University of Wisconsin–Madison
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 that providing information to parents that counters prior beliefs can increase the likelihood that they will send their children to …
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, Douglas, and Marji are all graduate students here at the UW. They talked with our Institute Chair and podcast host …
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, ethnicity, and economic status—and health disparities that include disability and neurodiversity. In this webinar, held on April 4, 2024, we …
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 and strategies that individuals in academia can use to improve racial equity in their communities and academic groups. The presentation …
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 role African American churches play in promoting health and healthcare coverage for their communities. The panel was part of an …