Come chat with members of our committee during the DEI Committee Office Hours this term! We will be stationed in the Willamette Atrium 11am-12pm on April 22, May 15, and June 3. Bring us your suggestions, concerns, and questions on DEI matters in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department.
Here are some DEI highlights in literature for March/April. Thanks again to Andy for finding these!
Current Events:
‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts
US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown
Daily briefing: Thousands protest Trump cuts at #StandUpForScience rallies
New NIH grant terminations target transgender studies—even in mice
‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power
NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office
POLL: Take Nature’s poll: How will Trump’s policies affect US science?
International PhD students make emergency plans in fear of US immigration raids
Tariffs hit science labs: Trump’s levies raise cost of supplies
Diversity:
Against the odds: 12 women who beat bias to succeed in science
Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science
Trans researchers under attack: LGBTQ+ biologists face hostile work environment
The financial shackling of historically Black universities in the United States
Use your research to beat health inequities: four strategies from experts
The global scientific community must keep studying LGBT+ health
Daily briefing: Women’s work is missing from the scientific literature
Why Mental Health Literacy Can Improve STEM
Sexual harassment thrives in silence, even in gender-equality hotspots
The Sex Inclusive Research Framework to address sex bias in preclinical research proposals
Academia needs a more honest, scientific approach to DEI
Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition
Why Mental Health Literacy Can Improve STEM
Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men
Lab Culture and Mentoring:
‘I was told to toughen up’: is academia getting resilience all wrong?
How a PhD student’s lab size affects their chance of future academic success
When trainees seek other paths
Here are the collected responses to all the prompts from the Fall Gathering.
Fall Meeting Responses
Thanks to Elana for typing them all up!