Seminar: Nii Addy
The CIS Research in Science Summer Program is hosting Nii Addy this Friday at noon.
Disability Pride Month: Scientisting with a Disability
Since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the 26th of July 1990, Disability Pride Month has been celebrated throughout July every year. In recognition of the start of Disability Pride Month 2022, Dr Keren Turton writes about her experience of ‘Scientisting with a Disability’. The loose thumb finger of my glove dropped into … Read more
New study details many ways scientists from minority groups are disadvantaged in STEM
BY KATIE LANGIN Interactions with work colleagues can be challenging for anyone to navigate. But they’re more difficult for some than others. “My first day of work someone … physically blocked me from getting my mail in the faculty mailroom,” a molecular biologist tweeted during the 2020 deluge of #BlackintheIvory posts. She added, “They literally said, ‘Well, … Read more
Juneteenth 2022: Black Independence Day
Juneteenth invites us as a nation to honor and support the legacy of enslaved and freed African Americans
LGBTQ+ chemists you should know about
To celebrate Pride Month—and to play our part in filling gaps in the historical record—C&EN has gathered this preliminary list of trailblazing LGBTQ+ chemists from history and a few we lost more recently.
The Unwritten Laws of Physics for Black Women
I just wanted to be a scientist, not a trailblazer. But in my field, people like me are anomalies—and we face constant scrutiny for our race and gender.
Advocating for the LGBTQ+ community in AI research
Research scientist, Kevin McKee, tells how his early love of science fiction and social psychology inspired his career, and how he’s helping advance research in ‘queer fairness’, support human-AI collaboration, and study the effects of AI on the LGBTQ+ community. Read at DeepMind
LaNell Williams ’15, Physicist and Advocate
“A lot of my colleagues attributed my struggle to the fact that I was Black and not the fact that I wasn’t as prepared as they were.”
Cameroon Scholar Henry Meriki Brings His Perspective to Wesleyan
People of different minds, people of different cultures, think differently. If you ask the to come up with a solution to a problem, they will approach it in different ways.
Out and Proud: celebrating LGBTQ+ chemists
This collection gives voice to LGBTQ+ members of the chemistry community and celebrates their contributions.