A very nice statement from EGU outlining the union's commitment to diversity and the actions and initiatives they've taken in support of equality, diversity and inclusion. It's a nice long list when you write it all out! www.egu.eu/news/1259/eg...

As DOE is ending PIER plan requirements for Promoting Inclusive & Equitable Research, it is a good day to share resources in the hope that our scientific community keeps working towards a more inclusive & equitable research environment: @advancegeo.bsky.social serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/i...

Our team was able to inform a new National Science and Technology Council report Guidelines for Federal Research Agencies to Reduce Sex-Based and Sexual Harassment Involving Award Personnel (released 1/6/25) via serving on a panel and through our published research www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...

“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪 #AcademicSky 👩🏽‍🔬

More on our ADVANCEing FieldSafety collaboration! #AGU24

Excited to share our most recent collaboration ADVANCEing FieldSafety on an accessible online training course on field safety with the FieldSafe team #AGU24

Learn about our train-the-trainers model for engaging leaders in the geosciences and other STEM fields advance interventions to transform workplace climate #AGU24

Join us for important conversations at #AGU24

Racial differences in community college faculty and staff capacity to foster a sense of belonging for diverse student populations and provide cultural adjustment support for intl and immigrant students reveal need for diversity in faculty, staff and leadership www.ccdaily.com/2024/11/supp...

There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.

Recognizing and uplifting the diverse voices of those who have contributed to conservation yet have been excluded from public recognition against a backdrop of legacies of imperialism and settler colonialism conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This approach has a well-known consequence: it's called the minority tax that faculty of color often face as we're called upon to address inequities in the larger system. I just want to make sure we don't keep adding to that tax. 4/4. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Hello everyone! We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some some of the programs we offer to support our members! Check it out! #BlackSky #BlackSTEM #WomeninSTEM #BlackWomen

Hi Bluesky! We are BWEEMS, Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Science. A non-profit dedicated to amplifying and supporting Black women in EEMS spaces! It's nice to be here! 🐟 🪴 🐊 www.bweems.org

Short articles by Early Career GeoLatinas in NREE #GeoLatinas #WomenInEarthSciences #LatinasInSTEM

Who will be at #AGU24 ? Raise your hand! Levanta la manito 🙋🏽‍♀️ I'm working on the GeoLatinas presentation with Danita, @caroll03.bsky.social , @luud.bsky.social , Dariana, @malenaoa.bsky.social , Gaby, & adding a slide about our connection space (Pods), come see us! #GeoLatinasAroundTheWorld

"Queer Black people have been integral to this field [conservation]" Beautiful piece on the past, present, and future contributions of queer Black conservationist Well done to my good friend Alex Moore and colleagues conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New study on graduate student mental health: "receiving overly harsh criticism or being scolded by a research mentor, and being held to unreasonable expectations were two of the most detrimental aspects of research affecting student mental health." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Students: Looking for an excellent field course in planetary geology and volcanology? Need field course credits in an accessible format? If yes to either or both, join us this summer for GeoSPACE, lead by myself and some fantastic colleagues!

"I think my least favorite thing in life is to be called “resilient,” because it means that people only see me through the lens of difficulty. They love the idea that I am resilient, but they don’t actually care about any of the things that made me resilient." www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Congratulations to ADVANCEGeo team member @malenaoa.bsky.social and others selected for the 2025 SciComm Identities Project Fellowship on the intersection of climate change and food-related issues, including food insecurity, agriculture, and aquaculture. scicommidentities.org/2024/11/18/m...

The differential treatment of URM women in a study of promotion and tenure decisions in US academia was mitigated when external reviewers highlighted candidates’ scholarship more in their review letters (Masters-Waage et al. 2024)

Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion & tenure decisions, with more negative votes, lower chance of receiving unanimous votes and harsher evaluation of scholarly productivity. URM women experience largest double standards. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thank you @eurogeosciences.bsky.social for joining us yesterday!

Faculty mentoring in academic institutions, a thread. As I advance in my academic career (read: as I keep getting more gray hair), I've come to appreciate, even more than before, the profound responsibility we (senior-ish faculty) have to support and nurture emerging talent, not diminish it.

“I think the most important aspect of the course is that people do it together as a team,” Dr. Schneider said. “Coming together as a team and working through those debrief sessions is going to really cement what they learned and we hope build team trust and community collaboration going forward.”

Learn more about ADVANCEing FieldSafety, an online course that provides researchers tools to promote safe and inclusive field environments, a collaboration between FieldSafe out of UC-Boulder’s CIRES and the ADVANCEGeo Partnership. news.ku.edu/news/article...

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"More, not fewer, task forces for the protection of Black collegians are needed on campuses at this time." by Shaun Harper www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but most marine biology research careers do not involve SCUBA diving- which means that, among other things, if you have a medical condition that means you can't SCUBA dive, you don't need to abandon your dream of becoming a marine biologist.

"In FY22 and FY23, NIH awarded 114 supplements to institutions across the United States. I have been delighted by the robust response to the previous NOSIs and expect a similar level of interest in this round of funding."

"Women coastal scientists face multiple barriers to getting into the field for research. [...] Even if women clear these barriers, the experience can be challenging." theconversation.com/fieldwork-ca...

Investigators will travel to Antarctica after claims of sexual assault at U.S. bases www.npr.org/2023/11/03/1...

Legacies of racial capitalism and scientific racism in #STEM 3 Ways America's Elite Universities Benefited From Slavery #History #HigherEd (article from 2017 but of course still relevant) time.com/5013728/slav...

Thank you Christie for letting me share my story & humanizing an important study (I don't think I published 15 things in 2019, despite what Google scholar says, but the rest is true) #bullying #academia #womeninSTEM www.science.org/content/arti...

4/ First, at every career age, we find that women are more likely to leave than men 👉 gender parity at hiring won’t persist. These empirical rates imply a hypothetical 50-50 cohort would fall to 40% women over 35 yrs — both hiring and retention are critical for achieving parity.

5/ Far from disappearing after tenure, gendered attrition is actually largest among tenured faculty, especially among full professors. Here, we’re showing odds ratios between women and men faculty, adjusting for career age, employer prestige, and PhD training.

9/ First, feeling “pushed out” increased with career age for everyone. But women (STEM & non-STEM) were more likely to feel pushed out & less likely to feel pulled towards better jobs, than men, at every career age – gender was the strongest predictor of feeling pushed vs pulled.

Thrilled to be watching one of my geo heroes Christopher Jackson right NOW on a @novapbs episode about ancient Earth history and the implications for our lives now! Loving the diversity of scientists featured in this episode too! See it online at youtu.be/FabQSRI7kHo?... #BlackSky

A thoughtful profile of Robin Witt, a trans woman who left her job at a NASA contractor working towards the first moon landing in fifty years to escape Florida's anti-trans laws.

Today we celebrate Geoscience for Everyone Day, fostering awareness and embracing the diverse community of geologists and geoscientists! #GeoscienceForEveryoneDay 🌍 🧪 Geosciences ⚒️ www.earthsciweek.org/focus-days

✉️ Some science 🧪 buddies and I have written an open letter to the UK government, strongly opposing their “kicking woke ideology out of science” sentiments, which stand to damage the UK’s scientific standing and ability to deliver for public good. Please read and consider signing ✍🏻 t.co/H7rNzb0wGh

We'll be at #GSA2023. Come check out 2 presentations in the Tuesday afternoon #Pardee session on Promoting Positive #MentalHealth in the #geosciences. We'll be talking about interventions to reduce the harm of hostile and exclusionary behaviors. 1/3

"Building a sense of community and collective responsibility towards each other" to transform the culture of #STEM #CUAHSI feature of our work by Dr. Becca Barnes former #ADVANCEGeo co-PI now #AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellow @waterbarnes.bsky.social us3.campaign-archive.com?u=aad7e9257f...

This summer we were excited to partner with #URGE and Geological Society of America #GSA to co-sponsor a conversation on Refining Anti-racist Conversations urgeoscience.org/module_1/

Read about our newest #NSF-funded collaboration with #FieldSafe Team at CU Boulder 19thnews.org/2023/10/scie...

We are delighted to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded a joint grant to AAG and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs toward promoting an ethos of care in research. Learn how to take part: bit.ly/3tuAVEQ #GeoSky #AcademicSky #SciSky #OpenScience #ResearchSky #Research