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Our broader mission is to positively impact the outcomes of efforts aimed at broadening participation in research and research careers through the expansion and dissemination of the relevant body of knowledge, and facilitate its implementation in practice, policy development, training, and professional development.

“In the back of my mind”: A Longitudinal Multiple Case Study Analysis of Successful Black Women Biomedical Graduate Students Navigating Gendered Racism

By |2024-01-31T18:32:29-05:00February 19th, 2024|News|

The current study used a Black feminist thought framework and narrative analysis to conduct a longitudinal exploration of how three successful Black women biomedical graduate students make sense of and respond to gendered racism they experienced and the coping strategies they employ as they persist.

The ReBUILDetroit program and SEA PHAGES increases student attitudes towards research and sense of belonging for both ReBUILDetroit Scholars and non-BUILD students

By |2024-01-31T18:16:32-05:00February 12th, 2024|News|

Establishing early intervention research experiences provides research experience for a large group of students and contributes to overall retention and persistence within STEM majors.

Cultivating PhD Aspirations During College

By |2024-01-31T17:27:33-05:00February 5th, 2024|News|

A case study pilot program, Biosciences Collaborative for Research Engagement (BioCoRE), encouraged STEM research exploration by undergraduates from marginalized communities. BioCoRE provided mentoring and programming that increased community cohesion and cultivated students’ intrinsic scientific mindsets.

STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity

By |2024-01-31T16:17:17-05:00January 31st, 2024|News|

Higher education pipeline suggests long path ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering

Minority Student Preparation for STEM PhD Study: Impact of NSF Bridge to the Doctorate Programming

By |2024-01-31T16:07:19-05:00January 31st, 2024|News|

The proven and easily replicated pattern of support programming, the demonstrated results of this programming, and insight into barriers URMs perceive to pursuing a STEM doctorate are immediately applicable to URM graduate student support at many institutions of higher education.

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