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Noted
Geneticist to Discuss Challenges Facing Women in Science Oct. 27 at MCCC
10/8/09
West
Windsor, NJ -- Noted geneticist Dr. Joan W. Bennett, professor of
plant biology and pathology and associate vice president at Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, will address the history and challenges
of women in science in a lecture entitled, "Don't Take This
Wrong, But You Are Really Good for a Girl and Other Stories About
Being a Woman in Science," on Tuesday, October 27 at 12 noon.
Presented as part of Mercer's Fall 2009 Distinguished Lecture Series,
the lecture is free and open to the public, and takes place at 12
noon in the Communications Building, Room 107, on the West
Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Internationally
known for her efforts to promote the advancement of women in scientific
fields, Bennett, a specialist in mold toxins, will discuss the unconscious
gender bias and stereotypes that persist both in and out of academe,
and provide an overview of the innovative programs that seek to improve
pathways for female scientists' upward mobility.
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Professor
Joan Bennett
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In
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bennett relocated to New Jersey from
New Orleans. She joined the faculty at Rutgers University in 2006 as a
professor and associate vice president for academic affairs, where she
is charged with developing a campus-wide effort to support women in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Bennett earned her Ph.D. in Botany at the University of Chicago and from
there served as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and
a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. Joining the faculty of Tulane University in 1971, she
taught courses in genetics, and conducted toxic molds research. Later,
she served as a visiting professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands
and as a visiting scientist at the Southern Regional Research Laboratory.
She has actively participated in several professional societies, serving
as president of the American Society for Microbiology and as president
of the Society of Industrial Microbiology.
To learn more about upcoming lectures at Mercer County Community College,
click here or call
609-570-3324.
Directions
to MCCC
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