Upcoming Events REGISTER for the #BlackinSTEM at UMass panel discussion on Wednesday, August 5 from 6-7:30 pm. Registration and more information about the event are available here. ** UPDATE: If you missed this event, you can now view it here.**… Continue Reading
Action item for the week: LISTEN & LEARN from Black neuroscientists during #BlackInNeuroWeek2020 on Twitter and Instagram. From July 27 – August 2, Black neuroscientists will be discussing their journeys to a career in neuroscience research, the mentors that have… Continue Reading
Action items for the week: REGISTER & ATTEND a discussion with Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Anti-Racist hosted by Prince George’s County Memorial Library. The event is Monday, July 20 at 7 pm; pre-registration is required.Edit:… Continue Reading
Action items for the week: READ about the experiences of Black academics in For Black Scientists, the Sorrow Is Also Personal by Dr. Kafui Dzirasa. WATCH this discussion between W. Kamau Bell and Conan O’Brien about the phrase Black Lives… Continue Reading
Action items for the week: SIGN the petition, spearheaded by UMass NSB graduate student Wayne Barnaby, to support the UMass Black and Brown Community here. TEST your implicit bias through the link on our DEI in Science page. Implicit bias… Continue Reading