Suman Kaur and Cheryl Tajon
This symposium aims to highlight scientists whose research reaches underserved communities or tackles environmental justice. It will also delve into topics on how to promote diversity and inclusion in STEM, what its impact is in research journals, how to define diversity outside of a Western perspective, and maximizing gender equity for responsible research.
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Symposium Location: B70A – 3377
Symposium Schedule:
8:30 – 9:00 am
Emergent Strategies: Applying Participatory Practices & Behavioral Design to DEIJ
Aditi Chakravarty, Berkeley Lab
9:00 – 9:30 am
Advancing Diversity in STEM at SFSU 1992-2022 Limiting factors
Frank Bayliss, SFSU
9:30 – 10:00 am
Sensing of Heavy Metal Pollutants Using Novel Sulfur Containing Organic Dye(s)
Veronica Okello, Machakos University, Kenya
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 11:00 am
From Academia to Grassroots
Suzanne Singer, Native Renewables
11:00 – 11:30 am
Environmental Justice, Health Equity, and Ways You Can Advance Change
Sabrina Ashjian, Berkeley Law
11:30 – 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion
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