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September 19, 2006

Brown gets $3.3 million to help women in sciences

PROVIDENCE --National Science Foundationhas given Brown University $3.3 million over five years to boost women in the science and engineering departments.

University officials said today that the program, called ADVANCE, will be designed to ensure that existing resources - from money to acquire adequate lab space and equipment to mentoring opportunities - are made accessible to women.

"Women need the same things that men need to be superstars in science," said Pamela O'Neil, associate provost for policy and planning at Brown.

The National Academy of Sciences yesterday blamed gender bias for the lack of advancement in the careers of female scientists at the nation's universities. The study, produced by a committee that included Brown University President Ruth Simmons, found that four times more men than women with doctorates in science and engineering have full-time faculty positions.

-- The Associated Press

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