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Dr Taiwo Olayemi  Elufioye of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan has won the 2014 Elsevier Foundation Award, among four other women and that received awards  for their researches into the medicinal properties of natural compounds. […]

Early-career women scientists from developing countries honoured for research into the medicinal properties of natural compounds Five chemists were honored on 15 February with Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, each for research that looks to […]

Elsevier Foundation provides support to AWIS to publish “Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce: Beyond Best Practices” Chicago, IL February 12, 2014 | “Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce: Beyond Best Practices,” a new book from […]

Five chemists are being honored with Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, each for research that looks to nature for ways to address cancer, malaria and other medical problems. Read more on the International […]

Five chemists are being honored with Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, each for research that looks to nature for ways to address cancer, malaria and other medical problems. Read more on Star Tribune.

Work-life issues cross gender lines and lead to attrition, say leaders of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) A new book from the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) addresses work-life integration and satisfaction issues faced by those in […]

The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS and OWSD Recognize 2014 Winners at the AAAS Annual Meeting

How donated medical books and librarian training are helping Kenyan health providers Across sub-Saharan Africa, there is an enormous demand for health and medical books and for training to make resources accessible. A 2011 report by EIFL titled Perceptions of […]

The Taubman Health Sciences Library has received an Elsevier Foundation grant to finance the enhancement of education, research and practice in emergency medicine in Ghana. The award is part of the foundation’s Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program, which funds […]

A $30,000 grant was awarded to a professor at LaGuardia Community College to develop a program that will motivate women to enter fields like science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Dr. Preethi Radhakrishnan, an assistant professor of biology at the college, […]

Women are poorly represented in science, and in most areas of engineering, despite legal requirements for equal opportunity in many countries. Major reasons for this include a lack of opportunity for education, advanced training and meaningful employment. Even where these […]

Over the past decade, there has been a growing understanding that the solution to many problems in developing countries must include the active participation of the people living there. On the ground, this means local doctors and public health scientists […]