Culturally Responsive Mentoring Laurie Smith, Mark Lubkowitz, John Fowler, Tessa Durham Brooks, Sylvia M. de Sousa, Marna Yandeau-Nelson The Maize Genetics Cooperation capstone project focused on the topic of “culturally responsive mentoring”. We chose this topic with the goal of Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has partnered with Movement Consulting to educate those with decision-making power within each organization about the complex issues that affect individuals’ sense of belonging and desire and ability to persist in plant science. This year-long Read more…
Fantastic opportunity to learn about inclusive STEM teaching through the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project https://www.inclusivestemteaching.org/. This is an NSF-funded course that is available for free for anyone who wants to participate. The free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will be Read more…
On April 14, 2023, ROOT & SHOOT exhibited at MANRRS37, the national conference organized by the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences, in Atlanta, Georgia. Staffing the booth were Crispin Taylor, ASPB CEO and ROOT & SHOOT co-PI; Read more…
Curious about plant science? Interested in learning more about our organizations? What to get involved? American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) – @ASPB A membership to ASPB has many benefits, from early registration to Plantae webinars to opportunities to serve Read more…
Mark your calendars! The application period for ROOT & SHOOT travel awards to attend 2024 plant meetings will open in September 2023. The program will launch with a panel discussion featuring some of the 2023 travel awardees who will talk Read more…
Studying plants opens the door to a huge range of career possibilities. We’ve highlighted a few plant scientists here, and provide links below to many more people whose work might inspire you. Dr. Patricio Muñoz, Associate Professor, Blueberry Breeding and Read more…
Congratulations to our 2023 MANRRS/SACNAS Travel Award recipients! Maize Genetics Meeting: March 16 – 19, 2023 || St Louis Missouri Comfort Bonney Arku & Madelaine Bartlett Terice Kelly & Madeline Bartlett IS-MPMI Congress: July 16 – 20, 2023 || Providence, Read more…
The overarching goal of the NSF RCN project is to change the culture of plant sciences so that barriers to inclusion and a sense of belonging are identified and eliminated. One of our strategies is to build alliances with organizations Read more…
Thank you to all who applied, the application period is now closed. We received 42 excellent applications and sadly only have ten to award. We will be in contact with all applicants soon to let them know the status of Read more…
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