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NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Frederic Roze, President and Chief Executive Officer of L'Oreal USA, today awarded five talented female scientists research grants totaling $300,000 during an awards ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The highly-esteemed L'Oreal USA Fellowships For Women in Science recognizes and rewards the most promising postdoctoral female scientists from across the country. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100909/NY61740LOGO ) (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A., former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, and Senior Global Health Adviser, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Andrew W. Reynolds, Acting Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, will each...
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- New national research reveals that the vast majority -- a whopping 98 percent -- of female scientists know a female colleague who left the field because she could not overcome the professional barriers she encountered. The study exposes a multitude of obstacles facing female scientists today which contribute to the significant underrepresentation of women in important scientific fields. To explore the issues affecting the advancement of women in science and...
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A volunteer team of Connecticut physicians and dermatology residents representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) will provide free skin cancer screenings, sun damage assessments and sun safety education for tennis fans enjoying the Pilot Pen Classic in New Haven, CT on August 22, Kids Day, from 9 am- 5 pm. Leading the local outreach team are board-certified dermatologists Mona Gohara, MD, assistant clinical professor at Yale University, and...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- At a ceremony presided over by State Senator Tom Kean Jr. and Berkeley Heights Mayor David A. Cohen, L'Oreal USA officially opened its New Jersey headquarters at 50 Connell Drive in Connell Corporate Park, Berkeley Heights. This is L'Oreal USA's second corporate headquarters; the first is located in New York City. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090930/NY84673 ) This new state-of-the-art facility, which carries the L'Oreal...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the most concentrated effort to promote sun safety and skin cancer prevention in the 35-year history of the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS), volunteer dermatologists in three states recently provided free skin cancer screenings and sun safety education to spectators, professional athletes and media members at four major golf and tennis events throughout the month of August. In total, WDS members conducted 569 free skin checks, with an overall...
Physicians catch high percentage of skin cancers at Women's Dermatologic Society outreach at Family Circle Cup CHARLESTON, S.C., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As champions of sun safety and skin health, South Carolina physicians representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) provided free skin cancer screenings and education for fans enjoying the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, SC recently. In a busy day of outreach, local dermatologists referred 38% of the tennis enthusiasts screened for...
CHARLESTON, S.C., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when skin cancer is still the nation's most common form of cancer and melanoma rates in younger females are on the upswing, a team of South Carolina physicians representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) will provide free skin cancer screenings and sun safety education at the Family Circle Cup, on Saturday, April 18, 2009, from 9 am-3 pm. Led by board-certified dermatologist Marguerite Germain, MD, (Mt. Pleasant, SC), local...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In a region saturated with sunshine, South Florida physicians won the attention of appreciative golf enthusiasts at the recent ADT Championship LPGA Playoffs in West Palm Beach with free skin cancer screenings and sun safety education presented by the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS). Local dermatologists conducted skin examinations for 249 spectators, LPGA Tour caddies and members of the media, with 36% of individuals screened referred...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Volunteer dermatologists, nurses, medical students and others representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) teamed up at the recent LPGA's Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, CA to combat skin cancer at a time when melanoma rates are on the upswing among younger women. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081017/AQF510) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080508/AQTH063LOGO) Supporting their efforts is...
