Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

More than brown: how race and skin tone matter for Latino group identity How can we more accurately measure racial identity among Latinos? Does Latinos’ self-described race and/or skin color influence feelings of closeness with racial rather than ethnic groups? This art...

@aegutierrez.bsky.social and I have a new article on accurately accounting for Latino racial identities and how these affect feelings of closeness and solidarity with different racial groups. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

More than brown: how race and skin tone matter for Latino group identity How can we more accurately measure racial identity among Latinos? Does Latinos’ self-described race and/or skin color influence feelings of closeness with racial rather than ethnic groups? This art...

Very excited to share that our paper on Latino group identity is out! In this article @profdanielle.bsky.social and I discuss how for Puerto Ricans in the U.S. skin tone and racial identification impact feelings of group closeness to Latinos and Black linked fate. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

National Endowment for the Humanities Awards Major Grants to Two COLA Faculty Members AUSTIN, Texas — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded two grants to support transformative research projects examining overlooked aspects of Black history and experience to resea...

Thanks to COLA for featuring the NEH award! I’m so proud of this project.

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