In 2011, Ginther et al. first demonstrated that African American and Black applicants to the National Institutes of Health received grant awards at a lower rate than their white counterparts (Ginther 2011). Since then, multiple studies have reproduced and extended this finding (Ginther 2011; Ginther 2016; Hoppe 2019; Erosheva 2020). Recently we reported that African American and Black (AAB) … Read more
“They ask you if you’re coming in to take the trash out — stuff they wouldn’t ask a physician who was a white male.” Read Here
What Comes Next? Simple Practices to Improve Diversity in Science What Comes Next? Simple Practices to Improve Diversity in Science Olugbeminiyi O. Fadeyi, Marie C. Heffern, Shanina Sanders Johnson, and Steven D. Townsend ACS Central Science 2020 6 (8), 1231-1240 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00905
Being Black in the ivory tower – ASBMB www.asbmb.org My journey through the criminal justice system and academia
A massive study finds that regional differences in how slaves were treated throughout the Americas are reflected in the DNA of present-day Americans of African descent. Read Here
Luis Alvarez Aims to Heal Wounds with Tissue-Regenerating “Paint” www.the-scientist.com The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.
Double standards abound from the salary she earns to the unpaid hours she works. Read Here
Faced with the pandemic and the country’s racial reckoning, students’ mental health is suffering. To succeed, they’ll need support from people who understand them. Read Here
Equity and Inclusion in the Chemical Sciences Requires Action not Just Words Melanie S. Sanford ACS Central Science 2020 6 (7), 1010-1011 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00784 At this stage, words and condemnation are not enough. Actions are needed. If you recognize that a more diverse workforce enhances the field of chemistry, here are some examples of things that you can … Read more
Kimberly D. Tanner, CBE Life Sci Educ. 2013 Fall; 12(3): 322–331. doi: 10.1187/cbe.13-06-0115 A host of simple teaching strategies—referred to as “equitable teaching strategies” and rooted in research on learning—can support biology instructors in striving for classroom equity and in teaching all their students, not just those who are already engaged, already participating, and perhaps already know … Read more
