The RCN will continually communicate with our communities about our work, our successes, and our ongoing challenges. We will be posting monthly on our activities and encourage your feedback!
July 2025
June 2025
- Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT booth at NDiSTEM (SACNAS)
- Webinar July 3 (10am PDT, 1pm EDT) Plants, People, and the Politics of Care
- Forever PRIDE: Not going back
- Volunteers wanted for beta test of ROOT & SHOOT “See Me” mentoring program
May 2025
April 2025
- UNESCO Actions Groups for Women in Science – invitation to participate in discussions
- 2025 Bystander Intervention Training Workshops
- Workshop – Planting the Seeds of Change: Communicating Science with Purpose
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024
October 2024
- ROOT & SHOOT professional development session at SACNAS 2024
- Exhibiting at the 2024 AISES National Conference in San Antonio, Texas
September 2024
- 2025 ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards — now open!
- 2025 ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards Q&A
- Listening session: Community-developed accountability process (October 11)
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
- Volunteer to organize a symposia series on Cultivating a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in Plant Science — applications close Aug. 16
- Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT booth at the AISES Conference — applications close Aug. 9
- Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT booth at the NDiSTEM (SACNAS) Conference — applications close Aug. 23
May 2024
April 2024
- May 2024 Bystander Intervention Training Workshops
- Community Listening Sessions: April and May 2024
- MANRRS 38 Conference Experience – by Mohit Mahey
- Portrait of Doctora Nicole Cabrera Salazar, CEO of Movement Consulting
- Experience at the 2024 MANRRS Annual Conference – by Carolina Ballén-Taborda
March 2024
- Inclusive people management skills for research mentors
- Opportunity from Corteva: Grow Your Future Day
February 2024
- Creating a culture of support in plant sciences
- Mentoring Working Group Update
- Community Listening Session: February 2024
January 2024
- Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT booth at MANRRS38
- Free Bystander Intervention Training – February & May 2024
- Announcing the 2024 SACNAS/MANRRS Travel Award Recipients
2023 Blog Posts
December 2023
- Summer undergraduate research programs with plants – apply now!
- Movement x ROOT & SHOOT – Year 1 Report
November 2023
October 2023
- Exhibiting at SACNAS NDiSTEM 2023 in Portland, Oregon
- Reflections on the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference – by Roshni Panwala
- Blog Post on NDiSTEM – by Janet Mansaray
September 2023
- ROOT & SHOOT SACNAS/MANRRS 2024 Travel Award Application Open
- ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards — Informational Session
August 2023
July 2023
- Developing a System of Accountability at Plant Conferences
- Useful References for Talking to Scientists About Systemic Barriers
- How Can Social Media Contribute to a More Inclusive Scientific Community?
June 2023
May 2023
- Register now for the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project (free, online course)
- Capstone Projects
- ASPB – Cultivating Inclusive Leadership in Professional Societies
- IS-MPMI – Revising IS-MPMI Election Bylaws
- BSA – Developing a transparent application and award system for publication fee waivers
- ASPT – Society Awards and Social Events in the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT)
- NAASC – Diversify & Expand Governance & Community Support
- BSA – Report on BSA Election Processes, Outcomes, and Recommendations for Reform
- MGC – Culturally Responsive Mentoring
- Q&A with Dr. Joanna Friesner
April 2023
- Exhibiting at the MANRRS37 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
- Inclusive STEM Teaching Course opportunity
March 2023
February 2023
- Announcing the 2023 MANRRS/SACNAS Travel Award Recipients
- How we selected the ROOT & SHOOT travel awardees
2022 Blog Posts
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
- ROOT & SHOOT at the National Diversity in STEM Conference 2022
- Reflections on NDiSTEM – by Imeña Valdes
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022