May 10, 2002

Women who want to balance their careers with family life are taking strides toward being able to pursue full-time faculty work because of opportunities like those provided by the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE Fellows program. A recent campus recipient of an ADVANCE award is assistant adjunct professor and nanomaterials expert Valerie Leppert, shown working in Engineering II. For more information on Leppert's grant and other UC Davis awards, see the related story. Debbie Aldridge/Mediaworks

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