Underrepresented Minorities
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Vanderbilt professor to discuss best practices to achieve diversity at the Ph.D. level in virtual event on April 8
Keivan Stassun will discuss strategies to increase underrepresented minorities at the Ph.D. level in science and engineering in an event hosted by the Association of American Universities on Thursday, April 8, at noon CT. Read MoreMar 26, 2021
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VUMC postdoctoral scientist named HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
Valeria Reyes Ruiz, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, has been selected as a 2020 Hanna Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Number of minority trainees on rise, but not minority faculty
Vanderbilt investigators examined the entire training pathway of potential biomedical research faculty and found two key points of loss: during undergraduate education and in transition from postdoctoral fellowship to tenure-track faculty. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Keivan Stassun receives Diversity Visionary Award
Astronomer Keivan Stassun has received "INSIGHT into Diversity" magazine's 2015 Diversity Visionary Award, called "the only national individual honor in higher education of its kind." Read MoreJun 10, 2015
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Vanderbilt physicist honored for mentoring Hispanic, Native American students
Physicist David Ernst has received a 2011 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science award for his mentorship of underrepresented minority students. Read MoreAug 17, 2011