Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
- Black in Neuroscience: Advocating for yourself and others
- This panel will feature 3 panelists from Black in Neuro: Angeline Dukes, Kaela Singleton , and Sade Spencer. Our featured panelists will share their experiences on being Black in neuroscience. They are at different points in their careers and will talk about the #BlackInNeuro Movement that launched in 2020. All of the panelists are active in research and mentorship within their respective communities. The panel discussion will also touch on best practices in advocating for yourself and others in your career path, so students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines are encouraged to join.
- Lent, Explained
- Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent on the Western Christian calendar, falling 46 days before Easter. In 2021, Ash Wednesday falls on February 17. Ash Wednesday kicks off a solemn period of fasting and spiritual renewal on Christian church calendars, leading to the Easter celebration.
- Lunar New Year celebrations this year aim to help struggling Chinatowns
- In New York City, grassroots groups are using the holiday to support businesses that lost 50 percent to 70 percent of revenue since the pandemic began.
- Black, Female and Carving Out Their Own Path in Country Music
- Five singer-songwriters discuss the challenges of becoming the change they want to see in a famously homogeneous segment of the music industry.
- Why Are There No Filipino Nurses on Medical TV Shows?
- Writer Filipino Anthony Ocampo challenges Hollywood to reckon with its lack of representation of Filipino nurses on medical shows, given the fact that Filipino nurses have been America’s front liners for generations.