Feminist Data Manifest-No
Submitted by heidiab on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 11:05amThe Feminist Data Manifest-NO is a collaboratively written set of declarations, refusals, and committments for feminist data studies.
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IRWG-Mcubed Research Incentive Grants Announced
Submitted by heidiab on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 10:18amSix faculty cubes awarded additional funding to incorporate gender into research projects
"Anonymous Autonomous" Work in Progress Community Demo
Submitted by heidiab on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 12:01pmAnonymous Autonomous is a robotic art installation being developed by Katherine Behar, Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan, together with a team of U-M students. As the Fall 2019 semester draws to a close, we invite the U-M community to meet the team and see the work in progress with live demos of the robots and experimentation in the Duderstadt Center Gallery.
U-M and MSU Gender Research Institutes Collaborate on Fall 2020 Conference on Women’s Suffrage, Past and Present
Submitted by heidiab on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 10:20amIn a historic collaboration, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) at the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) and Department of History will jointly present the Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future (GWSPP) conference, November 19-21, 2020 at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing, Michigan, near the state capitol.
Call for Proposals: Gender, Women's Suffrage & Political Power Conference
Submitted by heidiab on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 4:00pmSeeking proposals for individual papers, panels, individual discussion sessions, and conversational discussion panels. Submission deadline extended to May 8.
Giving Blueday 2019
Submitted by heidiab on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:38pmIRWG is pleased to participate in Giving Blueday once again this year!
Evaluating Reproductive Healthcare Services for Adolescents and Women with Physical Disabilities in Ethiopia
Submitted by heidiab on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 2:17pmDr. Susan Ernst (Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical School) used IRWG funding to gather preliminary evidence for developing a reproductive health care program to meet the special needs of Ethiopian adolescents and women with disabilities.
IRWG seed grant supports first-of-its-kind mHealth app for teen girls
Submitted by heidiab on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 1:52pmGolfo Tzilos Wernette, an assistant professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, hopes to help young women prevent STIs by developing the first known mobile app tailored for adolescent girls at risk for substance use and sexual risk taking.
Measuring and Understanding Contemporary Street Protest
Submitted by heidiab on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 11:49amIRWG research professor Michael T. Heaney recently co-authored an article in the journal Science Advances, which reviews methods for studying street protest, and assesses recent projects, including his own IRWG-supported study.
IRWG Mcubed Research Incentive awarded to Mcubed 3.0 cube "The Future of Ethics, Society, and Computing"
Submitted by heidiab on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 3:36pmThe first IRWG-Mcubed Research Incentive was recently awarded to cube, "The Future of Ethics, Society, and Computing," an equal collaboration between three investigators: Prof. Irina Aristarkhova (Art & Design), Dr. Stephanie Rosen (Libraries), and Prof. Christian Sandvig (Information).