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December 30, 2022
It is my pleasure to start 2023 by reporting on the Disabilities Subgroup Report of the Advisory Committee to the Director’s (ACD) Working Group on Diversity (WGD) that was first presented at the ACD meeting on December 9, 2022.
The COSWD team, on behalf of the ACD WGD, convened a panel of…
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December 15, 2022
As you may know, prior to becoming the COSWD, I was deputy director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH. I recently discussed strategies to enhance scientific workforce diversity in the aging-focused research workforce in a guest editorial coauthored for the November issue of the…
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November 22, 2022
It is a pleasure to announce the reissue of the COWSD-led Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) NOT-OD-23-002: Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship.
This NOSI recognizes the crucial role of effective mentorship…
Read moreOctober 26, 2022
Our next virtual seminar, “How Do Diversity Supplements Impact Careers in Biomedical and Behavioral Research?,” will be on Thursday, November 17, from 1:30–3:00 p.m. EST. Registration is now open, and I hope you will join me for this informative and engaging discussion.
All NIH institutes…
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UNITE Progress Report cover photo. Credit: NIH
October 20, 2022
I co-authored this post for the NIH UNITE Co-Chairs’ Corner in my role as a UNITE co-chair; the COSWD office also provides UNITE strategic leadership and tactical input to advance its mission and the charges of its five committees.
Publication of UNITE’s first progress report is a critical…
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September 15, 2022
In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, today I wanted to spotlight a leader in health care and disparities research at NIH. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. is director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), which advances the science of minority…
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I am pleased to announce that our 2022–2023 virtual Scientific Workforce Diversity Seminar Series (SWDSS) begins on Wednesday, September 14, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET with "How Does Diversity Affect Innovation…
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Ericka Boone, Ph.D., Director of the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Division of Biomedical Research Workforce. Credit: NIH
August 04, 2022
In June, Ericka Boone, Ph.D., was appointed Director of the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Division of Biomedical Research Workforce. Throughout a career devoted to equity in science, Dr. Boone has distinguished herself as an advocate of biomedical and behavioral workforce diversity and…
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Each of the colors on the Disability Pride flag represents a disability or impairment. Blue: Mental illness; Yellow: Cognitive and intellectual disabilities; Green: Sensory perception disabilities; White: Invisible and undiagnosed disabilities; Red: Physical disabilities.
July 26, 2022
On July 26, the COSWD Office celebrates the 32nd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, a comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities. July is also Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the disability civil rights…
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Undergraduate trainees from across the 10 BUILD-funded programs engage in a variety of mentored research training activities, including conducting research in laboratory settings, participating in fieldwork, and presenting on their research at conferences. Credit: Diversity Program Consortium newsletter
July 13, 2022
The Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce Program, also known as the Diversity Program Consortium (DPC), is an NIH initiative designed to test the effectiveness of interventions in promoting inclusivity throughout the biomedical research enterprise.
This national research…
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