The pressing issue with our scholarship program back in March was how COVID would affect the research capabilities of our scholars. Amid the shutdown, the undergraduate and graduate Howell Scholars…

The pressing issue with our scholarship program back in March was how COVID would affect the research capabilities of our scholars. Amid the shutdown, the undergraduate and graduate Howell Scholars…
To those who have crossed the path to making sure that women’s health research is at the forefront of our efforts, thank you Howell Scholars (current and past), undergraduate students,…
We’re on our way to 2017! 2016 was a busy year for the Doris A. Howell Foundation; all focused on promoting the need for women’s health research and the consequences…
Start with Small Habits Just last month we heard Dr. Sears talk about the negative impact of sedentary behavior and nutrition in the presentation ‘Simple Lifestyle Changes for Improving Women’s…
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…
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…
Howell Foundation Celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary Our 20th anniversary celebration truly represented what the Howell Foundation stands for: a sense of community, the importance of women’s health research, empowering women…
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…
More often than not, women’s health IS family health. When you donate towards the Howell Foundation’s community research and scholarship programs you help ensure that the illness in the lives…
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…
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…
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…
It was 20 years ago when Soroptimist International of La Jolla helped establish the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research to honor a remarkable woman who’s work denoted…
Imagine the difference you can make when you give emerging researchers the financial support they need to begin discovering how to improve women’s health. Imagine how research can positively impact…
It is thought by many that the day to recognize gender equality officially started back in 1908, when women oppression and inequality led them to be more active in demanding change.…
This study of 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…