M. R. C. Greenwood
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Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood (born April 11, 1943) is the President of the University of Hawaii
. She also holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis
and was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley
. Greenwood is a nationally and internationally known expert on obesity and diabetes. Previously, she held various positions in the University of California
(UC) system: as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, UC Office of the President; Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
; and Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost at UC Davis. However, she was mired in controversy, and abruptly resigned as second-in-command at the UC system.
She was best known as the Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, during the Clinton Administration. She also served as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
in 1999. In addition she has been President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)—now the Obesity Society; and also President of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition.
She is a member of the Institute of Medicine
in the National Academy of Sciences
, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Greenwood received her Ph.D. in Physiology, Developmental Biology, and Neurosciences from Rockefeller University
. She did postdoctoral study at Columbia University
. She obtained the A.B. degree in Biology, Summa cum laude, from Vassar College
.
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
. She also holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
and was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Greenwood is a nationally and internationally known expert on obesity and diabetes. Previously, she held various positions in the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
(UC) system: as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, UC Office of the President; Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
; and Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost at UC Davis. However, she was mired in controversy, and abruptly resigned as second-in-command at the UC system.
She was best known as the Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, during the Clinton Administration. She also served as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science , founded in 1848, is the world's largest general scientific society. It serves 262 affiliated societies and academies of science and engineering, representing 10 million individuals worldwide...
in 1999. In addition she has been President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)—now the Obesity Society; and also President of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition.
She is a member of the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
in the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Greenwood received her Ph.D. in Physiology, Developmental Biology, and Neurosciences from Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University is a private university offering postgraduate and postdoctoral education. It has a strong concentration in the biological sciences. It is also known for producing numerous Nobel laureates...
. She did postdoctoral study at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She obtained the A.B. degree in Biology, Summa cum laude, from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
.
External links
- University of Hawaii President
- University of California official faculty synopsis
- Greenwood cited in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Greenwood lauded at Vassar
- Greenwood profiled on Forbes
- Greenwood featured in Condé Nast Portfolio
- UH regents select Greenwood as new school president
- MRC Greenwood and "A Powerful Coterie of larcenous. . . ." (UH's next system President?)
- Executive compensation at UC: MRC Greenwood and the $871 million dollar secret