Rosser To Give Penn State Issues Forum Feb. 13

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University Park, Pa. -- The Penn State Forum, a speaker series sponsored by the Faculty Staff Club and the Penn State Bookstore, kicks off the spring semester with a talk on women in science beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park Campus.

"Reviewing the Issue of Women in Science and Engineering" will be presented by Sue V. Rosser, professor of anthropology at the University of Florida-Gainesville and director of its Center on Women's Studies and Gender Research. In her talk, Rosser will touch on whether there is room for feminism in science, integrating curriculum to be more "female-friendly," new approaches and ways to attract women to science.

Rosser received her Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973. From 1986 to 1995, she served as director of women's studies at the University of south Caroline, where she also was a professor of family and preventive medicine in the medical school. In 1995, she was a senior program officer for Women's Programs at the National Science Foundation and since January 1996, she has served as director of the Center on Women's Studies and Gender Research in Gainesville.

Rosser has written nearly 70 journal articles on the theoretical and applied problems of women and science and women's health. She is the author of several books, including" Teaching Science and Health from a Feminist Perspective: A Practical Guide" (1986); "Female-Friendly Science" (1990); "Feminism and Biology, A Dynamic Interaction" (1992); and "Teaching the Majority" (1995).

She also served as the Latin and North American co-editor of Women's Studies International Forum from 1989-1993 and was a visiting distinguished professor for the University of Wisconsin system's "Women in Science" project.

The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, followed by the speech at noon. Tickets are $10 and include lunch. Reservations can be made by mail or by stopping by the Faculty Staff Club office at 110 HUB. Departments may reserve a 10-person table; tickets will also be on sale at the door.

For more information, call (814) 865-7590.

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Contacts: Karen Wagner (814) 863-4512 (office) kiw1@psu.edu Christy Rambeau (814) 865-7517 (office) cmr7@psu.edu