Germany doesn’t have Nazi monuments to “remind” citizens of their history. Instead, they have memorials for the 6 million Jews and others who were murdered.
The U.S. doesn’t need statues of confederate generals to “remind” us. We need monuments for Nat Turner & Harriet Tubman.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from my non-Black friends about how to be a better ally to Black people. I suggest unlearning and relearning through literature as just one good jumping off point, and have broken up my anti-racist reading list into sections:
How did bumble bee get their stripes? We answered! New paper out from @Hines_Lab in @PNASNews, a cis-regulatory region alters expression of super conserved Hox gene Abd-B late development, drives color shift (red vs. black) in B. melanopygus! @PSUresearch https://t.co/GKskRxo8nl
Join us for our first #fundraiser! Come to Juana's Venezuelan Cuisine on April 4 from 5-8pm and mention our #SACNAS chapter! Our executive board will also be present if you have any questions about attending #SACNAS2019. Hope to see you there! #DiversityandInclusion
Great workshop yesterday on applying to travel scholarships for #SACNAS2019! Led by co-VP Maggie Hernandez (@ScientistaMaggs) from @PSU_Anthro w/ Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu (@hanareiaehau) from @psuPPEM and Emmanuel Fonseca from @PennStateCEE talking about conference experiences!
These #PennState students — our own Sofia Roitman, Mallory Molina, and Bianka Onwumbiko — are creating communities for underrepresented groups to promote a diverse, inclusive scientific enterprise at @penn_state and beyond 🌐 https://t.co/VOe5MTD5wW
A big thanks to @JetBlue for making the @medinaLabPSU 's trip to Cartagena with our equipment so easy and stress-free + enabling us to do research and raise awareness about #VaraderoReef! Highly recommend @JetBlue to other scientists heading off for field work!
Thank you @JetBlue for allowing @medinaLabPSU to transport our dryshipper to the beautiful Cartagena to conduct research critical to saving the #VaraderoReef ! Hey science ppl: def consider flying with JetBlue for your next fieldwork expedition