Northern Michigan University (NMU) is a public university in Marquette,Michigan. It was established in 1899 and offers programs in undergraduate,master's degrees,Doctor of Nursing Practice and specialist certifications.
William Barton Rogers was an American geologist,physicist,and educator at William &Mary from 1828 to 1835 and the University of Virginia from 1835 to 1853. In 1861,Rogers founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The university opened in 1865 after the American Civil War. Because of his affiliation with Virginia,Mount Rogers,the highest peak in the state,is named after him.
Mary Sue Coleman is an American chemist and academic,and the interim president of the University of Michigan. She was president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002 and president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014.
Harold Tafler Shapiro is an economist and university administrator. He is currently a professor of economics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Shapiro served as the president of University of Michigan from 1980 to 1988 and as the president of Princeton University from 1988 to 2001.
Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane is an American political theorist and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University. Until September 2014,Keohane was the Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. She is now a professor in social sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study,Princeton,where she is researching the theory and practice of leadership in democratic societies.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the President of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by President George W. Bush,was re-chartered by President Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,and was most recently re-chartered by President Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895.
Gilbert S. Omenn M.D.,Ph.D. is an American medical doctor and researcher. He currently is the Harold T. Shapiro Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan;professor of Computational medicine &bioinformatics,Molecular medicine &genetics,Human genetics,and Public health;and the Director of the UM Center for Computational Medicine &Bioinformatics. He is the discover of Omenn syndrome,a genetic disorder that is fatal in infancy unless treated. Omenn has served as editor of the Annual Review of Public Health from 1990–1996. and as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has published more than 600 peer-reviewed papers and reviews and is the author or editor of 18 books.
Mary Beth Norton is an American historian,specializing in American colonial history and well known for her work on women's history and the Salem witch trials. She is the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emeritus of American History at the Department of History at Cornell University. Norton served as president of the American Historical Association in 2018. She is a recipient of the Ambassador Book Award in American Studies for In the Devil's Snare:The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692. Norton studied a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in the University of Michigan (1964). The next year she completed a Master of Arts (A.M.) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1969 at Harvard University. Regarding her political views,she is a Democrat and religiously she considers herself a Methodist. Mary Beth Norton can be considered a pioneer of women historians not only in the United States but also in the whole world,as she was the first woman to get a job in the department of history at Cornell University.
Nina Vsevolod Fedoroff is an American molecular biologist known for her research in life sciences and biotechnology,especially transposable elements or jumping genes. and plant stress response. In 2007,President George W. Bush awarded her the National Medal of Science,she is also a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences,the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,the European Academy of Sciences,and the American Academy of Microbiology.
William Barclay Allen is an American political scientist. He has been Professor of Political Philosophy and dean of James Madison College at Michigan State University in East Lansing,Michigan. He was a member of the National Council on the Humanities 1984–1987 and chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1988 to 1989.
Geraldine Lee Richmond is an American chemist and physical chemist who is serving as the Under Secretary of Energy for Science in the US Department of Energy. Richmond was confirmed to her DOE role by the United States Senate on November 5,2021. Richmond is the Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oregon (UO). She conducts fundamental research to understand the chemistry and physics of complex surfaces and interfaces. These understandings are most relevant to energy production,atmospheric chemistry and remediation of the environment. Throughout her career she has worked to increase the number and success of women scientists in the U.S. and in many developing countries in Africa,Asia and South America. Richmond has served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,and she received the 2013 National Medal of Science.
Shirley M. Malcom currently serves as a Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Malcom is a trustee of Caltech,and a regent of Morgan State University. Malcom serves on the boards of the Heinz Endowments,Public Agenda,the National Math and Science Initiative and Digital Promise.
Martha Elizabeth Pollack is an American computer scientist who is the 14th president of Cornell University,serving since April 2017. She also serves on the board of directors of IBM. Previously,she served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan. Her research specialty is artificial intelligence,where her contributions include works in planning,natural language processing,and activity recognition for cognitive assistance.
María Margarita Gual Soler is a Spanish science diplomat,policy advisor,international speaker and educator. She is best known for helping elevate the role of science in international diplomacy and strengthening the connections between science,policy and society. She played a major role in promoting science diplomacy around the world by developing its educational and training approaches with the Center for Science Diplomacy of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She advised the science diplomacy strategies of several governments and the European Union and helped re-establish the scientific linkages between the United States and Cuba. Gual Soler has received many fellowships and awards,including the Global Competitiveness Leadership Fellowship at Georgetown University,was named one of 40 Under 40 Latinos in Foreign Policy by The Huffington Post and is a former Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar. In 2019 she was selected to join Homeward Bound,the largest-ever expedition of women in Antarctica.
Nita A. Farahany is an Iranian-American professor and scholar on the ramifications of new technology on society,law,and ethics. She currently teaches Law and philosophy at Duke University where she is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law &Philosophy at Duke Law School,the founding director of Duke Initiative for Science and Society as well as a chair of the Bioethics and Science Policy MA program. She is active on many committees,councils,and other groups within the law,emerging technology,and bioethics communities with a focus on technologies that have increasing potential to have ethical and legal issues. In 2010 she was appointed by President Obama to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
The University of Connecticut (UConn) Neag School of Education offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in education,sport management,and leadership across four campuses,with the main campus located in Storrs,Connecticut. The Storrs location is home to the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development,and additional locations are in Hartford,Waterbury,and Groton. It is ranked number 16 among public graduate schools of education in the nation. The schools' research and teaching programs have been funded by a wide number of institutions,such as the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education.
Okhee Lee is an American education scholar and professor of childhood education.
Annette S. Lee is an American astrophysicist and professional artist. Lee is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at St. Cloud State University and the director of Native Skywatchers,a program created to record,map,and share Indigenous star knowledge. She is mixed-race Lakota and works with Ojibwe,Dakota and Lakota communities to preserve those cultures' astronomical and ecological knowledge.
Carol Glanville is an American politician who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since May 2022 after winning a special election. She represents the 74th district,which covers part of Kent County. Glanville has served on the Walker City Commission since 2019.
