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…
Background Good mentoring is one of the key determinants of persistence in science. Mentoring that is culturally responsive fosters inclusivity, respect, and understanding in the mentor-mentee relationship. By acknowledging and appreciating the cultural backgrounds and experiences of their mentees, mentors can provide more effective support. This leads to a more Read more…
The overarching goal of the NSF RCN project is to change the culture of plant sciences so that barriers that preclude 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., Read more…
One of the goals of the NSF-funded ROOT & SHOOT RCN (research coordination network) project is to work towards a culture where all are included, welcomed, and safe in our professional spaces, including conferences. Over the past two years, through the efforts of the Inclusive Conference Working Group, the RCN Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has funds to support two student/early career scientists to attend MANRRS’ 38th Annual Conference and Career Expo March 20-24, 2024 in Chicago, IL. We ask that these volunteers spend time staffing the ROOT & SHOOT booth, answering questions about the RCN, the affiliated professional societies, Read more…