...Advancing Women, Advancing STEM

America’s future prosperity requires talented men and women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln endorses the vital goal of recruiting, retaining, and promoting more women in STEM fields because:

  • To grow Nebraska’s economy and compete for talented workers, UNL must support all potential and existing employees.
  • Having women faculty attracts more women students into STEM fields.
  • A competitive UNL creates a workplace that welcomes and supports all potential faculty regardless of gender.
  • National funding agencies require and reward diverse research teams and efforts to reach diverse student and general populations.
  • The quality of research and creative solutions are enriched by diverse views, perspectives, and critical analyses. 

Announcements

UNL STEM Writing Retreat - Registration is closed

Do you need a large chunk of uninterrupted time to finish a paper or a proposal?
Find the time and the space at ADVANCE-Nebraska's 4th annual Writing Retreat. This week-long Writing Retreat is designed to
provide space, time and collegial support for UNL STEM faculty to  finish that paper or grant proposal and get it out the door.

This year will be holding the retreat on East Campus at the Law College, with wireless access, unstructured writing time, breakfasts, lunches, and snacks.
Office of Research and Economic Development will host a workshop to help demystify the art of writing effective proposals, and professional writing coaches will be on-hand this year for workshops and one-on-one help. The rest of the week is writing time, away from the distractions of your office. Past participants have finished up to three papers apiece!

WHEN:  May 14 - 18, 2012
WHERE:  UNL Law College

UNL uses ADVANCE-Nebraska to attract more women to STEM fields

January 30, 2012, Daily Nebraskan, By Jacy Marmaduke
Mary Anne Holmes can summarize the necessity for women in the STEM fields in a sentence: Diversity equals excellence.
But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has yet to achieve diversity in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, according to Holmes, a professor of practice in Earth and Atmospheric Science. Women make up about 25 to 30 percent of the mathematics and bioscience department faculties, but the numbers only decrease from there. Departments like biochemistry and geosciences have less than 25 percent female staff. And some departments, like construction management, have no female faculty members at all.  That's where ADVANCE-Nebraska comes in. Read the full article.

UNL attempts to bridge gender faculty ratio gap among STEM departments

Daily Nebraskan, December 4, 2011
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) departments at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln increased the number of female faculty members since 2009 and set a course to
improve female faculty culture at UNL, according to a university professor.Professor Mary Ann
Holmes directs the university's five-year, $3.8 million ADVANCE-Nebraska grant responsible for
changes in STEM personnel at UNL.   Read full article.

New Work Life Balance Brochure for UNL

UNL Communications has redesigned and updated UNL's Work Life Balance Brochure.

 

ADVANCE-Nebraska Co-PI In the News

Study shows fatherhood, careers important to U.S. men

The classic figure of a distant, career-focused father who spends lots of time at the office and who
has little time for his kids might be getting outdated, a new study shows. Co-authored by Julia McQuillan,
the study showed 75 percent of U.S. men rated a good father as very important. Continue reading…

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Article Highlights

A Report for the White House Council on Women and Girls
Women in America, 2011Women in America, March 2011 - Indicators of Social and Economic Well-being