Spotlight on STEM
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, 2021, UWM hosted a screening of the documentary film “Picture a Scientist,” which follows the trials and triumphs of three scientists establishing their careers in a sometimes-hostile work environment. Among the scientists featured is Jane Willenbring, the sister of UWM mathematical sciences professor Jeb Willinbring. In March, Jane Willinbring joined a panel of UWM scientists, all women, to discuss some of the sexism they have faced during the course of their careers, and to uplift and support students and up-and-coming women in STEM.
Jorge A. Boscoboinik, Florencia Calaza, Michael T. Garvey, and Wilfred Tysoe (Chemistry and Biochemistry). 2021. Identification of Adsorption Ensembles for Hydrogen and Oxygen Adsorption and Ethylidyne Formation on Au/Pd(111) Alloys. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114(4). https://bit.ly/39Eo7yL Sara VanderHaagen (Communication). 2021. Review of “Practicing Citizenship: Women’s Rhetoric at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair” (1st ed., vol. 44). Women’s Studies in Communication. Ira Driscoll (Psychology), Ma Yue, Catherine L. Gallagher Sterling C. Johnson, Sanjay Asthana, Bruce P. Hermann, Mark A. Sager, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Cynthia M. Carolsson, Corinne D. Engelman, Dena B. Dubal, and Ozioma C. Okonkwo. 2021. Age-related tau burden and cognitive deficits are attenuated in KLOTHO KL-VS heterozygotes. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 79(3), 1297-1305. https://bit.ly/31Lwg03 Kellie S. Gross, Randie L. Alf, Tiffany R. Polzin, and Karyn M. Frick (all Psychology). 2021. 17b-estradiol activation of dorsal hippocampal TrkB is independent of increased mature BDNF expression and is required for enhanced memory consolidation in female mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 125, 105110. https://bit. ly/39H5nPn
Aaron W. Fleischer, Jayson C. Schalk, Edward A. Wetzel, Alicia M. Hanson, Daniel S. Sem, William A. Donaldson, and Karyn M. Frick (all Psychology). 2021. Long-term oral administration of the novel estrogen receptor beta agonist EGX385 enhances memory consolidation and alleviates drug-induced hot flashes in ovariectomized mice. Hormones and Behavior, 130, 104948. https://bit.ly/3sRLM6G Mrinmayi Kulkarni and Deborah Hannula (both Psychology). 2021. Temporal regularity may not improve memory for item-specific detail. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 623402. https://bit.ly/3cPqb9d Sydney Trask, Shane E. Pullins, Nicole C. Ferrara, and Fred J. Helmstetter (all Psychology). 2021. The anterior retrosplenial cortex encodes event-related information and the posterior retrosplenial cortex encodes context-related information during memory formation. Neuropsychopharmacology. https://bit.ly/3ds473u Andrew W. Manigault, Ryan C. Shorey (Psychology), Gabrielle Decastro, Haley M. Appelmann, Katrina R. Hamilton, Matt C. Scanlin, Christopher R. France, and Peggy M. Zoccola. 2021. Standardized stress reduction interventions and blood pressure habituation: Secondary results from a randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 40(3), 196-206. https://bit.ly/3fDFJih College of Letters & Science • UW–Milwaukee • 15
