ASU School of Life Sciences

Postdoc Olivia Davis' initiative supporting #STEM grad student mental health, the ISPMHA, started in @CooperBioEdLab and connects early-career scientists. Cooper's team examines the impact of academic environments on anxiety/depression, calling for change. buff.ly/3ZdQD4F

Interested in inclusive STEM spaces? Join the 3rd annual STEM Inclusion Summit at ASU! Present your work or organization. Submissions due by October 18th. Visit buff.ly/4dnzxoV for registration and submissions. #stem #stemeducation #inclusion #inclusioninstem🧬🔬🧪

SOLS professor Melissa Wilson was recently featured in an article by Scientific American, discussing the discovery of the oldest known animal sex chromosome, estimated to be around 480 million years old. Learn more by reading the article: buff.ly/3XIv3Ey

A study lead by @katey_cooper1 and PhD candidate, Jynx Pigart found that in STEM classrooms, women and LGBTQ+ undergrads are more likely to think less of themselves compared to men and their non-LGBTQ+ peers, leading to a fear of being judged. Learn more: news.asu.edu/20240903-scien…

Congrats to Sara Brownell on winning the Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education from ASCB for her excellence in inclusive research! She will speak at ASCB's Cell Bio 2024 conference in December. More details in ASCB's press release: buff.ly/3TnHq6H