Black Children’s Book Week (BCBW) is “a global celebration of Black children and the people who ensure they are represented in books and other children’s media” (read more). We are hosting a BCBW Book Fair designed to raise awareness about the importance of diversity in children’s literature and media. The event will include tabling authors, … Read more
Professor Tezak aims to create an intentional community in his lab with students from diverse backgrounds with diverse ideas and perspectives.
For students looking to get involved in research, WesSIR’s advice is simple: explore, experiment, and don’t be afraid to change direction.
A large part of seeing oneself as a physicist is seeing others like oneself in positions of power in physics.
Deaf History is American History: An Exploration of Gallaudet University Archives | Archives Deep Dive by Elisa Shoenberger Chartered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864, Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC, holds the distinction of being the only bilingual university for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and other Deaf Disabled students in the world. Consequently, it has the … Read more
Wesleyan University’s major pairings are visualized in an interactive graph, with dot sizes representing major popularity, and the thickness of lines between dots indicates the frequency of specific major combinations. This visualization allows you to easily identify popular major combinations and trends in interdisciplinary studies at Wesleyan University. Data retrieved from Wesleyan’s major reports page. STEM (NSM … Read more
Everyone I met was drawn in by curiosity, which is the starting point for every meaningful scientific endeavor.
“What does research mean to you?” To the co-founders of Wesleyan’s newest student organization, WesSir, research is aplatform for cultivating a community. Founded this summer by Shekinah Mba (’26), Ethan Chu (’26), Diana Tran (’26), LaurenEldarazi (’26), and Abigail Oduro (’27), WesSir hopes to increase students’ comfort withfinding research opportunities and contacting faculty members. In … Read more
Dear all, Funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry, a team of UK and US researchers are trying to understand how STEM academics and students engage with gender and sexuality inclusion. If you would like to help us understand this, please take this short online survey at https://www.bit.ly/stemstudy. Participants of all genders and sexualities are invited to participate, … Read more
According to the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report “Black students have a high aptitude for STEM-related careers but lack interest, likely in part due to a lack of Black individuals currently represented in these careers.” This is heartbreaking, especially as Black representation in STEM continues to decline. Not only does this lack of diversity stifle innovation … Read more
