University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: July 2024

Stav Atir on How Gender Influences the Way We Refer to Kamala Harris and Women Professionals

In the days since Vice President Kamala Harris has become the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, part of the discussion around her candidacy has focused on what she will be called. Her campaign has embraced the informality of going by her first name, Kamala, and even switched their X (formerly Twitter) account to “Kamala HQ.” IDS …

Diversity Science Podcast: Jo Handelsman on How We Can Better Mentor Students in STEM

In this episode, Dr. Jo Handelsman talks with Angela Byars-Winston about how her work as a molecular biologist can offer insights into issues of human diversity and how we can do a better job mentoring minoritized students in STEM disciplines. Handelsman is the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …

Webinar: Bias and Equity in AI

Description: In this webinar, held on August 21, 2024, we heard from Kalinda Ukanwa, Corey Jackson, and Shamya Karumbaiah about how rapid growth in the use of AI intersects with issues relevant to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recording: Presenters:         Kalinda Ukanwa is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine …

WORT: Mariel Barnes discusses connections between firearms and domestic violence

June 27, 2024, on A Public Affair IDS Affiliate Mariel Barnes is a founding faculty member of UW–Madison’s Sexual Violence Research Initiative. She joined WORT’s Allen Ruff to talk about the recent Supreme Court United States v. Rahimi that looked at firearm access for domestic abusers subject to protective orders. Barnes also discussed statistics of …

Karumbaiah named Morgridge Fellow

IDS Affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah is one of 15 UW-Madison faculty and campus members who was recently named a 2024-2025 Morgridge Fellow by the Morgridge Institute for Public Service.  The fellows were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support Community-Engaged Scholarship. Karumbaiah is an assistant …