Culturally Responsive Mentoring Laurie Smith, Mark Lubkowitz, John Fowler, Tessa Durham Brooks, Sylvia M. de Sousa, Marna Yandeau-Nelson The Maize Genetics Cooperation capstone project focused on the topic of “culturally responsive mentoring”. We chose this topic with the goal of promoting continued involvement of marginalized scientists in maize genetics via Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has partnered with Movement Consulting to educate those with decision-making power within each organization about the complex issues that affect individuals’ sense of belonging and desire and ability to persist in plant science. This year-long training program culminated in organization-specific pilot programs (Capstone Projects) that Read more…
On April 14, 2023, ROOT & SHOOT exhibited at MANRRS37, the national conference organized by the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences, in Atlanta, Georgia. Staffing the booth were Crispin Taylor, ASPB CEO and ROOT & SHOOT co-PI; Andrea Gomez, MSc Student in Plant Pathology and NC State Read more…
Curious about plant science? Interested in learning more about our organizations? What to get involved? American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) – @ASPB A membership to ASPB has many benefits, from early registration to Plantae webinars to opportunities to serve on committees to member-only awards and funding opportunities Assistant Features Read more…
Congratulations to our 2023 MANRRS/SACNAS Travel Award recipients! Maize Genetics Meeting: March 16 – 19, 2023 || St Louis Missouri Comfort Bonney Arku & Madelaine Bartlett Terice Kelly & Madeline Bartlett IS-MPMI Congress: July 16 – 20, 2023 || Providence, Rhode Island Victoria Vera & Karen Serrano Susana I. Ferrer Read more…
The overarching goal of the NSF RCN project is to change the culture of plant sciences so that barriers to inclusion and a sense of belonging are identified and eliminated. One of our strategies is to build alliances with organizations that support early career scientists with marginalized identities, e.g., SACNAS Read more…
Thank you to all who applied, the application period is now closed. We received 42 excellent applications and sadly only have ten to award. We will be in contact with all applicants soon to let them know the status of their application. The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Read more…
R&S RCN Blog Post: Reflections on NDiSTEM By Imeña Valdes I was invited by Root & Shoot RCN to attend the National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) organized by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) that was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico during Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has a limited number of travel awards to support attendance at conferences hosted by the RCN members. We will share more information about the RCN travel awards soon. In the meantime, have a look at some of the opportunities that lie ahead. Note that some Read more…
Inclusive Conferences Working Group Background The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has formed a Working Group to generate an RCN-wide system that develops and implements practices and policies that promote a safe and inclusive conference environment. Acknowledging a history of inequitable practices at such gatherings, the Working Group’s effort will intentionally Read more…