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Cissy Ballen

@cissyballen.bsky.social

Associate professor, biology education research, Auburn University. ballenlab.com

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Kelly Lane@aklane.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@emilydriessen.bsky.social and I wrote a letter in Science calling for us to lean into our communities and increase support for change agents during this time of adversity and funding cuts. #DBER #BioEd Community support for inclusive US education | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Community support for inclusive US education

The Trump administration is working to dismantle inclusive education efforts by opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion (1); encouraging divisive actions in K-12 schools such as banning books (2) an...

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PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · last yr.

Educational #equity faces renewed threats across higher #education in the USA. @cissyballen.bsky.social ‬ @kzutaustin.bsky.social ‬ @hormiga.bsky.social ‬address what can be done by life science instructors and researchers to prioritize equitable, evidence-based teaching for all. 🧪 plos.io/4lm8sa4

Using anti-DEI policies to dismantle education: A new front in a really old battle

Educational equity faces renewed threats across higher education in the United States. This Perspective addresses what can be done by life science instructors and researchers to prioritize equitable, ...

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Cissy Ballen@cissyballen.bsky.social · last yr.

Using anti-DEI policies to dismantle education: A new front in a really old battle - a perspective with @kzutaustin.bsky.social and @hormiga.bsky.social | PLOS Biology journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Using anti-DEI policies to dismantle education: A new front in a really old battle

Educational equity faces renewed threats across higher education in the United States. This Perspective addresses what can be done by life science instructors and researchers to prioritize equitable, ...

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Prof Dynarski@dynarski.bsky.social · last yr.

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities canteach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”

Data Nuggets@datanuggets.bsky.social · last yr.

Undergrad biology instructors! Want to participate in a paid research study to test the impacts of highlighting scientist role models in instructional materials? We are looking for you! #edusky 🧪 See more information and apply here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... @cissyballen.bsky.social

Recruitment instructors_IUSE2.docx

Which elements of scientist role model stories are effective in improving equity and success in undergraduate STEM education? Interested? Fill out this poll! We are searching for undergraduate bio...

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Cissy Ballen@cissyballen.bsky.social · last yr.

Undergrad biology instructors! Paid opportunity to participate in research that tests the impacts of highlighting scientist role models in instructional materials. 🐌 🧪 🦋 🔬 Check it out and apply! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Recruitment instructors_IUSE2.docx

Which elements of scientist role model stories are effective in improving equity and success in undergraduate STEM education? Interested? Fill out this poll! We are searching for undergraduate bio...

docs.google.com

Chrystal Starbird@drstarbird.bsky.social · last yr.

Sharing this brave piece that echos a lot of what I have been feeling. The silence around DEI from institutions means the damage is already done. Leadership asking us to keep our heads down to prevent actual damage ignore that it’s already here for people like me. stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f...

From the Community | I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t care

Assistant Professor Elliott White Jr. denounces the University's faint response to political threats against DEI, especially compared to the robust support its research initiatives in the wake of NIH ...

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Data Nuggets@datanuggets.bsky.social · last yr.

When featuring scientists in the classroom, what details are most effective for students? We found sharing humanizing information, such as hobbies & interests in & out of STEM, increases student's ability to relate & in turn, engagement. datanuggets.org/2025/02/more... @cissyballen.bsky.social

More than a token photo | Data Nuggets

When asked to name scientists, students mention the likes of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton. And when asked to draw a scientist, students almost always draw a white man holding a…

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Kelly Zamudio@kzutaustin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey All, plz repost, and share with grads, post-docs and disease folks! We are hiring a post-doc to work on mechanisms of immune responses of frog hosts to Bd infections. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Details for the position can be found at the link below. 🐸🐸🐸 zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...

Post-Doc position in the KZLab! Immune responses to pathogen infections in frogs

We are looking for an NSF-funded post-doc in our lab in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. The work will examine immune mechanisms that potentially underlie…

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