How to Submit a Successful Public Engagement Grant Application
February 18, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST
“How to Submit a Successful Public Engagement Grant Application” with ASCB CEO, Erika Shugart If you’re considering submitting an application for an ASCB Public Engagement Grant in 2021, we urge you to attend this webinar to get tips on what elements a…
Using Informational Interviews to Advance Your Career
October 22, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Informational interviews are one of the powerful tools that help in the advancement of a person’s career and they are often underutilized. They provide a great way to explore the diverse range of academic and non-academic career paths that are availabl…
Non-Tenure-Track Career Paths in Academia
October 14, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
This webinar will be a panel discussion focused on non-tenure-track academic careers. This webinar will be very interactive as it is fully based on questions from the audience. All panelists come from diverse career backgrounds and experiences. This we…
Online with LSE: Helping Others Is interesting: Promoting Science Interest with Prosocial Utility Value
October 16, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Beliefs that science fields lack opportunities to fulfill prosocial goals, such as helping others and giving back to one’s community, reduce student interest in science, especially for racially minoritized individuals. In this session of Online with LS…
Online with LSE: Identifying Troublesome Jargon in Biology
February 12, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
This session of Online with LSE will feature a discussion with Lisa McDonnell, Associate Teaching Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at San Diego There is a lot of discipline specific and technical vocabulary used in bi…
Online with LSE: Signaling Inclusivity through Deliberate Framing of Specific Genetics-Related Course Content
September 25, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
In this session we will discuss language frameworks for describing and depicting inheritance of human differences in ways that may make the classroom a more welcoming space for students of various identities. Featured author: Karen Hales, Professor of…
ASCB Town Hall on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
September 24, 2020 3:00 pm
ASCB’s Town Hall, which took place Thursday, Sept. 24, at 3:00 pm ET, addresses ASCB’s developing diversity, equity and inclusion action plan. Speakers discuss the past and current work of the Minorities Affairs Committee, progress on the plan that has…
How to Win Your EB-1A/NIW Case and Trump’s June Immigration Order Explained!
September 16, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
In this webinar learn everything you need to know to maximize your chances of winning your EB-1A/NIW green card. Further, if you are wondering how President Trump’s June immigration order will affect you, please join us as we explain the order and why…
Science Communication in the Context of a Pandemic: Highlights and Lessons
September 24, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
During the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, timely, accurate, and concise communication is vital to ensure public understanding of the scientific basis for the advice they receive. The panelists will identify difficulties in science communication sc…
Critical Conversation: Navigating Appropriately
July 24, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
This webinar will provide strategies for engaging in difficult conversations (i.e. mentoring issues, lab member conflicts, career conversations, academic bullying/toxic behavior and systemic issues such as racism/sexism/homophobia, etc.,) and how to na…