The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $5 million to fund an interdisciplinary, multi-year project to advance anti-racist practices and pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).
Translating mentoring interventions research into practice: Evaluation of an evidence-based workshop for research mentors on developing trainees’ scientific communication skills
Dahlstrom EK, Bell C, Chang S, Lee HY, Anderson CB, Pham A, et al. (2022) Translating mentoring interventions research into practice: Evaluation of an evidence-based workshop for research mentors on developing trainees’ scientific communication skills. …
Retrospective pre-posttests are ideal for evaluating many informal learning experiences
Rebecca Cors and Christine Bell discuss why retrospective pre-posttests (RPT) could be the best method for evaluation. It saves time and money, and is likely to give a more authentic picture of how people perceive …
Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program (2022)
Pribbenow, Christine Maidl and Jennifer Sheridan. April 20, 2022. “Evaluation of the Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program.”
A champion for women physician-scientists, Dr. Molly Carnes retires
WISELI’s founding co-Director, the incomparable Dr. Molly Carnes, has announced her retirement.
Threats, Abuse, Retaliation: UW-Madison Confronts Persistent Problem of Academic Bullying
UW-Madison has made strides in stemming bullying.
WISELI mourns diversity champions
Sadly, in the past month, WISELI has lost two of the original members of our Leadership Team. Dr. Lillian Tong died on January 16th, 2022. While at UW-Madison, Lil worked with the Center for Biology …
Next Steps: Advocating for Women in Orthopaedic Surgery
Scerpella, Tamara A., Andrea M. Spiker, Cassandra A. Lee, Mary K. Mulcahey, and Molly L. Carnes. 2021. “Next Steps: Advocating for Women in Orthopaedic Surgery.” Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Published Ahead …
NIH recognizes WISELI with award for “Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity”
WISELI is one of ten institutions receiving the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences. The prize recognizes institutions that have acted to effect systemic change in gender diversity and …
Improving Department Climate Through Bias Literacy: One College’s Experience
Sheridan, Jennifer; Eve Fine; Manuela Romero; Carmen Juniper Neimeko; Molly Carnes; Christine Bell; You-Geon Lee; and Casey Stockstill. 2021. Improving Department Climate Through Bias Literacy: One College’s Experience.” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science …