In This Edition
August 16, 2016
Volume 1 Issue 10
Students' "sense of belonging" in college life is regarded as a critical factor in the experiences of aspiring biomedical students and their transition into college.
"Sense of belonging" items are included on student surveys administered to BUILD students. These are intended not only to gauge perceived cohesion amongst student bodies across BUILD campuses, but are also expected to advance a more nuanced understanding of how differences in a "sense of belonging" amongst students relate to differences in biomedical students' transition to, and persistence in, college.
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We are almost there! The second 30-day comment period ended July 22. The CEC is currently waiting to hear from NIGMS regarding any comments that may need to be addressed. The entire consortium will be notified once we get final OMB clearance.
Stay tuned for any updates that might be coming over email between now and the next newsletter publication.
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This is a kind reminder that registration for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Diversity Program Consortium is now open. Note that this event is by invitation only and will be held October 11 and 12 in the city of Long Beach, California. Be on the look out for an email invitation from communications@diversityprogramconsortium.org via Survey Monkey.
If you receive an invitation but are unable to attend, please notify the CEC by emailing communications@diversityprogramconsortium.org.
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Morgan State University announced the appointment of Dr. Michael G. Spencer as dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering. Dean Spencer is only the second dean in the schools history replacing the inaugural dean, Eugene M. Deloatch, who is retiring after 32 years at the helm.
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Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D., affectionately known as Dr. Q, currently serves as the director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Brain Tumor Surgery Program, as well as Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, and was recently appointed to the position of Chair of Neurologic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
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The American Chemical Society recently honored a University of Alaska Fairbanks chemistry professor for advancing diversity and promoting inclusiveness in the chemical sciences.
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The New York Times reports, Minority trainees are exhausted. Training in biomedical research is taxing, but that is not what tires them. They are drained by the constant bombardment of narratives and stereotypes that compromise their ability to focus on their training. The prejudice is crushing their creativity and stifling their innovation. It is suffocating a generation of biomedical researchers.
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ASBMB Today asks, "What makes mentorship successful? Thats what Christine Pfund studies at the University of WisconsinMadison. Pfund is interested in understanding, developing and implementing effective mentor training in science, engineering and medicine."
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Two administrators are spearheading an effort to make the university more welcoming to students from diverse backgrounds. But, as one of the leaders puts it, theyre "up against a lot in terms of history."
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National Institutes of Health News Releases reports, The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has committed approximately $31 million over five years, pending available funding, to launch a new program for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for health disparities research exploring the potential for precision medicine to promote health equity and advance the science of minority health and health disparities."
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The Los Angeles Times reports, With minorities expected to become a majority of the U.S. population in the next 30 years, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasting the addition of 1 million STEM jobs by 2022, some economists say expanding diversity in the fields is a workforce necessity.
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To help university leaders address a lack of underrepresented minority scholars in the nations scientific workforce, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released a report proposing specific actions that would put vital evidence at their fingertips.
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BUILD EXITO at Portland State Universitys Native American Student & Community Center welcomed our incoming cohort with a week-long orientation. Our Scholars represent a wide range of cultural, geographic and institutional diversity as EXITO serves students from PSU, local community colleges, and community colleges and universities across the Pacific Rim including Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana and Alaska.
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In the spring of 2016, NRMN offered two sections of Research Mentor Training online, which served not only to stimulate discourse around effective research mentor training, but also built a community of researchers across NIH BUILD institutions. This unique online course gathered 21 participants (across time zones!), where they interacted live in an online environment.
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Rising sophomore ReBUILDetroit scholars presented their summer research at a poster session at Wayne State University on July 26.
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The NIH Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) Newsletter provides updates on activities at DPC sites, shares progress on collaborative efforts within the consortium, and highlights news and recent publications related to diversity and mentoring in the biomedical sciences.
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