Advocacy
Increasing DEAI in STEM
The ASBMB is committed to being an agent of change, and it advocates for programs and policies that ensure all individuals can fully participate in the U.S. research enterprise.
The society supports and produces DEAI-related programming and advocates at the federal level for:
- Strengthening research capacity at minority-serving institutions.
- Achieving gender equity in STEM by implementing inclusive language, sexual harassment prevention and accountability policies.
- Establishing measures, including mentoring plans, to ensure the retention of underrepresented and minoritized students.
- Expanding and making better use of re-entry and reintegration supplement awards.
2024
- ASBMB opposes re-instating the China Initiative in FY24 appropriations
Feb. 22, 2024 - ASBMB opposes the DETERRENT Act
Feb. 20, 2024 - ASBMB opposes anti-DEAI policy riders in FY24 appropriations
Feb. 15, 2024 - ASBMB response to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Framework for Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education
Jan. 8, 2024
2023
- ASBMB response to comments and suggestions on updating the NIH Mission Statement
Nov. 22, 2023 - ASBMB response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information on Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability
Oct. 3, 2022 - ASBMB response to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine request for input on caregiving study
June 1, 2023 - ASBMB response to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander interagency plans
April 18, 2023 - ASBMB response to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility across NIAID extramural activities
March 31, 2023 - The ASBMB supports NIH recommendations for disability inclusion
Jan. 31, 2023
2022
- ASBMB response to the National Institutes of Health's Request for Information on Strategic Plan for Research on the Health of Women
Sept. 29, 2022 - ASBMB comments on Department of Education Proposed Changes to Title IX
Sept. 12, 2022 - ASBMB comments on the Department of Education's Equity Action Plan
Aug. 4, 2022 - ASBMB statement on how racial profiling hurts science
June 29, 2022 - ASBMB letter requesting report language to enforce harassment policies
May 25, 2022 - The ASBMB supports the HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act
April 18, 2022 - ASBMB response to the framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for DEAI
April 3, 2022 - ASBMB response to CSR's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan
March 23, 2022 - The ASBMB supports bill that will include LGBTQ+ individuals in federal surveys
March 17, 2022 - ASBMB statement on the termination of the Department of Justice's China Initiative
Feb. 25, 2022 - ASBMB response to draft NIH chief officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity strategic plan for FYs 2022-2026
Feb. 10, 2022 - ASBMB comments to the NIGMS Advisory Council
Feb. 8, 2022
2021
- ASBMB response to the Department of Education's public hearing to gather information for the purpose of improving enforcement of Title IX
June 11, 2021 - The ASBMB supports the MSI STEM Achievement Act
April 12, 2021 - ASBMB statement on the importance of international collaboration in STEM
Jan. 20, 2021 - ASBMB statement on the STEM Opportunities Act
Jan. 19, 2021
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