What’s New in DBASSE – February 2023
by popcenters | Feb 24, 2023 | NASEM |
National Academies – Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| The new resources in this section focus on how we can make a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive society—from STEMM organizations, to human health and well-being, and in the broader scientific enterprise. |
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| Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations |
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| This new resource is based on a report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences that outlines actions that top leaders and gatekeepers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) organizations, such as presidents and chief executive officers, can take to foster a culture and climate of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion that is genuinely accessible and supportive to all. The resource also examines the backdrop of systemic racism in the United States that has harmed and continues to harm people from minoritized groups, which is critical for understanding the unequal representation in STEMM. EXPLORE |
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| Structural Racism and Rigorous Models of Social Inequity |
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| To better understand and address structural racism, it is important to consider historical and contemporary policies as well as other structural factors that affect people’s health and well-being across the life course, along with strategies for measuring those factors. This new resource from the Committee on Population offers key takeaways from the May 2022 workshop for developing an agenda for future research on structural racism and strengthening the evidence base for policies that would help alleviate health inequities. EXPLORE |
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PODCAST
Where Science and Society Meet |
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| Listen to Dr. Shirley Malcom give the 2022 Henry and Bryna David Lecture, as she tackles some of the big questions at the heart of science policy. How should science meet societal needs? How can science help solve wicked problems? How can we make science more equitable and inclusive? LISTEN TO PODCAST
This podcast is available from The Ongoing Transformation, a podcast series published by Issues in Science and Technology. |
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| About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers’ wallets
Food waste is a concern for climate change, as the greenhouse gases produced to grow, process, distribute, transporting, retail, and cook food are wasted, as well as the methane generated by food waste in landfills. The rising cost of food makes this an even greater concern for consumers. Brian Roe, a member of the authoring committee for A National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste at the Consumer Level, writes about these concerns in this new article from The Conversation, while also discussing the difficulty of finding clear solutions.
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| Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity
On January 24, the Biden-Harris administration released the first-ever Federal Evidence Agenda on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Equity. The agenda lays out a roadmap for federal agencies to expand the collection of data on LGBTQI+ populations and cites our 2022 Committee on National Statistics report, Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation.
Gary Gates, a committee member on our 2020 Committee on Population report Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations, provided comments on the White House announcement in an article from the Bay Area Reporter.
Read the White House Press Release
Read the Bay Area Reporter Article |
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| Understanding the Aging Workforce
This new resource is based on a report from the Committee on Population that offers a multidisciplinary framework for conceptualizing pathways between work and nonwork at older ages, and it outlines a research agenda that highlights the need for a better understanding of the relationship between employers and older employees; how work and resource inequalities in later adulthood shape opportunities in later life; and the interface between work, health, and caregiving. EXPLORE |
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| Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy
This new resource is based on a report from the Committee on Law and Justice that synthesizes the evidence on community-based solutions, noncriminal policy interventions, and criminal justice reforms, charting a path toward the reduction of racial inequalities by minimizing harm in ways that also improve community safety. EXPLORE |
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Employment Opportunities in DBASSE
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