Ready, Primed, Go: Ending the Racism Pandemic in Science

Ready, Primed, Go: Ending the Racism Pandemic in Science

by Sona Pandey in The Plant Cell December 2020

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EDIC Workshop: Effecting institutional change | Discussion on Institutional Racism

EDIC Workshop: Effecting institutional change | Discussion on Institutional Racism

During the 2020 Plant Biology Summit, the ASPB Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee (EDIC) hosted a workshop on July 29 discussing institutional racism. In this blog post Asia Hightower gives a recap of the event and shares important links.

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Planting Equity: Using What We Know to Cultivate Growth as a Plant Biology Community | The Plant Cell

Planting Equity: Using What We Know to Cultivate Growth as a Plant Biology Community | The Plant Cell

In the November 2020 issue of The Plant Cell Journal, Beronda L. Montgomery reflect on ways we might use our knowledge as plant scientists to help us address systemic racism and persistent issues of inequity in scientific spaces and far beyond.

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Intentionally Building and Cultivating a Diverse Team | Plantae Webinar

Intentionally Building and Cultivating a Diverse Team | Plantae Webinar

Diversity in teams drives creativity and innovation, and it delivers better results. In this Plantae Webinar, we explore the wide range of dimensions of diversity in the sciences and discuss how to be intentional when building and cultivating teams. We hear success stories from our panelists and discuss tips and tricks from their careers.

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Changing the Shape of Microbes and Mentoring | Taproot Podcast

Changing the Shape of Microbes and Mentoring | Taproot Podcast

In this episode of the Taproot Podcast, hosts Liz Haswell and Ivan Baxter talk with our Beronda Montgomery, Ph.D., about a cyanobacterium that changes shape in response to stress, and how mentors and trainees also need to change in response to their mutual needs during a research project.

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How to be an effective mentor | Plantae Webinar

How to be an effective mentor | Plantae Webinar

Being an effective mentor involves making yourself available to support and advise someone when they need it, delivering that support in a way that makes sense to them, and always keeping that person’s best interests in mind. In this Plantae Webinar we discussed methods of mentorship and how to become a better mentor.

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Self-Advocacy and Negotiation | Plantae Webinar

Self-Advocacy and Negotiation | Plantae Webinar

How to advocate effectively for yourself, your ideas and project, or your group does not necessarily come naturally for many of us and can actually be very difficult depending on your personality, gender, or cultural norms. However, on the road to becoming a leader, mastering the skill of self-advocacy is critical. In this Plantae Webinar, we explore tips and tricks to hone your skills and hear success stories from our panelists on ways to be assertive and negotiate effectively in different situations.

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