Last week, the Institute for Diversity Science hosted many of its affiliates for a “Scientific Speed Dating” networking event at the Memorial Union. Affiliates from a wide range of disciplines, departments, and schools at UW-Madison …
Year: 2023
Diversity Science Podcast: Morgan Jerald on Stereotypes and Their Consequences for Black Women’s Well-being
In this episode, Morgan Jerald talks with Angela Byars-Winston about stereotypes and how they can impact Black women’s well-being. Dr. Jerald discusses a few of the main categories of stereotypes that others may hold about …
Diversity Science Podcast: Pilot Episode
Welcome to the Institute for Diversity Science Podcast! This is our pilot episode and you’ll hear from Institute Chair Angela Byars-Winston and Executive Director Markus Brauer about what diversity science is, what comes next for …
Ifatunji awarded NIH Diversity Supplement grant to study health and mortality disparities of native- and foreign-born Blacks in the United States
IDS affiliate Mosi Ifatunji was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Supplement grant to study disparities in the health and mortality of native- and foreign-born Blacks in the United States. Ifatunji, …
SMPH Quarterly: Angela Byars-Winston’s Work Bolsters Underrepresented Groups’ Participation in STEMM Fields
July 19, 2023, By Kendi Neff-Parvin A professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, chair of the UW–Madison Institute for Diversity Science, and a …
IDS 2023 Seed Grant Program
The Institute for Diversity Science will distribute a variety of seed grants as part of its 2023 Seed Grant Program: up to $35k for standard (new) projects, up to $70k for advanced projects, and up …
Webinar: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination: Do You Need Both for Effective Pro-Diversity Work?
This webinar was held on June 14, 2023 and featured Tiffany Brannon, Kimberly Rios, and Angela Russell on approaches to inclusion and non-discrimination and how they can be employed for effective pro-diversity work. …
BEAM Program, co-led by Byars-Winston, helps build equitable mentorship opportunities for underrepresented medical students
A recent article in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Quarterly profiles the BEAM (Building Equitable Access to Mentorship Program, co-led by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston. The program, which is in its fourth …
CDC report finds worse outcomes and persistent disparities in maternal mortality during pandemic
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released in March 2023 found a large and statistically significant increase in U.S. maternal mortality in 2021. The rate for non-Hispanic Black women was …
Study suggests that implicit-bias focused diversity training for police unlikely to change behavior
In a study published in 2023 in Psychological Science, Calvin Lai and Jaclyn Lisnek evaluated a diversity training program with nearly 3,800 participating officers in 251 trainings. The one-day program was conducted by a well-regarded …