015.
• The LEAD Center Helps Faculty Improve Productivity. Wisconsin Center for Education Research Feature Stories. March 9, 2015.
• Feature Articles: The Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution: A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial. NIH Updates on Women in Science Newsletter. Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2015.

2014

• "Klawe Determined to Boost Women in Computer Science.” Women in Higher Education. Page 6. December 2014.
• STEM Majors on the Rise at UW in Previous Decade. Gabrielle Dibenedetto. The Badger Herald. October 31, 2014.
• Report, Experts Analyze Surging STEM Activity at UW-Madison. David Tenenbaum. Inside UW-Madison. October 30, 2014.
• Microsoft CEO Critic Maria Klawe to Speak at UW-Madison. Bill Novak. Madison.com. October 16, 2014.
• Newsmaker Who Called Out Microsoft President to Speak at UW-Madison. David Tenenbaum. Inside UW-Madison. October 16, 2014.
• Ethnic Diversity in Materials Science and Engineering: A Report on the Workshop on Ethnic Diversity in Materials Science and Engineering, December 9-11, 2012. October 2014.
• Women Faculty Positions Edge Up. Chemical & Engineering News. 91(14): 41-44. April 7, 2014.
• Action Project: Survey Exposes Minority Faculty Dissatisfaction. Conor Murphy. The Daily Cardinal. February 24, 2014.
• NIH Responds to Racial Disparity in Minority Grant Numbers. Chronicle of Higher Education. January 13, 2014.

2013

• Faculty climate survey shows most satisfied but room for improvement. University of Wisconsin-Madison Communications. November 14, 2013.
• Unwelcome: UW-Madison has work to do in building a comfortable workplace for minority faculty. Pat Schneider. The Capital Times. November 13, 2013.
• UW-Madison Researchers Put NIH Grant Review Process Under Microscope.” University of Wisconsin-Madison Communications. October 1, 2013.

2012

• Women Constitute Higher Percentage of Faculty at UW-Madison Than in Past Years. Meghan Chua. The Daily Cardinal. September 26, 2012.
• Women Play Larger Role in Science at UW. Jane Milne. The Badger Herald. September 26, 2012.
• Studies Point to Rising Role for Women Scientists at UW-Madison. David Tenenbaum, Inside UW-Madison. September 25, 2012.
• "Women in Science and Engineering/Truth Values.” Tonya Brito. A Public Affair, WORT 89.9FM Community Radio Station. September 19, 2012.
• Human Resources Project Aims to Increase Diversity Among UW Faculty and Staff. Allie Johnson. The Badger Herald. April 29, 2012.
• Having a Successful Academic Career as a Woman in Science: Q&A with Jennifer Sheridan. Science Glass Ceiling: Women in science, rendering the XX visible blog. Posted April 12, 2012.

2011

• "Teaching the Societal Side of Engineering.” Perspective for Alumni and Friends of the UW-Madison College of Engineering. September 29, 2011.
• “Video Games Going Viral: Educational Research Lab Turns Serious Science Into High-Tech Fun.” Ron Seely. Wisconsin State Journal. Pp. A1,A8-A9. September 18, 2011.
• “NIH Director’s ARRA-Funded Pathfinder Award Promotes Diversity in the Scientific Workforce.” Melissa McCartney. Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine. 42(3): 17-19. Summer 2011.

2010

• Plain Talk: Successful Kids Program Needs Help. Dave Zweifel. The Capital Times. November 24, 2010.
• “Reducing the Impact of Negative Stereotypes on the Careers of Minority and Women Scientists.” Daisy Grewal. Science Careers. October 26, 2010.
• Men, Women Have Equal Math Skills. Katie Slavin. The Badger Herald. October 13, 2010.
• “$2 Million Grant to Develop Game That Breaks Bias Against Women In Sciences.” Simon Parkin. Gamasutra. October 13, 2010.
• “UW Researcher Gets Grant to Study Faculty Bias.” Anna Assendorf. The Badger Herald. October 11, 2010.
• “Major Grant Aims at Breaking the Habit of Implicit Bias.” University of Wisconsin-Madison Communications. October 11, 2010.
• “Barriers to Women’s Advancement in the Sciences.” Blog entry for the Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern University. July 19, 2010.
• “Making Visible the Invisible.” Focus Newsletter. Burroughs Wellcome Fund. July, 2010.
• “Strengthening Scientific Leadership for the Future.” UMOJA Magazine. March, 2010.
• “How Dishwashing Works Against Tenure.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 20, 2010.
• “Time Crunch for Female Scientists: They Do More Housework Than Men.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 19, 2010.
• “Dr. Molly Carnes: Helping Women Advance in Science and Medicine.” Kathryn Kingsbury. Wisconsin Woman Magazine. January 2010: 6-8.

2009

• "Take Steps to Reduce Unconscious Bias in Hiring." Women in Higher Education Newsletter. December 2009.
• Expanding Your Horizons to Influence Youths. Anna Asendorf. The Badger Herald. November 6, 2009.
• “The Flexibility Stigma.” BRAVA Magazine. November 2009.
• “Chairs Can Encourage Faculty to Use Flexible Policies.” Women in Higher Education Newsletter. November, 2009.
• “Wisconsin Girls Collaborative Project 2009-10 STEM Collaboration Grants.” Bronze Sponsor. Wausau, WI. October 10, 2009.
• "Evaluating Non-Profits." Radio Interview, In Business Magazine radio program. July 29, 2009.
• “Academic Climate Change for Women in Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison.” Laura L. Mays Hoopes. Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine. 40(3): 12-13. Summer 2009.
• “Female Airmen Underrepresented in Tech Field.” Air Force News. March 8, 2009.

2008

• “WVU Panel Urged to Consider Women, Minorities in Presidential Search.” Charleston Daily Mail. October 27, 2008.
• Women Not Yet to the ‘IX’s. Cassie Kornblau. The Badger Herald. September 18, 2008.
• “Researcher Finds that Women are Speaking Up.” University of Wisconsin Communications. July 31, 2008.
• “Engineering at Illinois Leads Campus Gender Equity Effort.” Engineering at Illinois News. June 26, 2008.
• Teaching Without Tenure at UW: Instructors are Often Academic Staff and Not Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Members. Heather LaRoi. Madison.com. April 6, 2008.
• “When Life Intervenes, One University Steps Up to Help.” Bernice Durand. CSWP Gazette. 27(1): 1,10. Spring, 2008.
• “Ask the Physics Mentor.” Bernice Durand. CSWP Gazette. 27(1): 12. Spring, 2008.
• “Focus on Careers: Women in Science—Nurturing Women Scientists.” Jill U. Adams. Science. 319(5864): 831–836. February 8, 2008.

2007

• Professors Receive Philanthropy Award. Becky Vevea. The Badger Herald. November 12, 2007.
• “Help Women Stay in Science: A Female Scientist Gives Her Top 10 List of Tips for Her Male Colleagues—What Are Yours?” The Scientist.com. September 27, 2007.

2006

• “Looking Through the Glass Ceiling of Science: Women in Science and Engineering Continue to Struggle for Equality.” The McGill Daily. March 13, 2006.
• “WISELI Survey to Analyze Quality of Worklife for UW-Madison Faculty.” Wisconsin Week. January 17, 2006.

2005

• “The Gender Gap in Science is Shrinking at Universities.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 23, 2005.
• Bias Towards Women Scientists. Anne Christensen. he Daily Cardinal. October 11, 2005.
• “Women in Science: Climbing the Career Ladder.” Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio. August 26, 2005.
• “Women Still Face Bias in Science.” Financial Times. August 19, 2005.
• “A Woman’s Place in the Lab: Harvard Studies Efforts to Boost Female Faculty at U-Wisconsin.” The Boston Globe. May 1, 2005.
• “For Women in Sciences, Slow Progress in Academia.” The New York Times. April 15, 2005.
• “Gender, Attitude, Aptitude and UW: In the Wake of the Harvard President’s Comments, UW Women Take a Look at Their Own Campus.” Wisconsin State Journal. March 27, 2005.
• “Women in Medicine Said to Face Widespread Bias.” Richmond Times Dispatch. March 6, 2005.

2004

• “Working for Women.” Wisconsin State Journal. May 23, 2004.
• Women in Science Film Series Premieres Today. Beth Hoenisch. The Daily Cardinal. March 1, 2004.
• “NSF Program Working to Help Women Attain Leadership in Science and Engineering.” UW-Madison College of Engineering Perspective. Spring 2004.
• “Documentary Depicts Women in Science.” Wisconsin Week. February 24, 2004.

2003

• “Valian Speaks Out About Gender Inequality.” The Daily Cardinal. October 6, 2003.

2002

• Girls With Gluesticks. Laci Jones. The Daily Cardinal. April 30, 2002.
• “Institute Plans Effort to Boost Women in Science.” Wisconsin Week. March 26, 2002.

2001

• “Women in Science Get a Major Boost From NSF, UW-Madison.” Wisconsin Week. October 19, 2001.

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