Among the 187 US institutions described as a R1 for 2025, Howard University has been included for the first time. This is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to achieve this high level of research activity and this is a very welcome bit of news. For those not familiar, the Carnegie rankings are […]| Drugmonkey
First they came for the D-SPAN awards, and I did not speak out—because I was not a person of color aspiring to a postdoctoral position of my own choice. Then they came for the diversity F31s, and I did not speak out—because I was not a graduate student. Then they came for the ESI and […]| Drugmonkey
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a behemoth in biomedical science in the US. Mostly famous for funding the fanciest investigators with lots of cash without reference to any specific research project, they have strode the landscape like kings for decades. To be a HHMI investigator is, in some eyes, the pinnacle of scientific accomplishment […]| Drugmonkey
[Update: The Chronicle is reporting as of 2/10/2025 that F31-diversity applications have been re-instated to the study sections for review. If true, this is excellent news.] One of the primary NIH training fellowships is the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for graduate students, aka, the F31. It is requested with individual […]| Drugmonkey
I heard of resistance to the most tepid suggestion that perhaps those of us who have current resources (e.g., research grants unrelated to DEI) should be preparing to potentially soften the blow fo…| Drugmonkey
Europlanet and BIRA-IASB are organising a Wiki 2025 Edit-a-thon to promote diversity within the international planetary science community by highlighting the contributions of women and underrepresented groups on Wikipedia.| Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy