This webinar was held on June 14, 2023 and featured Tiffany Brannon, Kimberly Rios, and Angela Russell on approaches to inclusion and non-discrimination and how they can be employed for effective pro-diversity work. …
BEAM Program, co-led by Byars-Winston, helps build equitable mentorship opportunities for underrepresented medical students
A recent article in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Quarterly profiles the BEAM (Building Equitable Access to Mentorship Program, co-led by IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston. The program, which is in its fourth …
CDC report finds worse outcomes and persistent disparities in maternal mortality during pandemic
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released in March 2023 found a large and statistically significant increase in U.S. maternal mortality in 2021. The rate for non-Hispanic Black women was …
Study suggests that implicit-bias focused diversity training for police unlikely to change behavior
In a study published in 2023 in Psychological Science, Calvin Lai and Jaclyn Lisnek evaluated a diversity training program with nearly 3,800 participating officers in 251 trainings. The one-day program was conducted by a well-regarded …
Brauer recognized for contributions to diversity and inclusion
Institute for Diversity Science Executive Director Markus Brauer accepted the Jenessa Shapiro Award for contributions to diversity and inclusion on February 23 at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual convention.
New Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report earlier this month outlining strategies to build antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion into STEMM fields and systems. The report finds that despite considerable …
UW Communications: New UW institute to study evidence-based solutions to diversity-related challenges
February 16, 2023 By Chris Barncard The University of Wisconsin–Madison has launched the Institute for Diversity Science as a hub for the many researchers on campus studying causes and consequences of discrimination and evaluating solutions that may …