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Making Astronomy Accessible for the Visually Impaired

Submitted on 22 September 2014 - 9:42pm

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A couple of years ago, one of my thesis mentors sought visually impaired scientists working at a major space science agency in the United States. I was surprised when he reported that there were several visually impaired engineers, but almost no visually impaired scientists like me.

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Program Officer, Science Education and Diversity – Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Program Officer
Science Education and Diversity

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, an independent private foundation established to advance biomedical research and education, is seeking to hire a program officer to manage its competitive award program in education and diversity, as well as develop and administer other award programs.  BWF is located in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and annually awards $35 million in grants.
 

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NIH Center for Scientific Review Sponsors Two Challenge[dot]Gov Competitions

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The National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, in collaboration with the ACD Diversity Working Group Subcommittee on Peer Review, has announced two America COMPETES Act Challenges. These contests solicit input from the scientific community and other stakeholders to aid our efforts to address the problem of racial disparities in NIH R01 grant funding. 

 

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Annual Outreach Conference to Increase Diversity in Science Conference for undergrads

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Annual Outreach Conference to Increase Diversity in Science Conference

The CCDD is excited to announce that applications are open for our Third Annual Conference to Increase Diversity in Science hosted by the CCDD, running from May 2-3, 2014 in Boston, MA.

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Join the NIH for the “Transforming Diversity in Research Training” interactive sessions!

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The NIH Common Fund’s “Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce” program seeks innovative and transformative approaches to student engagement, research training, and mentoring of students and trainees.

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