There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
       - Indira Gandhi 

Positions  

Chair, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Ruth Benca, Beth Burnside, Molly Carnes, Valerie Gilchrist, Ellen Hartenbach, Patricia Kokotailo, Elizabeth Petty, and Tracey Weigel.

Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, SUNY Stony Brook University. ELUMs at the university are Latha Chandran and Meenakshi Singh (SOM); Maria Ryan (SODM).

Chief Medical Officer, SUNY Stony Brook University. See above for ELUMs at the university.

Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Social Workers. Submitted by executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, October 28, 2012:

Debra G. B. Leonard, M.D., Ph.D. (ELAM 03), has been named professor and chair of pathology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and physician leader of pathology and laboratory medicine at Fletcher Allen Health Care, effective April 2013.

On November 30, 2012 in Washington, the Society for Women's Health Research will be convening an international group of preeminent researchers to examine, in detail, recently released reports on hormone therapy and produce a summary of the evidence and directions for future research. Among the scientists represented will be Pauline Maki, Ph.D. (ELAM '10).

The Atlantic, October 24, 2012:

Posted by ELUM Etta Pisano on her Facebook page:

The U.S. Is a Great Place to Be a Female Worker-Why Are We Ranked 22nd in the World?

American women still have a long road to travel before they achieve full economic equality. The wage gap is stubbornly stuck. We still have too few high powered female professionals. Workplace discrimination is far from dead.

FastCompany.com, October 26, 2012:

Thick Skin Thinking: How To Use Negative Feedback To Your Advantage At Work

It goes against our nature to shout "Hooray!" when someone calls us out. But studies show that people who solicit and accept feedback are more effective leaders and more successful at work. Here's how to take the sting out of feedback and make it work for you.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, October 28, 2012:

The AAMC has released a new infographic that demonstrates the unique role the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals play in the health care system. The graphic includes quick facts and statistics that underscore the role of academic medicine in educating and training tomorrow's doctors, conducting pioneering research to discover new treatments and cures, and improving patient care.
 

The new issue of Stanford Medicine features a collection of articles about the shrinking funding streams supporting many of academic medicine's various missions.

A recent article in the New York Times reported on employers providing home-based benefits to their employees. The article reported, "Stanford School of Medicine is piloting a project to provide doctors with housecleaning and in-home dinner delivery." According to the article, "...the goal is not just to reduce stress for employees, but for their families, too. If the companies succeed, the thinking goes, they will minimize distractions and sources of tension that can inhibit focus and creativity. Now that technology has allowed work to bleed into home life, it seems that companies are trying to address the impact of home life on work." The article details Stanford's path to creating the pilot project.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 29, 2012:

Good Silences, Bad Silences, Unforgivable Silences

For an untenured faculty member, perception is everything. How should this young "lamb" signal to all that she is a dedicated teacher, a brilliant scholar, and a wonderful colleague? For outsiders, such as women of color, this task of negotiating and performing identity can prove rather burdensome because of the need to counter negative stereotypes based on race, gender, and class.

FastCompany.com October 29, 2012:

7 Time-Proven Strategies for Dealing With Information Overload

Information overload is nothing new, but it is getting far worse. Here are 7 time-proven strategies to keeping your head above the information tide.

InsideHigherEd.com, October 29, 2012:

Women and Academic Research
 In today's Academic Minute, the University of Queensland's Kate O'Brien uses population models from ecology to describe the challenges faced by women pursuing careers in academic research. O'Brien is a lecturer in chemical and environmental engineering at Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. 

FastCompany.com, October 30, 2012:

The Perils Of Ignoring The Softer Side Of Management

An overemphasis on the "hard" side of management, a carryover from the industrial age, can at best achieve a linear increase in performance. But a focus on the soft, non-linear side can lead to exponential growth.

InsideHigherEd.com, October 30, 2012:

Holding Faculty Accountable

Post-tenure review, with real rigor and due process, can protect the truly important faculty rights, writes Elizabeth Hoffman.

University of Alabama at Birmingham's 2nd Annual Short Course on Next Generation Sequencing: Technology & Statistical Methods

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Section on Statistical Genetics is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual NHGRI-funded Short Course on Next Generation Sequencing in Birmingham AL on December 10 - 13, 2012. Focusing on next-generation sequencing technology, which generates an unprecedented wealth of data, this four-day course will offer an interactive program to enhance researchers' ability to understand & use statistical genetic methods, as well as implement & interpret sophisticated NGS data analyses. For more details & registration, please see: www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/nhgri_r25/secondshortcourse.

Women's Health 2013:

The 21st Annual Congress

March 22-24, 2013

Grand Hyatt

Washington, DC

Presented by:

Academy of Women's Health

Journal of Women's Health

VCU Institute for Women's Health

In partnership with:

DHHS Office on Women's Health

NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

Society for Women's Health Research
 

• Learn about state-of-the-art, evidence-based information on a broad range of women's health issues
• Network with over 1,000 leaders in women's health
• Honor this year's distinguished Congress award winners
• Celebrate the 1st anniversary of the Academy of Women's Health
• And more!

The New York Times Business Day, October 27, 2012:

From Calm Leadership, Lasting Change

She was a slight, soft-spoken woman who preferred walking the Maine shoreline to stalking the corridors of power. And yet Rachel Carson, the author of "Silent Spring," played a central role in starting the environmental movement, by forcing government and business to confront the dangers of pesticides.