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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 1d

On Friday, IDS hosted a workshop on AI-Assisted Coding of Textual Data, presented by Ananya Ganesh (IDS postdoc). Thanks to everyone who attended!

Graduate students and faculty in a classroom listening to a presenter.

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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 6d

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 19d

Our IDS postdocs! (L to R): Bonnie Siegler, Srishti Goel, Bucky, Ananya Ganesh.

Read about their work at ids.wisc.edu/2025/08/21/i...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 20d

A study by Mariana Nozela Prado and IDS Affiliate Chloe Grace Hart is broadening our understanding of the sorts of sexual harassment faced by gender minorities in the workplace.

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Study Broadens Our Understanding of Workplace Sexual Harassment Faced by Gender Minorities

A University of Wisconsin–Madison study has shown high rates of workplace sexual harassment experienced by transgender and nonbinary people and uncovered forms of harassment not previously documented ...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 22d

IDS affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social talked with @pbswisconsin.bsky.social about Direct Admit programs at the Universities of WI, and how they're making college more accessible to qualified low-income students, students of color, and those from rural backgrounds. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/ta...

Taylor Odle on UW's direct admission programs for students

Editor's note: PBS Wisconsin is a service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 27d

IDS Executive Director @markusbrauer.bsky.social spoke with a UW-Extension audience in Whitewater yesterday about how social marketing can be used for good. Thanks to everyone who attended!

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · 27d

Consumption of partisan news reduces Americans' ability to compromise politically -- coverage of IDS grad fellow Yoo Ji Suh, @dvshah.bsky.social, and @prowag.bsky.social's recent paper in the Badger Project.

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UW-Madison researchers: Partisan news sours consumers on political compromise

Right-leaning media users are less likely to support political compromise, a new study suggests. And in general, partisan media consumers tend to see political disagreements as right or wrong.

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · 28d

Wisconsin isn’t as trusting as it used to be—and political polarization is a reason why. I spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about why social trust matters and how we can rebuild it through real connection and respect. Read more: www.wpr.org/news/surveys...

Surveys show we trust each other less. Is Wisconsin less ‘Midwest nice’?

New data from Pew shows that people don’t trust each other as much as they used to, and Wisconsin is falling behind trust levels compared to other parts of the country.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Aug 25

A warm welcome to our first cohort of the Junior Visiting Scholars Program! Click to read about the research of incoming postdocs Ananya Ganesh, Srishti Goel, and @bonniersiegler.bsky.social. cc: @uwsoc.bsky.social, @uwpsych.bsky.social, & UW Ed. Psych.

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IDS Welcomes First Junior Visiting Scholars Cohort

The Institute for Diversity Science is pleased to announce the first cohort of its Junior Visiting Scholar program. This year’s group, made up of three postdoctoral scholars, will work with IDS affili...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Read about work from IDS affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow @czglave.bsky.social about the impacts of students using generative AI in STEM higher ed courses.

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Study Explores Impacts of Generative AI for STEM Learning in Higher Education

A project led by Ran Liu and Carla Glave is researching how Generative AI is being used in education and how universities can ensure that it's use is equitable.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Aug 12

New article: How Partisan Media Influences Aversion to Political Compromise, from IDS Grad Fellow Yoo Ji Suh, Affiliate @dvshah.bsky.social, and @prowag.bsky.social

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How Partisan Media Influences Aversion to Political Compromise | Article | Media and Communication

Yoo Ji Suh, Dhavan V. Shah, Michael W. Wagner

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · Aug 1

I was so impressed with our summer research student's presentation at the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) symposium yesterday! She presented research about the effect of social norms messaging in interracial conversations. And congratulations to the other PREP students as well!!

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sounds like a great webinar from our friends at IRP!

Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · Aug 7

Register now for this excellent upcoming webinar "Navigating Disability Benefits: New Research on Administrative Burden and Work Incentives" with Debra Brucker from UNH, @michaellevere.bsky.social from Colgate, and Ramonia Rochester with NDI. Register here: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/nav...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Jul 24

Of interest to IDS folks: Invisible Barriers from @stephanecarcillo.bsky.social and Marie-Anne Valfort looks at causes of discrimination in the workplace and proposes actionable steps toward improvement.

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Invisible Barriers

In a world where discrimination against minorities remains a pressing issue even in economically and socially advanced countries, Invisible Barriers delves i...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Jul 18

Check out this @uwbusiness.bsky.social profile of IDS affiliate @stavatir.bsky.social's work on why we claim to know the unknowable.

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WSB’s Stav Atir Explains Why We Claim to Know the Unknowable

Stav Atir, assistant professor of management and human resources at the Wisconsin School of Business, explains the phenomenon of “overclaiming,” which occurs when people claim knowledge of concepts, t...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Jul 8

IDS affiliate Felix Elwert of @uwsoc.bsky.social and @ang-yu.bsky.social have uncovered a new approach to measuring the causes of inequalities between groups. Read about it at ids.wisc.edu/2025/07/08/y...

Yu and Elwert Develop Approach to Better Understand Causes Behind Group Disparities

IDS-supported research by sociologists Ang Yu and Felix Elwert has identified a statistical approach that allows social scientists to measure causes of group disparities.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Research by IDS Affiliates Kate Walsh and LB Klein, and Graduate Fellows Padideh Hassanpour and Taylan Stulting aims to reduce gaps in access to post-assault care for people with marginalized identities. Learn more at ids.wisc.edu/2025/06/24/i...

IDS-Funded Research Project Aims to Reduce Barriers to Care for Sexual Assault Survivors with Marginalized Identities

Research funded by an IDS Seed Grant is seeking to better understand and reduce gaps in access to post-assault care for people with marginalized identities. The project was led by IDS Affiliates Kate ...

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UW-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work @uwsocialwork.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to Assistant Professor LB Klein who was named a finalist for The Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award by the CDC Foundation!

More: socwork.wisc.edu/2025/05/22/d...

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Mollie McQuillan @drmcquillan.bsky.social · Jun 18

New pub with @joecimpian.bsky.social in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social We discuss how new population-based YRBS results helps bolster our ability to examine transgender adolescents’ health.
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Masking the Health Impacts of Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies by Political Suppression of Data and Informational Erasure | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 7

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · Jun 16

In our latest podcast episode, Bridget Goosby of the University of Texas at Austin talks about her work to better understand how experiencing racism and discrimination impacts a person’s physical health.

Listen at ids.wisc.edu/2025/06/12/d...

Diversity Science Podcast: Bridget Goosby on How Experiencing Racism Impacts Physical Health

In this episode, Dr. Bridget Goosby of the University of Texas at Austin talks with Dr. Angela Byars-Winston about her work to better understand how experiencing racism and discrimination impacts a pe...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · May 27

New report in Education Week profiles IDS affiliate @christinerstarr.bsky.social's work that looks to better understand how to motivate students in STEM whose parents didn't attend college.

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Many Kids' Parents Didn't Go to College. You Can Still Motivate Them in STEM

Students whose parents did not go to college often do not feel they have the necessary support to excel STEM subjects.

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · May 27

In our latest podcast episode, hear from @kaipingchen.bsky.social and Corey Jackson about trust in science and how researchers can create the kinds of environments where non-scientists can better engage with scientific work.

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Diversity Science Podcast: Kaiping Chen and Corey Jackson on Trust in Science

In this episode, Kaiping Chen and Corey Jackson talk about trust in science—and how we can think about it from the perspective of diversity science. They argue that the research community should aim t...

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Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social · May 14

In case you missed it, IDS affiliate Patricia Devine of @uwpsych.bsky.social was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in April!

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Patricia Devine elected to AAAS

IDS Affiliate Patricia Devine was recently elected as member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), along with nearly 250 other leaders from across a variety of disciplines and mediums. ...

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Kaiping Chen @kaipingchen.bsky.social · May 12

✨Excited to share our new publication @aapor.bsky.social in Public Opinion Quarterly👇:

Voice and Value: How Elected Officials Evaluate Online and Offline Constituent Feedback

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Voice and Value: How Elected Officials Evaluate Online and Offline Constituent Feedback

Abstract. Social media has made it easier than ever for citizens to voice their opinion to their elected representatives. However, officials may infer that

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Markus Brauer @markusbrauer.bsky.social · May 7

My paper with former grad student Naomi Isenberg entitled "Diversity and inclusion have greater support than most Americans think" was featured in @spspnews.bsky.social Character and Context Blog! spsp.org/news/charact...

What If Most Americans Are Pro-Diversity After All? | SPSP

People underestimate how much Americans support diversity, but there’s a way to fix this.

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