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Introducing “Square Pegs,” a Podcast Exploring Neurodiversity in STEM
December 21, 2022 We are thrilled to share with you the podcast produced by our very own Dr. Arash Zaghi, UTC Professor in Engineering Innovation at the University of Connecticut. This podcast, called “Square Pegs,” features the experiences of neurodiverse students pursuing STEM advanced degrees, exploring life and learning, in an open, refreshing and positive […]
Ending racism is key to better science: a message from Nature’s guest editors
The following text is from Nature. This special issue is our ‘message in a bottle’ from the troubled ship of science. We urge readers to find it. Open it. Act on its contents. Every Nature reader will know that rigorous, authoritative and, frankly, honest science is research that studies, builds on but also acknowledges what came before. However, […]
First ACT Annual Report 2020-2021
Please read ACT’s 1st Annual Report HERE to see an overview of ACT and breakdown of the year’s survey responses.
T. Ramon Stuart on STEM Exposure
A Black college president on importance of STEM: ‘I never heard of engineering until college’ The following text is from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In July, T. Ramon Stuart became president of Clayton State University. He is the first Black president of the 52-year-old public campus, coming to Clayton State from Fort Valley State University where he had been […]
Equity Regarding Women and Minorities in STEM
RESEARCH ARTICLE Equity for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM: Graduate experiences and career plans in chemistry The following text is from PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). Significance: On June 10, 2020, as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, scientists in the United States and throughout the world paused to […]
Dealing with Microaggressions
How bystanders can shut down microaggressions The following text is from How bystanders can shut down microaggressions. How can you effectively intervene when you see someone being targeted for an aspect of their identity? Psychologists studying intergroup relations and perspective-taking offer this advice. If you overheard one of these statements, what would you do? […]
Podcast on Antiracism
BE ANTIRACIST with Ibram X. Kendi The following description is from Be Antiracist Podcast — IXK. (ibramxkendi.com). Be Antiracist imagines what an antiracist society might look like and how we all can play an active role in building one. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the author of How to Be an Antiracist, the book […]
April 2021 Book Suggestions
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates “This first book is an amazing read. In summary, it is a letter written to the authors teenage son on what it means to be black in the United States and what does it mean to live within a black body. He goes through his educational experience […]
Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship
NCSEA Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship Please visit http://www.ncsea.com/awards/scholarship/ to apply. The NCSEA Foundation established the NCSEA Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship in 2020 to award funding to students who have been traditionally underrepresented in structural engineering (including but not limited to Black/African Americans, Native/Indigenous Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and other people of color). Multiple scholarships up to $5,000 each will be presented […]
Stop AAPI Hate
Stop APPI Hate The following text is taken from https://stopaapihate.org/. Our communities stand united against racism. Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we can stop it. Read more here.
