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Virgina Valian

Virginia Valian, Ph.D.

The UM PACE project is pleased to announce a visit by Dr. Virginia Valian, cognitive scientist and author of Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women. An internationally recognized expert on gender differences and gender equity, Dr. Valian addressed Montanans on how gender issues affect women academic scientists November 19, 2004. Read more about Valian...


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Iris PrettyPaint

The UM PACE project is pleased to announce visiting scholar, Iris PrettyPaint, a Ph.D. candidate for social work. Iris is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe in Browning, Montana. She currently resides on the Fort Peck Sioux and Assiniboine Reservation in Poplar, Montana where she serves as the Interim Academic Vice President at Fort Peck Community College. Read more about PrettyPaint...


Anne Sylvester, Ph.D.

The UM PACE project is pleased to announce Anne Sylvester, Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Wyoming. Anne researches cell division and cell expansion regulation in maize leaf development, as well as flowering habits of maize, rice, and Kentucky bluegrass. Read more about Sylvester...


Amanda Deisher, Ph.D.

The UM PACE project is pleased to announce Amanda Deisher, graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Amanda researches high energy physics and is part of an international team of scientists developing a particle detector for the world's largest particle accelerator, located in Switzerland.



This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SBE-0245094. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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