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2024 PROLAB awardees announced
10 early-career scientists receive grants to advance their research by working in North American labs.
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Building community
To mark Women’s History Month, Megan Filbin writes about finding and creating groups of people who support each other in their careers.
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The impact of nested identities
Saket Bagde describes what he learned participating as a mentor in a reverse mentoring program when he was a Ph.D candidate.
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Rethinking the promotion letter
Writers of a recent article suggest a new strategy for retaining and advancing underrepresented faculty.
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Equitable hiring strategies for a diversified faculty
An evidence-based road map describes six important strategies for hiring faculty from historically marginalized and excluded backgrounds.
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NIH diversity supplements offer a pathway to independence
These funding mechanisms have been underutilized. The ASBMB public affairs staff offers recommendations to change that.
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Being neurodivergent in academia: Nothing wrong with me
An assistant professor and group leader explains how being diagnosed with autism in her early 40s changed her approach to being a scientist.
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To boost gender equity in the sciences, follow the evidence
Some strategies used by universities and other institutions to hire and retain women are not rooted in research.
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Changing pedagogy for changing students
Demographic changes (see chart) have led some to rethink the way they teach undergraduate science.