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Women in History Spotlight: Dorothy Martin Simon
Dorothy Martin Simon earned her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from UIUC in 1945. In 1968, she became the first female corporate officer at Avco Corporation and was later promoted to Vice President of Research and Development. She contributed to the development of the synthetic fiber Orlon and won several teaching awards throughout her career.
- The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity is happy to announce we offer a Masters in Global Studies in collaboration with the Center for Global Studies and the Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS). Our track is Gender and Public Policy... Read full story New Masters in Global Studies
Alumni Spotlight: Pilar Egüez Guevara
Founder and director, Comidas que Curan Director/producer, Raspando coco. Producer, Tarpuna: Guardians of the Coconut and the Mangrove. After the screening of Raspando Coco earlier this Spring, we asked Pilar about her current work and here are snippets of what she shared: 1. What is the focus of your current work? I am an anthropologist of food, focusing on the value that traditional and ancestral foodways, which are still alive today in many parts of the world, bring for human health and wellbeing....