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Being Black in a predominantly white work environment makes you hypervisible. In my eval, the comment “I don’t see you very much,” was made. Another colleague said, “We don’t want to bug you. It’s helpful if you’re close by.” Y’all. I’m going to do my best to articulate this 1/
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"I am overwhelmed with gratitude to receive the SACNAS Distinguished Mentor Award. To receive this award in my birthplace of Puerto Rico is truly meaningful.” @ADiaz_PhD
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 SACNAS Distinguished Awards. This year’s 2 awardees have exemplified the SACNAS mission by showing unparalleled dedication to excellence in science, mentoring & teaching. Congrats! 👏 🎉 🙌 #2022NDiSTEM bit.ly/3swYF7B
I knew in 2016 one day I would be on the other side of the booth lol. 🥹#ABRCMS2022
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Destiny Van retweeted
Happy #SpelmanFoundersDay! We honor 141 years of being a global leader in the education of women of African descent. We thank you faculty, staff, current students, alumnae, family and friends of the College for your continued support and for upholding our distinguished legacy.
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The countdown is on and the chairs are preparing for conference day this weekend!!!
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BREAKING: A sophomore in the College of Human Ecology has passed away over the past weekend.
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My heart hurts for this young boy..He has lost both of his parents and even his step father within 2 years...This could be anyone of us..This is just blocks from my home..Our community needs investment and love.. We are on fire but not in a good way.
An eight year old says the bullet that killed his mom, Pamela Thomas, passed right through his hair before hitting her. They were innocent bystanders in a DC gun battle. Just picking up a birthday cake. @wusa9
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"If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." - Zora Neale Hurston
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If you need a Black woman therapist in the Detroit area, my bestie is a licensed counselor at a Black-owned firm. :) psychologytoday.com/us/thera…
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"The acceptance of white ruling-class standards of 'desirability' for women (such as light skin), the failure to extend courtesy to Negro women and to integrate Negro women into organisational leadership, are other forms of chauvinism." - Claudia Jones
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ALT "Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape." bell hooks
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My best friend and Spelman sister’s big sister just was diagnosed w/ stage 3 breast cancer. If you could find it in your hearts to boost this gofundme by sharing and or donating, it would mean a lot to us. 💙💙💙gofund.me/2974e396
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Mathematician Shirley_Mathis McBay has died, the first African-American to receive a PhD from the University of Georgia (1966). Taught at Spelman for 15 years. Later headed up QEM in DC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirle…
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Congratulations Saket! We are so proud of you 🎉
Excited to share my first first-author paper describing the structures of polyketide antibiotic-producing assembly line is out today in @ScienceMagazine! #biochemistry #cryoEM #crystallography @Fromme_Lab @CornellMBG @UTEP
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We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduate, graduate students, and postdocs to create and lead STEM workshops at the 2022 conference on Saturday, April 9th!!! See details on the flyer attached 🧪📚
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@CornellMBG has an open search for TWO Tenure-Track Positions. All fields of #molecularbio #cellbio #biochem #genetics and more are invited to reply!
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