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Job openings in Biological Sciences at UTEP

Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on

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The Department of Biological Sciences at University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) has two positions open: 

  • Chair of the Department
  • Assistant Professor in Cancer Biology

The advertisement for the Chair position is attached and the link for the Assistant Professor position is here: https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=168234

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Antiracist Recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Include Contributions from CienciaPR

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The new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recognizes that racism has produced systemic barriers that limit full participation in science and medicine and offers concrete actions to break them down, thus promoting justice and inclusion. Puerto Rican scientist Dr. Giovanna Guerrero Medina, was chosen for her expertise and leadership as executive director of the organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) to be a member of the committee that issued the document.

Puerto Rican students receive awards in prestigious scholarship programs

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We would like to congratulate Dr. Nicolle Rosa Mercado, a Borinqueña who was recently selected for the ultra-competitive Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, and Yale University for her PhD, Nicolle was also part of our Yale Science Academy program in 2017. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University.

Virginia Tech Future Faculty Diversity Program

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The Future Faculty Diversity Program is designed to assist departments at Virginia Tech with identifying and recruiting talent from historically underrepresented minority populations such as African Americans, Hispanics/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders and women in STEM. All candidates should have strong potential for recruitment at Virginia Tech.

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SECARIBE: Investigating the Connections Between Caribbean Droughts and the Saharan Dust

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Imagen de satélite compuesta mostrando el desplazamiento del polvo del Sahara a la región del Caribe para Junio 15 de 2015. Imagen cortesía de NASA Worldview.

In 2015, 75 out of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico were significantly affected by a drought that caused severe shortages and rationing in potable water supplies. According to the US Drought Monitor, this has been the longest drought in these islands since 2000, when formal recording of these events began. This drought lasted about 80 weeks both in Puerto Rico and other islands of the Caribbean.

Postdocs – Apply to the 4th Annual Eddie Méndez Scholar Award

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Fred Hutch is seeking applications for the 4th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding postdoctoral fellows from any discipline who are conducting research related to cancer, infectious diseases, or basic science. The award was created to recognize Dr.

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Fondos del Chan Zuckerberg Initiative para Científicos Liderando Proyectos de Diversidad

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Seeking Applications: Science Diversity Leadership Program 

Applications due May 19, 2022 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

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