The National Sleep Foundation paints a pretty clear picture on how lack of sleep affects women and their health, how they cope and a few recommendations on how to improve…
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Congratulations to the 2016 Howell CSUPERB Scholars!
Pictured above: Sima Chokr (Biology, California State University, Long Beach), Karl Liboro (Biology, California State University, Los Angeles), Brandon Strong (Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo) & Alan Tran…
Celebrating the women and men that make our work at the Howell Foundation possible!
As this year’s International Women’s Day comes around, we would like to thank all the women and men that make our work at the Doris A. Howell Foundation possible. It…
Did you read this? New Lecture with Sonia Sharma
Oh yeah… and 2016, get ready, here we come! We kick off the year with the lecture “Understanding the genome 10,000 experiments at a time: applying genomic approaches to understand…
Welcoming our newest Board Members
Welcome to our newest Board Members! The Howell Foundation wish to welcome two of our newest Board Members – Abigail D’Agostino and Carole Tuggey! Their collective experience will be a…
Community Engagement Initiative first Award -How much exercise do Latina women get during pregnancy?
Howell Foundation Awards it’s first Community Engagement Initiative Grant It was at the end of 2012 when the Howell Foundation awarded its first Community Engagement Initiative Award, “For our Health”.…
Touching young scientific minds: Researcher turned teacher among the first to receive the Howell Scholarship.
Original Recipient of Howell Scholarship Discusses Benefits It is often said that an individual without education is like a building without a foundation. One of our first Howell Scholarship scholar’s…
Why a universal health initiative is needed: shifting the current research paradigm to stop illness before it gets to you.
We were very fortunate to have Dr. Stanley Maloy from SDSU speak at the Foundation’s 20th year anniversary celebration last November. The topic: one world, one health with the goal…
Coming Full Circle in Women's Health Research with Gladys Kohn
It is always said that if you face a challenge with a smile, success becomes even sweeter. Gladys Kohn can tell you about both. Every time you see Gladys you…
Acting on women's health: working to provide resources to young breast cancer survivors
Deepika Suresh, 2015 UCSD Howell Scholar, presented her work at the Howell Foundation’s 20th anniversary luncheon. She, along with H. Irene Su MD MSCE and Sally Dominick PhD MPH, are…
The Lighter Side of Gender and Hormones.
Perceptions about hormones, remotes and phones. Understanding the differences between men and women has everything to do with the hormones produced in our bodies, and nothing to do with stereotype…
Power posing and hormones: How standing can affect our confidence.
For those of us who attended the Howell Evening Series Hormones and Happiness you might remember Dr. Banka mentioning Dr. Cuddy and her study about hormones and power posing, and…
In Support of Lung Cancer Awareness Month: The Facts to Know!
Facts about Lung Cancer Lung Cancer kills more people than Colon, Breast and Prostate cancer combined. While smoking can contribute to lung cancer, non smokers can get the disease as…
Happy 20th! And Thank you! Celebrating 20 Years
Celebrating 20 years of Women’s Health Research! It was 20 years ago when the Soroptimist International of La Jolla helped establish the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research…
About that 20-second hug...
The Power of the 20-Second Hug Some background on the 20-second hug: The Howell Foundation celebrated its annual Health and Happiness Series with the presentation “Hormones and Happiness” in October.…
Celebrating our Scholars: Congratulations Dr. Thinzar Helmi Lwin!
This year, our 25th anniversary celebration year, also includes celebrating the success of our scholars. If our work empowers one individual to pursue a career in research, then we…