Muslim students and Muslim faculty

Throughout history, social scientists and anthropologists have used terms like race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry to describe different populations. These descriptors have a long history of reinforcing health inequities and scientific racism. Why are they still used in science?

I did not win an NSF GRFP. I want to share this particular review; I'm not sure what to say about it.

You can say that again! Wanna fix diversity issues? Start by paying a rate that can actually support a family!

This is the paper that the terrorist who killed 10 people in Buffalo cited. Steven Pinker described the genetic variants as "collectively predict[ing] a big chunk of variance in educational attainment", which is false. 1/2

I am sickened by the targeted attack against a predominantly black community in Buffalo, NY, yesterday. My heart goes out to families who lost their loved ones to this heinous act of domestic terrorism by a white supremacist. #weshallovercome #tired #EnoughIsEnough

A message from our Chair Frankie D Heyward, Ph.D. regarding the recent events in Buffalo:

Only 6% of applicants and only 5% of awardees are from groups underrepresented in the research. SO this is a new R01 mechanism! #nspeeps SPINES program at the MBL 🧠 Black In Neuro 🧠 @LatinxInNeuro please pass the word along!

The only thing worse than receiving another perfunctory institutional solidarity statement during this time is receiving none

A must read 🧵 for all geneticists | #BuffaloWhiteSupremacistAttack

This important thread, highlights the need for responsible conduct among geneticists conducting legit research into genetic underpinnings of brain and behavior. 1/2

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Read this. Get angry. Then make sure others in medical school leadership read it. Black residents are forced out at far higher rates than white doctors - STAT statnews.com/2022/06/20/bla…

Join us for our third annual Black In Neuro Week, happening this July 25-31st! We’ll have seven days packed with FREE programming that’s open to all. Register for BinW22 here: blackinneuro.com/binw22

We’re proud to announce the campaign to unionize non-tenure-track faculty and researchers within Harvard University—we are Harvard Academic Workers - UAW! We unite ~6000 workers across all 12 Harvard schools. 🧵

Responding to false 911 calls, 5 armed Harvard University Police Dept officers raided a dorm suite at 4 am, April 3, holding 4 Black seniors at gunpoint. Jarah Cotton ‘23 told The Harvard Crimson HUPD officers in riot gear banged on her door & pointed assault rifles at her & her roommates.🧵1/5

We call for a University-wide response to this horrifying incident.The 2-day delay before HUPD provided details of the raid & before College Dean Khurana emailed undergrads has heightened fear & alienation among students of color & across Harvard University. 🧵3/5 thecrimson.com/article/2023/4…