About the Event February 23 | 5pm | Zoom The BioSci’s Office of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion presents a screening and discussion of the thought-provoking film, “White Like Me.” This film explores how whiteness and white privilege play a role in race and racism in the United States. Black history is American history. Unlearning racism...
About the SpeakerJennifer King, PhD Practicioner-Researcher Hope Center for Community, College and JusticeDr. Jennifer King is a Practitioner-Researcher at the Hope Center for Community, College, and Justice. In her work, she supports the empowerment of colleges and universities seeking to advance their basic needs resources and programming for student success. Prior to joining the Hope...
The Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and UC Irvine Education Research Initiative invite you to a research seminar: Entering Research: Evidence-Based Resources to Advance STEMM Research Training Thursday, March 10, 2022 1:00 - 2:00 pm Abstract: Learning to do STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine) research is complicated and knowing what one must do...
Careers in Industry Q & A Panel Hosted by the Association for Women in Science Tuesday, March 29th | 12:15 - 1:15pmEver wondered what a career in industry would be like for a graduate student? RSVP below to attend.RSVP Now
Creating Pathways of Kindness and Inclusion in STEM Education An ongoing tension exists between breaking apart and coming together that happens at every level of the biosphere, including among people. STEM education has historically focused on providing knowledge to integrate people into an academic community. Data shows that not all people became equally integrated into...
The Promise of Inclusive Teaching Inclusive teaching practices require a pedagogical approach predicated on relationship-building and the centering of humanism in teaching. In this talk we will identify the opportunities presented by that approach to design a classroom, agnostic of discipline, that prepares students for full participation in our shared democracy. Bryan Dewsbury is an...
June 1 | 3pm – 5pm Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 Instructors as Meaning-Makers: Growth Mindset Messages that Support Stigmatized Students In this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Canning, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Washington State University, will discuss her recent research on cultivating growth mindset cultures in the classroom—the idea that anyone can develop their...
Safe Zone: Practice of Allyship is a series of three workshops for any of the UC Irvine community to join. Help create practice of allyship for the LGBTQ+ Community and gather all educational material and resources offered throughout this workshop series. The workshop taking place on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 focuses on the "isms" and...
Many of us have heard the term ‘trauma-informed,’ but do we know what it means or how to integrate it into our work? Do we know how to use trauma-informed practice to respond in an appropriate and sensitive manner to students or colleagues who disclose their experiences with harm or trauma to us? This session...
