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ROOT & SHOOT professional development session at SACNAS 2024

Attending SACNAS 2024? ROOT & SHOOT is organizing a session on Navigating Your Way to Careers in Plant Biotechnology Companies. This highly interactive session comprises an introduction of panelists: Maureen Onyeziri, PhD — Talent Development Lead at Corteva Agriscience April Agee Carroll, PhD — Pipeline Analytics and Digital Strategy Lead Read more…

By admin, 8 months ago
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Listening Session: Community-developed accountability process (October 11)

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…

By admin, 9 monthsSeptember 27, 2024 ago
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2025 ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards Q&A

Member of AISES, SACNAS, or MANRRS? Curious about plant science? Apply for a ROOT & SHOOT Travel Award! Receive up to $3,000 to attend a plant science conference in 2025. We’ll be holding an informational session about these awards on Monday, October 21 from 3-4pm EDT. Join us to learn Read more…

By admin, 9 monthsSeptember 25, 2024 ago
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2025 ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards — now open!

The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to transform plant science to become more equitable and inclusive. Part of this mission involves building strong connections with organizations that support people of marginalized identities, particularly members of SACNAS, MANRRS, and AISES. To this end, Read more…

By admin, 10 monthsAugust 15, 2024 ago
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Mentoring Working Group — August 2024 Update

Mentoring Working Group Update – August 2024 Meeting and Working Group Structure Small groups were tasked with meeting on their own time prior to the large-group meeting. The whole Mentoring Working Group meets once a month. The agenda for the large-group meeting is set by the Working Group Facilitators. Prior Read more…

By admin, 11 monthsAugust 12, 2024 ago
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Listening Session: Community-developed accountability process

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…

By admin, 12 monthsJuly 9, 2024 ago
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Volunteer to organize a symposia series on Cultivating a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in Plant Science

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…

By admin, 1 yearJune 5, 2024 ago
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Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT Booth at the SACNAS 2024 Annual Conference

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…

By admin, 1 yearJune 3, 2024 ago
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Seeking volunteers to staff the ROOT & SHOOT Booth at the AISES 2024 Annual Conference

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 admin, 1 yearJune 3, 2024 ago
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Experience at the 2024 MANRRS Annual Conference

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…

By admin, 1 yearApril 17, 2024 ago

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no DBI-2134321. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.