Rita R. Colwell
American microbiologist
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| 2022 | The Columbus Center in Baltimore was renamed Rita Rossi Colwell Center in her honor |
| 2020 | Awarded the William Bowie Medal from the American Geophysical Union |
| August 2020 | Released her memoir 'A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science', co-written with Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. |
| 2018 | Jack H. Colwell passed away after working as a scientist at the National Bureau of Standards. |
| 2018 | Received the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize and the Foremother Award from The National Center for Health Research |
| 2017 | Awarded the Vannevar Bush Award |
| 2016 | Received the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Creativity Award and the Mahathir Science Award |
| 2016 | Became Chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine |
| November 2012 | Rita R. Colwell was elected to the Board of Directors of EcoHealth Alliance, a prominent organization focused on global health and ecological research. |
| 2010 | Awarded the Stockholm Water Prize |
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