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 …
Year: 2024
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Diversity Science Podcast: Aziza Jones on Marketing Toward Desegregation of Schools
In this podcast episode, Professor Aziza Jones of the Wisconsin School of Business talks about a paper she co-authored with Broderick Turner and Kalinda Ukanwa about how marketing interventions can be used to decrease school segregation. Their research shows …
Diversity Science Podcast: Antiracism Resources and Actions in Academia
For this episode of the podcast, we hear from Kendall Holley, Ben Douglas, and Michelle Marji about work they have been doing to build resources and communities around antiracism here at UW-Madison and beyond. Holley, …
Webinar: Equity Issues around Disability and Aging
Description: Adults enter their later years with a wide range of different care needs, challenges, and resources available to them. In the U.S. aging population, there is evidence of significant overlaps between social disparities—including race, …
Panel on Antiracist Resources and Actions in Academia at SPSP Conference
The Institute for Diversity Science sponsored a workshop on Antiracist Resources and Actions in Academia that took place on February 9th at the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. The session offered tools …
Byars-Winston participates in MLK Day panel on disparities on health care
On January 12, IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston participated in a panel with Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen, and Mr. Confidence Kpegeol about the difficulties still faced by African Americans in health care today and the important …