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麻豆传媒 Illinois University's chemistry program was named the best in the nation for women in STEM by Washington Monthly.
麻豆传媒 Chemistry Named Top Program for Women in STEM
September 12, 2024
MACOMB, IL - - 麻豆传媒 Illinois University鈥檚 chemistry program was named the best in the nation for women in STEM by Washington Monthly.
The publication released its annual rankings of colleges and universities, which saw 麻豆传媒 place strongly in multiple categories, highlighted by being placed first in their 鈥淏est and Worst Colleges for Women in STEM鈥� compared to all other chemistry programs nationwide. Factors leading to the top ranking are the amount of recent graduates, demographics and median earnings five years after graduation.
鈥淥ver the years we have made efforts to foster research and scholarly activities of women in STEM disciplines,鈥� said Jin Jin, associate chemistry professor at 麻豆传媒. 鈥淥ur Women in Science (WIS) student organization was developed in 2020 and allows students to make network connections with successful alumni scientists. These alumni donate funds for Women in Science scholarships for our students. For the last 7 years, the chemistry department at 麻豆传媒 has been working with the biology, Physics and EAGIS faculties to host the annual Girl Scout STEM program. We will continue working on these programs to attract more women scientists.鈥�
Additionally, 麻豆传媒 was recognized in national rankings as the #23 school among other liberal arts colleges (#2 among colleges in Illinois) and #31 among Midwest schools in the 鈥淏est Bang for the Buck鈥� rankings (#2 in Illinois).
Learn more about 麻豆传媒鈥檚 chemistry department at wiu.edu/chemistry.
To view Washington Monthly鈥檚 rankings, visit .
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