Congratulations to Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & Tiffany Green, who were named 2023 Outstanding Women of Color Honorees by the University of Wisconsin-Madison! This annual award, established in 2007, honors women of color among UW–Madison’s faculty, staff, students, and in the greater Madison community whose advocacy, activism, or scholarship has fostered social justice and organizational change, who have created positive transformation within their institutions and/or the community to achieve the goals of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and whose efforts are improving the climate for, or status of, people of color. The 16th annual UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards Reception will occur on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. You can register to attend on the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at UW-Madison website.
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi is an Associate Professor and the Associate Vice Chair for Research in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine. Gilmore-Bykovskyi’s research aims to promote equitable care for people living with and at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Gilmore-Bykovskyi is part of the interdisciplinary team contributing to the Emergency Departments LEading the Transformation of Alzheimer’s and Dementia care (ED-LEAD) study, which was funded by a $55 million NIA grant in November 2023. Tiffany Green is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, with her research spanning the fields of psychology, demography, and reproductive health & equity. Green’s work on reproductive rights, equity, and Black infant & maternal mortality disparities has recently appeared in the New York Times and Wisconsin Public Radio. Congratulations once again, Andrea & Tiffany!