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New Minor to Explore Power, Privilege and Gender orth Carolina Central University will introduce Women’s and Gender Studies in Fall 2016 as a minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, making it the first HBCU in the University of North Carolina system to offer the program. Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to think critically about structures of power, privilege and identity, and the intersections of gender, race, class, religion, sexuality and other social structures affecting women. At NCCU, the coursework will place an emphasis on global experiences of women, including women of the African diaspora. Carlton Wilson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said he believes the new minor is a positive addition to the curriculum at NCCU. “The minor in Women’s and Gender Studies will present students with opportunities to engage in conversations and pursue innovative research in the complex historical and contemporary issues associated with women and gender,” Wilson said. “NCCU’s diverse faculty and student body are uniquely positioned to benefit from and make a significant contribution to this important field of study.”
Professor Antonio Baines Earns National Toxicology Award ANTONIO BAINES, PH.D., faculty member in North Carolina Central University’s Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, was among 15 experts recognized nationally for outstanding work during the March 2016 meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Baines was chosen to receive the Undergraduate Educator Award for his tireless commitment to the academic development and mentoring of future toxicologists. “The 2016 SOT awardees are among the best and brightest of our scientists,” said Peter L. Goering, the Society’s president, as he announced the awards. “We also are
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pleased to honor exceptional individuals who are educating the next generation of scientists and who are making toxicology more accessible to all.” Baines earned a B.S. in biology from Norfolk State and joined the faculty at NCCU in 2006 after completing his doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Arizona. He also holds an
The 2016 SOT awardees are among the best and brightest of our scientists.” PETER L. GOERING
appointment with the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/ Biotechnology Research Institute at NCCU and serves as an adjunct teacher of pharmacology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “It’s a very important honor to be recognized for commitment to undergraduate education, mentoring students in STEM fields and finding ways to introduce more students to toxicology,” Baines said.