Dr. Jon Lorsch, Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health, will visit Duke on Thursday, October 27 to give a special lecture titled “Catalyzing the Modernization of Graduate Education in the Biomedical Sciences”. The lecture will be at 3pm in Love Auditorium in the LSRC. Jon will also hold separate Q&A sessions for faculty and students earlier in the day (details forthcoming).
Take a look at what Duke first year undergraduate and graduate students are being introduced to at Duke. The Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) developed the MOSAIC 2016 CMA Guidebook to connect our students with affinity groups, religious life groups, and support services at Duke and throughout the Triangle.
WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) will be hosting their first event of the year, “If I Knew Then What I Know Now”, on September 14 @ 5:30pm in Bio Sci 111. There will be a panel discussion featuring 4th and 5th year PhD students discussing their successes and hardships throughout their academic career at Duke. While this is generally aimed at first years, everyone is welcome! Dinner will be provided, please RSVP here.
Congratulations to Pam Mosley, our first Pathways to PhD Fellow! Pam successfully defended her dissertation in the Spring and completed her teaching and assessment project with mentor Dorian Canelas. Join us in wishing Pam the best in her new postdoctoral position at Michigan State University!
The National Perspectives in Science Annual Lecture hosted by the Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 4PM in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall. This year’s keynote address, “The Problems and Challenges in Biomedical Sciences: Keeping Science Healthy”, will be delivered by Dr. Bruce Alberts, the UCSF Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education. Dr. Alberts was also the recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2014, past president of the National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005), former Editor-in-Chief of Science (2008-2013), and one of the original authors of The Molecular Biology of the Cell. All Duke faculty, students, staff, and non-Duke affiliates are welcome to attend. Immediately following the seminar, light refreshments will be served at a reception from 5-6pm in the Atrium directly outside of the Great Hall.
An insightful and motivational piece by Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi (Duke honorary degree, 2014), focuses on women pursuing the chemistry professoriate. The message is appropriate for anyone pursuing her chemical education as a means to “make an impact in this world.”
WiSE is excited to announce the program for our 2016 Research Symposium. There will be a keynote address, student talks/posters, and a panel discussion. RCR credit will be given for the keynote address and the panel discussion. Learn about the event and apply to give a poster or talk below!
When: Friday, April 29
Where: Field Auditorium, Environment Hall
RSVP to attend the keynote and/or the panel! (see below)
12-1 pm: Keynote Address by Dr. Desdamona Rios, University of Houston-Clear Lake (Eligible for RCR credit! Lunch provided)
Title: Intersectionality, invisibility and outsider-within standpoints in STEM
Dr. Desdamona Rios is assistant professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She holds a joint doctorate in Psychology and Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, Dr. Rios worked on Michigan’s ADVANCE program as well as the Global Feminisms Project, an international archival project that documents women’s leadership. In addition to developing programs to promote institutional change at UHCL, her current projects examine the relationship between culturally relevant cues in academic contexts for at-risk Hispanic American high school students and LGBT college students. She has also published work on her pedagogical practices, including the importance of making visible the accomplishments of marginalized groups across course curricula. She currently serves as consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly, the top journal for feminist psychology, and was recently awarded by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (American Psychological Association, Division 9) a national teaching award recognizing her innovative approaches for teaching intersectionality theory across the psychology curriculum.
1-3:30 pm: Student Talks and Posters
We encourage Duke grad students and postdocs from any field and of any gender to
apply to present your research at the symposium! The WiSE Symposium is a great opportunity to share your work with a diverse scientific audience in a supportive and encouraging environment.
You can apply to give a short (10-15 minute) talk or a poster presentation though the links below:
Talk submissions (deadline: April 15)
Poster submissions (deadline: April 22)
Any questions about presentations can be directed to Paige (paige.daniel@duke.edu) or Amy (amy.hafez@duke.edu).
3:45-5 pm: Panel Discussion, Topic: Systemic solutions for the challenges to diversity in STEM (Eligible for RCR credit! Happy Hour drinks and snacks provided)
Panelists include
Dr. Desdamona Rios, Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Dr. Angel Harris, Sociology, Duke University
Dr. Susan Lozier, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke University
The OUTDuke List is a new resource tool created by the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity to promote visibility, awareness, networking, and community among the Duke community.
The OUTDuke List features profiles of LGBTQIA+ and Ally staff and faculty (including post-docs and visiting scholars) at Duke University.
In interested in signing up for the OUTDuke List, please visit https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0de0zCpIvjKkmH3
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology highlighted diversity & inclusion in their February issue. Check it out here!
As graduate and professional students we are put in a unique position regarding sexual misconduct, distinct from both the undergraduates and the staff and faculty. Some instances can be handled internally whereas others may be best suited externally. How might you deal with sexual misconduct in your department or in your personal life? What are your resources, options, and the various pros and cons? This Q&A panel and discussion session is intended to answer your questions — those you have and those you may not realize you have — about your options and areas of concern regarding sexual misconduct within your campus life, personal life, or both.
Our panelists are
– Victoria Krebs, Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Outreach and Response at Duke
– Janice Humphreys, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Nursing with expertise in women’s health and interest in intimate partner violence, PTSD, and lifetime trauma exposure among others
– Kate Selby, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator at the Durham Crisis Response Center
What: Your Questions About Sexual Misconduct Answered: Q&A Session with the Experts
When: Monday, February 22, 5 pm
Where: LSRC A247
Please RSVP to partake in FREE DINNER!
(There is a field in the RSVP form where you can submit your questions.)
All graduate and professional students from all departments are welcome! Feel free to share this event with others who would benefit.
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