Is there a new way for academics to promote diversity in science? The National Institutes of Health is betting $10 million that there is. President Freeman Hrabowski feels it’s those “great” individuals who can make the biggest difference in promoting diversity. “Whatever success we have achieved has had faculty involvement at its core,” said Hrabowski. “Too often, tenured faculty are not involved in these kinds of activities.”
The article, “Fresh Ideas on Diversity Wanted for NEW NIH Competition,” ran March 18 in Science Magazine.
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