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ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awardees at the Plant Biology Meeting in Ottawa
A group of ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awardees joined the Recognition Travel Awardees at the Welcome Breakfast at the Plant Biology Conference in Ottawa.
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Building a diverse and inclusive plant science community
Recently, ROOT & SHOOT participated in a workshop held at the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR). The focus of the workshop was “Building a Diverse and Inclusive Community through Effective Teaching and Mentoring.” The workshop organizers arranged for an artist to create a graphical overview of the workshop, which Read more…
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2026 ROOT & SHOOT travel awards now open!
The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to strengthen plant science to become more welcoming to all. Part of this mission involves building strong connections with members of SACNAS, MANRRS, and AISES. To this end, this project has funds to support Read more…
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Highlights of Year Four
We initiated this project October 1, 2021, so we are wrapping up our fourth year of activities. One of the most meaningful aspects of this Research Coordinating Networks has been to increase communication and collaboration across the professional society plant science space. Working together has allowed us to identify and Read more…
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Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations
ROOT & SHOOT is delighted to share that the first publication from this Research Coordination Network is now online at https://elifesciences.org/articles/106877. This article is the culmination of more than three years effort from the Inclusive Conferences Working Group, a large group of people who are members of several professional plant Read more…
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Seeking interest in Cultivating Connection Training Series
Whatever your career stage, you will undoubtedly have experienced situations where conflicts or disagreements arise in the workspace. The ROOT & SHOOT RCN is partnering with Dra. Laura Minero, a licensed clinical psychologist, to offer an online training course that is designed to help plant biologists communicate more effectively. This course will help Read more…
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Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT booth at the NDiSTEM (SACNAS) Conference — applications close July 11
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has funds to support two student/early career scientists to attend SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. We ask that these volunteers spend time staffing the ROOT & SHOOT booth, answering questions about the RCN, the affiliated professional societies, and sharing Read more…
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Forever PRIDE: Not going back
June is Pride month, which brings me both joy and sadness. This June these feelings are stronger than ever because of the shameful government attacks on the trans community. I’m sharing my story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect Read more…
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Volunteers Sought for Beta Test of ROOT & SHOOT “SI-MI” Mentoring Program
The ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network (RCN) has been developing a free online training to help plant scientists be more effective mentors, emphasizing how social identity impacts the mentoring relationship. The SI-MI Mentoring (Social Identity Matters In Mentoring) training has been developed by a cross-Society group of plant scientists Read more…
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Make a video that roots for science! With Molly Edwards, PhD
We recently hosted a workshop led by Dr. Molly Edwards, founder of Science IRL Productions LLC, who shared her tips for making short, impactful videos that stand up for science. Molly gave a 20 minute introduction to video creation, which you watch in the video below. She started with a Read more…