Kristen was chosen to give one of this year’s Distinguished Faculty Lectures. It was a great honor to get to feature our lab’s work in this presentation to our community! A recording of the lecture should be posted at this link.
Update: the position is filled! Please check back in January 2021…
The DeAngelis Lab is seeking an undergraduate research assistant starting Fall 2020 to collaborate on research investigating microbial evolution in response to environmental warming.
Continue reading “Undergraduate lab researcher wanted”Update: the position is filled! Please check back in January 2021…
The DeAngelis Lab is seeking an undergraduate research assistant to collaborate on research investigating microbial evolution in response to environmental warming. The goal of this project is to describe adaptation of soil bacteria to long-term warming using computational (e.g. comparative genomics) and laboratory approaches (e.g. microbial physiology). The ideal candidate has a passion for microbiology/microbial ecology & evolution, strong problem and critical thinking skills, and a desire to learn new techniques. While lab experience (including coursework) is desirable, previous experience is not required. Training will be provided for all required tasks. The candidate is expected to contribute to on-going projects and design and execute independent work.
***Underrepresented and minoritized students are highly encouraged to apply.
Continue reading “Bioinformatics Opportunity for UMass/Five Colleges Undergrads”A list of resources and reading to help guide our work of making academia safe, welcoming and celebrating of black people and people of color.
#ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM is an initiative from a multi-identity, intersectional coalition of STEM professionals and academics taking action for Black lives. Click through for resources, suggested actions, and tips to develop a personal plan for dismantling anti-black racism.
https://www.shutdownstem.com
Download this anti-racist action plan worksheet, and fill it out for yourself. This was developed by Stephany Santos (@StephanySantos_).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAq9fDa1IhaCYqlEqsTNaPyoYNNz_kV-/view
The #StrikeForBlackLives call to action by physicists in academia.
https://www.particlesforjustice.org/resources
A google doc of anti-racist resources, including how to support with or without money, elections to watch, policy, and reading.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fhv106tLcNESic4Gt-6S7hqa_bnO8VOjWiGL1Id-ttE/edit#gid=1708368031
500 Women Scientists has a resource page with readings and suggested actions.
https://500womenscientists.org/updates/2020/6/8/take-action
Many members of our group turned out for the International Climate Strike. We talked about the science of climate change, and shepherded over 60 postcards from concerned local citizens to their elected representatives!
Kristen DeAngelis 