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If we’re calling people “diversity hires” then I would like to also coin the term “homogeneity hire”: A person who is hired, not because they were the best, but because they were the same. Used in a sentence: “Mike hired another Mike - he’s probably a homogeneity hire🤭”

<Please RT> It's here!!!! - $1.5B to support early career faculty who recognize the importance of diversity in STEM and are prepared to lead happy inclusive labs as Freeman Hrabowski Scholars. Spread the word - applications open now

"Reliance on the URM category may have also influenced NSF funding outcomes for Asian PIs, who are not considered URM yet experience the largest disparity in funding rates amongst all non-White racial groups." /1 h/t Drug Monkey

“Women don’t need to be fixed, the institutions do”. Yes! How? 1) Introduce this term in your unit. 2) Don’t ask for volunteers, assign fairly. 3) Read article for more. Opinion | Female Faculty: Beware the Non-Promotable Task chronicle.com/article/female… @AnaVLongo Amanda Subalusky

We are excited to announce Harmit S. Malik and Maureen Barr as Co-Chairs of the Allied Program Committee for #TAGC24. Get ready for this conference of a lifetime!

#Drosophila tweeps: the abstract submission deadline for Genetics Society of America #Dros23 is next Thursday, Nov 17th! Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the fly community with talks, posters, networking, and career events. Bonus--the meeting is hybrid! genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-202…

Huge congrats to my mentor, colleague and friend Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽! Such a well-deserved award!

Powerful and necessary symposium on the legacy of eugenics in #ecology and #evolution by Beans Velocci, Chelsea Conaboy, Rori Rohlfs, C. Brandon Ogbunu, Dr. Krystal Tsosie, PhD, MPH, & Michele Markstein at American Naturalist #ASN2022 #Asilomar2023, organized by the ASN diversity committee.

In the past 2 months, at least three former researchers in evolutionary biologist Laurent Keller’s department submitted accounts to the University of Lausanne of his alleged inappropriate behavior with women scientists and students. scim.ag/1NX

Congratulations to ⁦@sabrinamostoufi⁩ on a FABULOUS (and successful!!!!) PhD defense!

"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it." - Excellent piece about bullying in academia (and really any other professional environment). nature.com/articles/s4156…

HHMI is proud to announce our inaugural class of Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, outstanding early career faculty in science who have potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments. 1/3 #FHScholars hhmi.news/3ppWfsX

Congratulations to Lauren Ponisio, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, for being awarded a USDA Grant to advance healthy pollinator populations.brnw.ch/21wDbhb

Toxic workplaces are the main reason women leave academic jobs. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Find out the role that women have held in science over the past several hundred years at the Department of History-organized History of Women in Science Symposium. The event is 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Mon, Nov. 13 at the Browsing Room in the Knight Library. bit.ly/462l9P5

The Biology Department at the University of Oregon (University of Oregon) is hiring a new department head. Apply by Feb 12th if interested, and please share with others who might be. Reposts appreciated.

We are thrilled to announce that UO has a PREP program! This is a one-year mentored research and community building opportunity for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Applications close 2/29. Check it out! cas.uoregon.edu/UO-PREP-Bio

Researchers from Museum of Southwestern Biology have uncovered the giant hummingbird’s extreme long-distance migration for the first time. Their eight-year study led them to another important discovery: The world’s largest hummingbird is a new species. news.unm.edu/news/how-minia…