MAPS Lunch Hour Conversations 2020-2021 - Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) scholarly communities continues to lack diversity. Because demographics of groups and institutions provide a window into the culture, climate, equity, and inclusion of minoritized scholars, I will discuss the data on lack of diversity and how lack of diversity continues to affect our science and the scientific community, and its implications for the welfare of the global population. I will discuss the how we can improve the culture and climate in academic institutions by building antiracist labs that promote beliefs, actions, or policies that people of different races and ethnicities are equal.