ADVANCE News
Eliminating Barriers
Drs. Nancy Magnuson and Candis Claiborn discuss the goals and challenges of their National Science Foundation-funded project which aims to increase the representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines in the US. Published in International Innovation. Click here to read the article.
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New in Fall 2012: Select Plus offers more options for finding care
SelectPlus Program (formerly Sittercity) supports fulltime, tenured/tenure-track teaching faculty in finding qualified providers to cover various needs—from housecleaning and pet care to nanny services, eldercare, and on-site conference child care.
STEM faculty learn benefits of ADVANCE External Mentor Program.
Provost Bayly: Long-term ADVANCE at WSU efforts must continue
Provost underscores University's responsibility to create pathways to leadership positions for female faculty in STEM.
Grants help faculty, department
s move ahead
Department Development Grants boost professional development.
Faculty-support program benefits entire University
Designed to support faculty during family or personal emergencies, the Transitions Program provides multiple benefits.
Mentors help jump-start new faculty research, careers
External mentors provide new perspectives and experience.
Faculty find emergency backup in NSF program 
WSU faculty who need a little extra support during unanticipated personal and family emergencies have an invaluable ally in the provost's office.
Economics of hiring tenure-track couples
The "two-body problem" could actually be a two-body opportunity.
Grant helps WSU invest in faculty growth, success
This success translates to improved teaching and increased productivity, such as paper publications and grant funding.
She's not abandoning science, she's improving it
Graduate student Briana Keafer believes science and engineering programs could do more to prepare students to be ethical, creative, and insightful professionals.
Sahlin Award Winners
2009-10 Sahlin Awards recognize faculty excellence.
