“Why should I stay in a system that is a brutal dictatorship?” Encieh Erfaniانسیه عرفانی told Nature. “I could not keep silent while blood is being shed in the streets.”
nature.com/articles/d4158…

She also ignores that the biggest beneficiary of diversity initiatives is white women. From affirmative action policies to faculty hiring. To complain that DEI is affecting them via spousal hires is so ridiculous.

Great Horned Owls have no chill to give.

I am so honored to be one of the CZI awardees. As someone stated earlier, there were a ton of highly qualified applicants. My hope is that other funding groups see this opportunity to support the amazing talent that is out there!

‘It’s a constant hum’: a planetary geologist calls out racism in academia
Martha Gilmore has faced not only accusations of theft and lying, but also quiet isolation and the pain of watching racism bear down on others.

nature.com/articles/d4158…

🚨 Happy but kinda sad to see this out; more here on my departure from Manchester, this time in a #BHM article for nature. I’m kinda breathless at the individual and institutional statements made here…but I know the truth and I have receipts…
nature.com/articles/d4158…

'You speak so well' is not a compliment it's racialized language stigma

Science should be by and for everyone. In partnership with National Academies, we’re excited to welcome 25 Science Diversity Leadership grantees who are diversifying biomedicine through research + mentorship 🙌🏽🙌🏿🙌🏾

These cheeks require feed/pump every 2-3hrs.

4 hr mtg tomorrow, no nursing room in the building. 10 min walk to nearest spot. I either accept missing content or endure a couple hours of pain.

America, please, I’m begging, reconsider maternity leave policies.

Academic Mom, PhD

Step out of your comfort zone. Becoming a trailblazer requires this.

As today is #InternationalPronounsDay the trans question du jour is a linguistic one: the classic, “I’m not transphobic but they/them is plural” or “you can’t just demand someone calls you something they didn’t guess 1st time”.
Here’s a thread 🧵

My journey has been nothing but easy, and many times I considered dropping out and getting a MS, but y’all, I persevered and did the damn thing 🥲💪🏾 Black In Neuro 🧠 Academic Chatter™ #AcademicChatter #PhDone

It's #InternationalPronounsDay so there will probably be Even More transphobia on Twitter than usual as a response 🙃

My pronouns are they/them. If you're cis, perhaps share your pronouns too as a reminder that #EveryoneHasPronouns

Everyone here talks about procrastination and burnout.

But no one tells you how to actually do it.

Here's the 9-step process I used to waste 80% of my day, all while feeling anxious, unfocused, and frustrated (and how you can too): 🧵/1

The first Indigenous woman surgeon in Canada is battling for health justice
Nadine Caron was appalled to hear racist views about Indigenous health from a project adviser. So she’s fighting to change perceptions.

nature.com/articles/d4158…

I don't care how smart you are, I care about how you treat those around you.

To borrow words from Beyonce's song 'COZY': **THIS IS A REMINDER**. Mentee and mentor applications for the 2022-2023 BlackinCancer #BiCconf22 Mentorship Program close on Sunday 16th October 2022. Apply here: blackincancer.com/mentorship #studentlife #undergraduate #BiCMP #BiCconf22

🚨New resource from ADVANCE🚨

10 Strategies for Retaining Faculty of Color
written by Isis Settles, Dr. Jennifer Linderman, Dr. Rivas-Drake, and Jamie Saville.

advance.umich.edu/wp-content/upl…