National Academy Press

Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation

Individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups continue to face systemic barriers that impede their ability to access, persist, and thrive in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) higher education and workforce. Without actively dismantling policies and practices that disadvantage people from minoritized groups, STEMM organizations stand to lose much needed talent and innovation as well as the ideas that come from having a diverse workforce.

A new report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences examines the backdrop... Read more

If you end up with spare time this summer, or you need a book for an airplane ride, the National Academies Press has published three books of interest to the Bio-Link community. The paperback copies of the books are between 40 and $100, but the PDFs are free. I like to download the PDFs and read them on my iPad in apps like iBooks or iAnnotate, so I can highlight passages and find them later.

Even better, if you make an account at the National Academies Press bookstore, you get to log in to MyNAP (I wonder who came... Read more