News and Press Releases Archive

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new research collaborations New Research Collaborations: Building Scholarly Community to Address Big Questions

Under Anna Kirkland’s directorship, IRWG is growing as a networking hub for research collaborations that seek to tackle big societal issues related to gender.
photo collage of IRWG visitors and post-docs (13 people) IRWG welcomes visiting scholars, post-docs, and affiliates to Lane Hall

IRWG is delighted to host a number of new people in Lane Hall this academic year, from research affiliates to postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars.
photo of Jocelyn Stitt Research Development Updates: A Note from Jocelyn Fenton Stitt, Fall 2019

Our annual newsletter, Genderscapes is a great time to share some of the successes we have had supporting faculty with funding for their research. 
photo of Anna Kirkland A Word from IRWG Director, Anna Kirkland, Fall 2019

Happiness research tells us that meaningful relationships and meaningful work make us happy.
blue square with IRWG and Mcubed logos IRWG Mcubed Research Incentive

The Institute for Research on Women announces an incentive competition for funded Mcubed collaborations
young woman at a protest holding a hand-written poster that reads "Intersectional Feminism Matters" New study shows shows that the Women's March promotes support for intersectional activism

Michael Heaney's study, "Intersectionality at the Grassroots" was recently published in the journal Politics, Groups, and Identities
photo of Prof. Wang Zheng at a lectern. the screen behind her shows pictures of Chinese feminist activists Transnational Feminist Summer Institute

The “Transnational Feminist Histories” project hosted a nine-day feminist summer institute, organized by Professor Wang Zheng. Participants included young feminist students and scholars who have been working on the history of international socialist feminism.
wordcloud in blue and red Announcing 2019 Faculty Seed Grant Awards

The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded 24 Seed Grants for faculty projects on women, gender, and sexuality.
Elizabeth Roberts and a rooftop tinaco (water tank) in Mexico City Water Insecurity and Gender in Mexico City

Professor Elizabeth Roberts and her research team have recently begun fieldwork in Mexico City, as part of her “Neighborhood Environments as Socio-Techno-bio Systems: Water Quality, Public Trust, and Health in Mexico City."
illustration of a plant growing from a small seedling with text "Faculty Seed Grants" New Seed Grants to Support Faculty Research

We're expanding our traditional faculty seed grant program to include more opportunities to promote collaborative interdisciplinary research in key areas related to gender & sexuality!