Research shows that diverse teams foster more innovative solutions, and those from underrepresented groups often engage in interdisciplinary and applied work—crucial for tackling the complex problems facing society today.

Yet efforts to diversify and address historical biases in the scientific community have become a political target which can have critical consequences for innovative scientific research and its applications to protect the lives and future of our society.

Join our upcoming webinar to discuss strategies scientists can use to navigate this challenging political and academic climate. We will explore ways to continue dismantling barriers and increasing opportunities for all. Panelists will discuss how to effectively respond and move forward.

Moderator:
Elizabeth R. Cole, Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Psychology; and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan

Panelists:
C. Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University

Sean Johnson, Assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan

Karen G. Martínez, Associate professor and chair of the department of psychiatry; director at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Fear and Anxiety at the University of Puerto Rico