December 17, 2020
Presenter: April MacIntyre
Topic: Biopiracy
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November 19, 2020
Presenter: Aaron Lowenstein
Topic: Struggles of undocumented students during the COVID-19 pandemic
October 15, 2020
Discussion moderator: Marie Fiori
Topic: Book club discussion, The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome by Alondra Nelson
September 17, 2020
Presenters: Chris Unterberger and April MacIntyre
Topic: School reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic
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July 16, 2020
Presenter: Sam Anderson
Topic: Graduate student response to racism in academia
Article: Truong & Museus (2012) Responding to racism and racial trauma
June 25, 2020
Presenter: Sarah Anderson
Topic: The intersection of climate change, racial injustice, and COVID19
Articles:
- https://grist.org/fix/combatting-climate-change-covid-19-and-systemic-injustice-on-the-same-front/
- https://therising.co/2020/06/04/environmental-justice-social-equity/
- Short wave podcast: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865943266/the-key-to-coronavirus-testing-is-community
- https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_philanthropy_must_address_the_climate_emergency
May 21, 2020
Presenter: Chris Unterberger
Topic: Zoos in the age of COVID 19
Articles:
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-22/oakland-zoo-animals-people-funding-shortage-coronavirus
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/world/europe/germany-zoo-coronavirus.html
- https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/shy-eels-intl-scli-scn/index.html
April 16, 2020
Presenter: Laura Borth
Topic: Open Science in the Age of COVID 19
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March 26, 2020
Presenter: Allie Canales (Guest appearance by Amanda Hurley!)
Topic: Census 2020 (plus a small discussion on White House OSTP early career scientist panel opportunity)
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February 20, 2020
Presenter: Shannon Walsh
Topic: Domestic and International pain management strategies
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January 23, 2020
Presenter: Grant Hisao
Topic: 30 Meter Telescope (Scientists v. Indigenous Communities)
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