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 …
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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 …
Brauer on “The Latest Research Around Creating Inclusive Environments”
On October 24th, Badger Talks hosted IDS Executive Director Markus Brauer for an online public talk on “The Latest Research Around Creating Inclusive Environments.” Click below to watch the recording.
Byars-Winston co-chairing Ad-Hoc Study Group on the Black Community Experience on the UW–Madison Campus
Institute for Diversity Science Chair Angela Byars-Winston, along with Rev. Alex Gee, will co-chair a study group at UW-Madison to develop recommendations to improve the experiences of Black students, faculty, and staff on the campus. …
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, …