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Socioeconomic background can play a significant role in shaping scientific careers, yet its impact is often overlooked in discussions about diversity and inclusion. In this webinar, experts explored the socioeconomic and socio-cultural barriers faced by neuroscientists who are pioneers in their families or communities and who often navigate academia without the support networks available to […] T…

Supported by IBRO, ALBA launches the Global Perspectives: Neuroscience & Diversity Digest, summarising key insights from ALBA digital library, starting with the ALBA-IBRO Global Diversity Series webinars. Explore challenges and solutions for underrepresented neuroscientists worldwide, capture the core lessons from the series and access practical, globally-informed EDI strategies. We start with “U…

With the adoption of its 2025-2030 action plans for sustainable development and for equity, diversity and inclusion, INRS reaffirms its commitment to promoting a more inclusive university and a sustainable future. The post INRS, a socially and environmentally responsible institution en plan appeared first on INRS .

This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. 🧩 Dr. Christina Li and colleagues explored how Asian American employees experienced and responded to workplace discrimination amid polarized perceptions of their identity. 📝 The study: Interviews with 27 Asian American employees who perceived racial … Continue …

This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. McKinsey & Company analyzed the progress of women’s representation in the workplace and identified actionable changes for organizations. A survey of more than 15,000 employees and more than 280 HR leaders across 281 organizations was conducted from March – May 2024. The … Continue reading How Has Women’s Representati…

For this webinar we brought together a variety of experts in HLA, patient education, and transfusion. Listen as they explore the need for a more diverse donor pool and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on minority donor recruitment in transplant and transfusion. Speakers: Recorded: Aug 31, 2020 Panelists:

This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion McKinsey & Company launched its fourth comprehensive global report on diversity, “Diversity Matters Even More” that investigates the relationship of diversity with financial performance, environmental and social impact, employee satisfaction, and business growth. The report reviewed publicly available data from 1,265 …

The CZ Biohub SF-backed NextGen initiative, co-founded by Professor Aaron Streets, succeeds in diversifying faculty hiring in biological and biomedical sciences at major Bay Area universities

The MIT biology community recently welcomed eight postdocs — Catalyst Fellows — to campus as part of the inaugural Catalyst Symposium. Catalysts speed up reactions, and the symposium aims to accelerate progress in inclusive diversity — not just at MIT, but at top research institutions across the country, according to Professor Amy Keating, head of the Department […] The post Inaugural symposium d…

This Open Education resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition”, includes valuable cases for student use on issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. Included are cases for discussion on workplace scenarios as follows: homophobia; working with Indigenous communities; oil and gas pipelines and the family ranch; inv…

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report titled “Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening ... Read More Source

The first UC Chemistry Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will be hosted at UC Santa Cruz on April 15th, 2022. The goal of the conference is to share the challenges and solutions toward achieving DEI in our departments and to build community around our shared interests. This first conference will emphasize the […]

Bhalla was recognized for her research endeavors and high-impact diversity, equity, and inclusivity actions over the years

There was significant interest among students and researchers at FAU: The symposium “Diversity in physics for the diversity of physics – Erlangen”, DIPHER 22 for short, took place for the first time from October 25 till October 27, 2022. The organizers had set themselves the goal of showing the professional diversity of physics at FAU […]

For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Nyeema C. Harris—Director of the Applied Wildlife Ecology Lab in the Yale School of the Environment, USA—shares her story below.                     …

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates Ph.D. student Selena Martinez as the 2022 recipient of the AGI Scholarship for Advancing Diversity in the Geoscience Profession. This competitive scholarship provides $5,000 to support an underrepresented minority student for their transition into a geoscience graduate program. A recent recipient of a bachelor’s degree…

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has launched a new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion website, providing the geoscience community with various resources addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Through this website, users are linked directly to information on and ways to engage with: DEI initiatives and statements from dozens of AGI Federation affiliates A framework that g…

Philanthropic Impact Event highlights include launch of Community College Engineering Pathways pilot, presentation of Kate Gleason Award to an outstanding woman engineer The post ASME Foundation Event Emphasizes Equity in Engineering—Increasing Opportunity for Those Underrepresented in Technical Fields first appeared on ASME Foundation .