Have you ever wondered if there is a more productive way to handle harm and conflict in a work environment or professional setting? Have you heard of transformative justice but not known how to apply it? Would you like to contribute to building a responsive, healing way to hold people Read more…
The NSF-funded ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network (RCN) brings together six plant science organizations and partners to leverage the influence of professional societies to effect cultural change in plant science. The RCN seeks to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the plant sciences and to remove barriers for individuals Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has funds to support two student/early career scientists to attend SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2024 in Phoenix, AZ. We ask that these volunteers spend time staffing the ROOT & SHOOT booth, answering questions about the RCN, the Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has funds to support two student/early career scientists to attend the 2024 AISES National Conference Oct. 3-5, 2024 in San Antonio, TX. We ask that these volunteers spend time staffing the ROOT & SHOOT booth, answering questions about the RCN, the affiliated professional societies, and sharing opportunities to get Read more…
By Carolina Ballén-Taborda. I was honored to volunteer at the ROOT & SHOOT exhibit booth at the 2024 MANRRS Annual Conference. The opportunity arose when I received an email from ASPB seeking volunteers to assist at the booth, and I decided to apply. I thought it could be an excellent Read more…
When ROOT & SHOOT wanted to develop an immersive, meaningful equity training for a group of professional society leaders, we decided to work with Movement Consulting, an organization led by Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar. Their philosophy states: “At Movement, we believe in making organizations better now – not by checking Read more…
Corteva Agriscience invites undergraduate and graduate students, professors, department leaders, and career services staff to join us for Grow Your Future Day on April 17, 2024, from 9 am to 4 pm at our Johnston, IA campus. Corteva is a global agriculture company focused on developing advanced agricultural technologies to solve the biggest challenges in modern farming and Read more…
I recently attended a fantastic webinar, organized by RISE-UPP (Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral Pathways) and featuring Naledi Saul, Director of the UCSF Office of Career and Professional Development. I highly recommend watching this webinar, it is one of the best I have seen. You can jump straight to the Read more…
Effective interpersonal interactions are crucial to all scientific enterprises. Yet most scientists, especially those in academia, have had little training in how to manage the nuanced and complex human dynamics that they must face in their professional lives. Recognizing and acknowledging differences, and practicing seeing others as complex humans and Read more…
Have you ever wondered if there is a more productive way to handle harm and conflict in a work environment or professional setting? Have you heard of transformative justice but not known how to apply it? Would you like to contribute to building a responsive, healing way to hold people Read more…