Being Black in the ivory tower
Being Black in the ivory tower – ASBMB www.asbmb.org My journey through the criminal justice system and academia
African American genomes yield insight into slavery practices
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”
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.
7 Inequities: A Weeklong Look at the Biases Women Face
Double standards abound from the salary she earns to the unpaid hours she works. Read Here
Students of Color Are Not OK. Here’s How Colleges Can Support Them.
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 Actions not Just Words
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
Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity
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