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Crop diversity is key to increased profits for Brazilian farmers

September 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Diversity, Farming, Food Production, Global, Profitability, Research, soil health, Sustainability

Study finds switching up autumn-winter crop improves soils, pocketbooks

Announcement

Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence Now Within Reach of Low-income Students

September 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems, Computer Science, Diversity, Engineering, Graduate Education, Grants, Low-income Students, Machine Learning, Master's Degree, National Science Foundation, National Security

The accelerated five-year bachelor’s degree in science and master’s degree in AI program is designed to adapt curricular and co-curricular support to enable students to complete their degrees in AI, autonomous systems or machine learning, which are critically important to advance America’s global competitiveness and national security. With this grant, FAU will recruit and train talented and diverse students who are economically disadvantaged and provide them with a unique opportunity to pursue graduate education in a burgeoning field.

Feature

Celebrating plant cousins: Crop Wild Relative Week

September 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Biology, Crop Science, crop wild relative, Diversity, Ecology, Environment, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Plant Science, Sustainable

“wild and weedy” kin often have desirable traits valuable for today’s breeders

Announcement

UIC a top 10 best value, top 25 public university in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s national rankings

September 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Affordability, Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Higher Education, Public Universities, Rankings

The University of Illinois Chicago continues to be one of the nation’s top best value universities, according to the 2021 edition of the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings, which were released last week.

Higher Education Event

Confronting Racism in Higher Education

September 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Black Lives Matter, Diversity, Higher Education, Racial justice, Racism, Social Justice, University Of Utah, UTAH

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the University of Utah is leading a collective call to action for truth, healing and the building of anti-racist campuses with the launch of Friday Forums on Racism in Higher Education.

Announcement

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Unveils BioMedical Laureates Program to Drive Diversity, Enhance Mentorship

September 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, MEDICAL EDUCATION, Medical Education Leadership

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai today unveiled BioMedical Laureates at Mount Sinai, a program intended to increase diversity among its basic and clinical research faculty and reinforce the school’s strong ethic of mentorship. BioMedical Laureates and a companion program, Junior Laureates, will both launch in January, 2021, and will each announce new Laureates annually.

Research Results

For diverse corporate board members, upward mobility stops with a seat at the table

September 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Board Of Directors, Corporate Governance, Diversity

A new study from the University of Delaware found that even when corporate boards include directors who are women and/or racial minorities, these diverse directors are significantly less likely to serve in positions of leadership. This occurs even when they possess stronger qualifications.

Expert Pitch

Lack of Black and Hispanic Patients Could Jeopardize COVID-19 Vaccine

September 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diversity, Kennesaw State University, Vaccine

Rockville, Md. (September 3, 2020)—Only 10% of the 350,000 people who recently signed up for a coronavirus vaccine clinical trial

Announcement

UIC to lead new consortium of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

September 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate Change, Diversity, faculty development, Higher Education, Humanities, Inequality, Research, Teaching, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The initial launch of the national initiative, which is called “Crossing Latinidades,” is supported by a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the department of Latin American and Latino studies and the Office of Diversity at UIC.

Research Results

Research News Tip Sheet: Story Ideas from Johns Hopkins Medicine

September 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Brain Stimulation, Disparities, Diversity, Dopamine, end-stage kidney disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, Michelle Ogunwole, Mitochondria, Motor Skills, Neurons, Pablo Celnik, Parkinson's Disease, Sherita Hill Golden, tDCS, Ted Dawson, TMS

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins Medicine Media Relations is focused on disseminating current, accurate and useful information to the public via the media. As part of that effort, we are distributing our “COVID-19 Tip Sheet: Story Ideas from Johns Hopkins” every other Tuesday.

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Lab Researcher and Physics Undergrad Shares Poster Project Honoring Black Physicists

August 28, 2020 sarah Jonas art, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, Dark Energy, dark energy spectroscopic instrument, DESI, Discrimination, Diversity, George Floyd, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Racial Discrimination, UC Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley

Inspired by the nation’s grappling with issues of race and racial discrimination, UC Berkeley physics major and Berkeley Lab student assistant Ana Lyons turned to art as a way to contribute to the conversation.

Announcement

UCI launches Black Thriving Initiative

August 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Alumni, Black, Diversity, First Generation, Minorities, Underrepresented, upward mobility

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 — Changing the culture, leveraging the mission and engaging communities are the key components of a far-reaching new initiative at the University of California, Irvine to create a campus culture in which Black people thrive. The initiative recognizes and responds to systemic anti-Blackness as an existential threat to the mission of the university and calls on all members of the campus community to confront anti-Blackness.

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