LGBTQ+ job seekers want action, not symbols

LGBTQ+ job seekers are looking for signs of authentic support from companies and organizations, a study finds.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Sept. 28, 2023 ~5 min

Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth − but it's not only because of how warm and wet they are

A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.

Dave Roberts, Professor Emeritus of Ecology, Montana State University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 ~8 min


Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Sept. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.

Sarah Eddy, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 ~11 min

Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams

Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer and feminist scholar explains.

Lorraine Dowler, Professor of Geography and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 ~7 min

A new way to evaluate the impact of medical research

Evaluating articles and journals using a new “diversity index” could promote a wider range of perspectives and better global health outcomes, researchers say.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Aug. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Can campus diversity counter the myth of meritocracy?

"Adolescents who grow up encapsulated in privilege develop a naïve understanding of American meritocracy."

Boston University • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~7 min

Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work, Cambridge historian argues

Employment levels for people with learning disabilities in the UK are 5 to 10 times lower than they were a hundred years ago. And the experiences of workers

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 21, 2023 ~10 min


Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field

The trailer for ‘Oppenheimer’ fails to include female physicists, which is indicative of a broader media trend that, if reversed, could lead to greater gender diversity in science.

Chandralekha Singh, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
July 12, 2023 ~8 min

Some homeowners pick higher flood risk over diverse neighborhood

Homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to risk another flood rather than move to a more diverse neighborhood on safer ground.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
June 22, 2023 ~4 min

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