Access to high-speed internet has become crucial to staying connected—to jobs, medical care, social services, and many other parts of life. A new paper by Ashley Cate, Steven Moen, and IDS Affiliate Kaiping Chen suggests …
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Angela Byars-Winston named to In Business Magazine’s Power 100 List
IDS Chair Dr. Angela Byars-Winston was recently named to In Business Magazine’s Power 100 list. The list is made up of executive leaders from around the Madison, Wisconsin area who lead in business, government, and …
Byars-Winston, Isadore, Jackson, and Meuris present at 2024 Diversity Forum
Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community? On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW-Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated …
Study Group on the Black Community Experience Co-Chaired by Byars-Winston Releases Final Report
UW Communications: Last year, after a video of a student making racist comments surfaced online, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin tasked a campus ad hoc group with studying the Black experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison …
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 …
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 …
UW Communications: New study from Lauren Schmitz finds that childhood deprivation leads to faster aging later in life
November 21, 2023, by Tommy Jaime By using advanced epigenetic aging techniques and new data from older adults, a team of researchers found that being deprived of a nurturing childhood environment is associated with accelerated …
Byars-Winston presents at inaugural House briefing for the Graduate Research and Development Caucus
On October 19th, IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston presented to Congressional staffers at a briefing for the Graduate Research and Development Caucus. Byars-Winston was among several presenters including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and several …
Lori Lopez to give Wisconsin Idea Lecture on “Studying Asian Americans and Media in Wisconsin”
IDS Affiliate Lori Lopez of the Communication Arts and Asian American Studies Departments will give a lecture on “Studying Asian Americans and Media in Wisconsin” for the Wisconsin Idea Lecture Series on Tuesday, October 17 …