Research Guides: Biological Sciences: Bias and Racism in the Sciences

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Dr. Stacey Lawrence Believes It Is Past Time to Talk About Racism in STEM
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member Spotlight, 07.28.2020
Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs
Ahmad AS, Sabat I, Trump-Steele R and King E (2019) Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs. Front. Psychol. 10:1305. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01305
Grieving and frustrated: Black scientists call out racism in the wake of police killings
Nature 582, 155-156 (2020),
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01705-x
How to Fight STEM's Unconscious Bias against LGBTQ People
Scientific American’s former blog network, 07.05.2019
Protect transgender scientists
Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong et al. ,Protect transgender scientists.Science388,1283-1284(2025).DOI:10.1126/science.ady0962
Proud to be different in STEM
Nelson, B. (2019, November). Proud to be different in STEM: LGBTQ+ scientists and engineers are coming out and becoming visible to support the next generation. Science News Explores.
Racism in Science: We need to act now
Michael B Eisen (2020) Racism in Science: We need to act now eLife 9:e59636.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59636
Racism in science is real. Universities must champion change
Science Advisor
Tackling issues of diversity and inclusion in science, with a fact-based approach
Vanderbilt University
‘Now I know I’m not alone.’ Study highlights challenges LGBTQ workers in STEM face
Science Advisor

Strategies for Addressing Bias in the Sciences

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