ROOT & SHOOT Travel Awards We’re happy to share that we received a significant number of applications for the 2026 conference season! Student and mentor pairs, at least one of whom must be a member of SACNAS, AISES, or MANRRS, will receive a $3000 award ($4000 for international conferences) to Read more…
By Marge Poma Alarcon This past October, I had the privilege of attending the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference in Columbus, Ohio, organized by the Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native American Scientists (SACNAS), where I helped table for the exhibition booth representing the NSF-funded ROOT & Read more…
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…
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…
Webinar: What Grows in the Margins: Plants, People, and the Politics of Care Join us July 3 (10am PDT, 1pm EDT) for a free webinar featuring Dr. Guadalupe Maldonado Andrade, Dr. Guadalupe Maldonado Andrade is a faculty member in the Plant Science Department and the Office of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies Read more…
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…
Molly Edwards is a plant biologist turned professional science communicator who goes by Science IRL on the internet. In 2022 she received her PhD from Harvard University, where her dissertation research in the Kramer Lab focused on the weird and wonderful 3D petals of columbine flowers. Upon graduating, she founded Read more…
I just returned from an energizing meeting of Plant Biology Educators (#PlantSciEd) and want to share some resources that I learned about to promote a more inclusive curriculum, classroom, and community. Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ individuals in academic biology, by Cooper et al. (2020) Read more…
Mark your calendars! The application period for ROOT & SHOOT travel awards to attend 2025 plant meetings will open in September 2024. The program will launch with a panel discussion featuring some of the 2024 travel awardees who will talk about their experiences and answer your questions about the program. Read more…
One of the goals of the NSF-funded ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network (RCN) 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…