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Tag: Diversity and Higher Education
UC San Diego Launches a Stellar Ph.D. Program in Astronomy
UC San Diego has announced a new graduate program in astronomy and welcomed its first cohort of students. The program provides students the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research with access to national and international observatories and facilities.
Medical Students Lead Nationwide Movement to Excise Racism From Nephrology Curricula
As medical schools across the country grapple with the arduous process of revising their curricula to be anti-racist, students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have turned a critical eye on the very textbooks that have trained medical students for years.
University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine Awarded $1.1 Million Grant to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Workforce
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.1 million grant to the University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy (UMSOP) and Medicine (UMSOM) to create a training program to enhance diversity in the biomedical workforce. The five-year Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program strives to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in the doctoral programs in the UMSOP’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) and UMSOM’s Graduate Program In Life Sciences (GPILS).
One to beam up: Star Trek legend George Takei awarded Hon Doc from Australia’s University of Enterprise
Actor, civil rights activist, and social media mega power George Takei will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Australia in recognition of his distinguished service to the community.
Pipelines for progress
Sandia National Laboratories is sharpening its recruitment focus on select historically Black colleges and universities with its Securing Top Academic Research and Talent, or START, program.
UAlbany Tapped to Lead $2.5 Million NSF Grant Aimed at Increasing STEM Participation Among Underrepresented Students
The five-year, National Science Foundation grant will support the SUNY Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program, a collaboration among 15 SUNY institutions that has played an instrumental role in diversifying the nation’s STEM workforce over the last 20-plus years.
Penn Medicine Awarded $9.5 Million Grant from The Warren Alpert Foundation to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling Programs
Penn Medicine has been awarded a $9.5 million grant from The Warren Alpert Foundation (WAF) to continue its efforts to increase diversity in genetic counseling, a field that, despite impressive leaps forward in genetic knowledge, lacks a diverse workforce.
Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students
Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched “RISE for Youth,” an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic’s $100 million commitment against racism.