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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · Mar 11

A very nice statement from EGU outlining the union's commitment to diversity and the actions and initiatives they've taken in support of equality, diversity and inclusion. It's a nice long list when you write it all out!
www.egu.eu/news/1259/eg...

EGU celebrates the diversity of people needed to create truly outstanding science

The Union restates our support for a geoscience community that is diverse as an essential feature of conducting cutting edge, innovative science research. In order to support this, we share a list of ...

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Matthias Sprenger @matthiasprenger.bsky.social · Jan 27

As DOE is ending PIER plan requirements for Promoting Inclusive & Equitable Research, it is a good day to share resources in the hope that our scientific community keeps working towards a more inclusive & equitable research environment:
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serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/i...

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The primary goal of the ADVANCEGeo project is to improve work climate conditions by developing bystander intervention workshops for department heads, chairs, faculty and grad students to appropriately...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you for sharing.

ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Jan 13

Our team was able to inform a new National Science and Technology Council report Guidelines for Federal Research Agencies to Reduce Sex-Based and Sexual Harassment Involving Award Personnel (released 1/6/25) via serving on a panel and through our published research www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

NSTC: Guidelines for Federal Research Agencies to Reduce Sex-Based and Sexual Harassment Involving Award Personnel | OSTP | The White House

NSTC: Guidelines for Federal Research Agencies to Reduce Sex-Based and Sexual Harassment Involving Award Personnel can be found here.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Jan 12

“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪
#AcademicSky 👩🏽‍🔬

Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields

Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.

www.nature.com

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Looking forward to your future work!

ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Dec 7

More on our ADVANCEing FieldSafety collaboration! #AGU24

emsaurios @emsaurios.bsky.social · Dec 7

#AGU24 Friday 14:50 - 15:00: U53A-04Towards progress in making Geoscience fieldwork settings more welcoming and inclusive – results from an AGU member survey on field culture and the introduction of a new training program agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

Erika Marin-Spiotta

University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin- Madison

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Excited to share our most recent collaboration ADVANCEing FieldSafety on an accessible online training course on field safety with the FieldSafe team #AGU24

emsaurios @emsaurios.bsky.social · Dec 7

#AGU24 Friday am posters: U51B-2505ADVANCEing FieldSafety: Preliminary Results of an Accessible Online Training Course presented by Alice Hill and Alex Padilla agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

ADVANCEing FieldSafety: Preliminary Results of an Accessible Online Training Course

Field-based research is integral to many geoscientific studies, yet exclusionar...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Learn about our train-the-trainers model for engaging leaders in the geosciences and other STEM fields advance interventions to transform workplace climate #AGU24

emsaurios @emsaurios.bsky.social · Dec 7

#AGU24 6/ Wednesday 15:10-15:20: ED33H-06The ADVANCEGeo Partnership Train-the-Trainers Model: A Unique Approach to Advance Interventions to Transform Workplace Climate presented by Blair Schneider @advancegeo.bsky.social agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

The ADVANCEGeo Partnership Train-the-Trainers Model: A Unique Approach to Advance Interventions to Transform Workplace Climate

ADVANCEGeo Partnership is a formal collaboration that began in 2017 among three...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Join us for important conversations at #AGU24

emsaurios @emsaurios.bsky.social · Dec 7

#AGU24: 4/ Wednesday 10:20-11:40 am U32A - Facing the Headwinds: Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Geosciences in a Hostile Political Environment co-convened with Vernon Morris and Drew Lanham agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

Facing the Headwinds: Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Geosciences in a Hostile Political Environment Oral

The rhetoric regarding the need to increase diversity and inclusion in the geosciences has increased significantly since the summer of 2020. Predictably, increasing backlash against equity initiatives...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

Racial differences in community college faculty and staff capacity to foster a sense of belonging for diverse student populations and provide cultural adjustment support for intl and immigrant students reveal need for diversity in faculty, staff and leadership www.ccdaily.com/2024/11/supp...

Supporting student success beyond academics

Success in the community college – for students, staff and faculty – requires “college fluency,” or knowledge of the non-curricular support services and resources offered on campus. Earlier this year,...

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Nov 27

There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Nov 25

"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations"

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS

Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

Recognizing and uplifting the diverse voices of those who have contributed to conservation yet have been excluded from public recognition against a backdrop of legacies of imperialism and settler colonialism conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Queer Black voices in conservation

Click on the article title to read more.

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Nov 27

This approach has a well-known consequence: it's called the minority tax that faculty of color often face as we're called upon to address inequities in the larger system. I just want to make sure we don't keep adding to that tax. 4/4.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The burden of service for faculty of color to achieve diversity and inclusion: the minority tax

The exclusion of Blacks/African-Americans, Latinx/Hispanics, and Indigenous people from science has resulted in their underrepresentation in the biomedical workforce, especially in academia. Faculty d...

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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hello everyone! We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some some of the programs we offer to support our members! Check it out!

#BlackSky #BlackSTEM #WomeninSTEM #BlackWomen

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Nov 27

#GeoLatinas

Cian 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @cbdawson.bsky.social · Nov 27

Are you a woman of color working in or studying near-surface geophysics and attending AGU24? Come connect & build community at an informal social organized by the Near-Surface Geophysics Section.

(You do not need to be a section member to attend)

#Geophysics #WomenInScience #AGU24 ⚒️🧪

Ad: Women of Color in Near-Surface Geophysics

Attending the AGU 2024 Fall Meeting? Join us for a time of networking, collaboration, and sharing insights.

When: 12:30 PM, Wednesday, December 11, 2024
RSVP: kmkeat@rutgers.edu or kemwaks@illinois.edu for location & details

Hosted by the Near-Surface Geophysics Section

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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi Bluesky! We are BWEEMS, Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Science. A non-profit dedicated to amplifying and supporting Black women in EEMS spaces! It's nice to be here! 🐟 🪴 🐊

www.bweems.org

Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science

BWEEMS is a global network of Black Women driving innovation in ecology, evolution, and marine science despite being historically overlooked and isolated in the field.

www.bweems.org

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AC Vasquez - 安娜 @criskotsu.bsky.social · Nov 26

Short articles by Early Career GeoLatinas in NREE

#GeoLatinas #WomenInEarthSciences #LatinasInSTEM

Tools of the Trade by GeoLatinas

In this collection, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment features a series of Tools of the Trade articles (short articles on a method, instrument, or approach ...

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Dr. Rocío Paola Caballero-Gill (she/her/ella) @caballerogill.bsky.social · Nov 27

Who will be at #AGU24 ? Raise your hand! Levanta la manito 🙋🏽‍♀️

I'm working on the GeoLatinas presentation with Danita, @caroll03.bsky.social , @luud.bsky.social , Dariana, @malenaoa.bsky.social , Gaby, & adding a slide about our connection space (Pods), come see us!

#GeoLatinasAroundTheWorld

Flyer to invite attendees of the international conference AGU24 to attend the GeoLatinas small connection gatherings hosted by the people on the flyer. Come chat with us, eat sweets from our countries and get to know each other!

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

We will be there! Can't wait to see you!! 🥳 #AGU24

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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · Nov 26

"Queer Black people have been integral to this field [conservation]"

Beautiful piece on the past, present, and future contributions of queer Black conservationist

Well done to my good friend Alex Moore and colleagues

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Queer Black voices in conservation

Click on the article title to read more.

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community

Conservation scientists work in diverse settings, sometimes requiring them to exist in spaces where they do not feel safe, included, or accepted. This is often the case for the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay...

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

Conversely, receiving emotional support and making progress in research alleviated symptoms of depression and anxiety in study of graduate student mental health. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Behind the graduate mental health crisis in science - Nature Biotechnology

Survey results identify how scientific research and teaching contribute to the graduate student mental health crisis.

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ADVANCEGeo Partnership @advancegeo.bsky.social · Nov 28

New study on graduate student mental health: "receiving overly harsh criticism or being scolded by a research mentor, and being held to unreasonable expectations were two of the most detrimental aspects of research affecting student mental health." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Behind the graduate mental health crisis in science - Nature Biotechnology

Survey results identify how scientific research and teaching contribute to the graduate student mental health crisis.

www.nature.com

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Anita S Marshall @bakingsodavolc.bsky.social · Nov 27

Students: Looking for an excellent field course in planetary geology and volcanology? Need field course credits in an accessible format? If yes to either or both, join us this summer for GeoSPACE, lead by myself and some fantastic colleagues!

GeoSPACE Field Course @geospace-field.bsky.social · Nov 27

Applications are being accepted for our 2025 accessible field course now through Jan 31, 2025. Come with us in-person or virtually to learn planetary and volcanology field science and remote sensing in beautiful northern Arizona! Learn more and apply on our website sites.google.com/ufl.edu/geos....

A group of students and faculty, sitting on a sidewalk and in wheelchairs, look out over the red and black cinder hills of Sunset Crater National Monument.

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