Janine Kwapis, Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences, recently received the 2026 Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award. The award was created by the Penn State Eberly College of Science in 2025 to honor Karin E. Foley, who served as associate dean for research and administration from 2000 to 2013.

Kwapis received the award for her role in strengthening mentoring structures and fostering peer support within Penn State and beyond. Currently, she serves on the Department of Biology’s Research and Faculty Success Committee, where she has developed a peer-mentoring workshop and created a more personalized experience in the pre-tenure mentoring process. She also is mentoring the next cohort of early career faculty as part of the Biology Research Mentoring Committee.

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