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Where Are All the Women? Preventing Gender Harassment in Science

12.20.18 Hannah A. Valantine

The #MeToo movement has brought heightened scrutiny to interpersonal interactions in all walks of life – making us think carefully about what it means to be sexually harassed or to be a harasser. This global wave of recognition has not escaped the world of science.

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Because You Asked: More Information About the NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Toolkit

09.18.18 Hannah A. Valantine
Recently, on July 30, 2018, my office partnered with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to host a webinar aimed at promoting NIH’s evidenced-based strategies to promote inclusive excellence through the use of the NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity (SWD) Toolkit.
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Re-Thinking First Impressions

04.19.17 Hannah A. Valantine

In my role as NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, every week I encounter hundreds of individuals and groups in the massive enterprise that is biomedical research.

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Cows, Wall Street and Science

04.30.16 Hannah A. Valantine

NIH’s mission is turning discovery into health. That discovery gets done by people—creative scientists of all types all across the nation.

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