UChicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team

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UChicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team

UChicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team

@UCGRIT

Graduate student-led organization spanning ~20 departments at UChicago working to change the culture and build Equity & Justice for marginalized groups in STEM

Chicago, IL Katılım Mart 2018
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UChicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team
UChicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team@UCGRIT·
--> topics such as addressing stereotypes, education on the symptoms and characteristics, specific discussion of how autism or ADHD may impact grad students in the sciences, self-advocacy, resources for diagnosis, management, and support, and others.
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For Autism Awareness Month, GRIT's Disabilities Advocacy Team hosted an autism and neurodiversity acceptance workshop this week. They talked about -->
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For Women's History Month March, the women's team hosted speaker Dr. Kristine Palmieri celebrating and analyzing the contribution of female scientists to astronomy: "Running the Observatory by Woman Power: A New History of Yerkes Observatory, 1903—1932"
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Mayank Chugh (he/him)
Mayank Chugh (he/him)@mayank_mchugh·
What started as a rant about minority tax reform for ECRs is now a discussion piece. Thanks @SeanMegason for encouraging me to put my voice out there. Thanks to reviewers for the focus. Thanks to the editor for trusting me with this work & patience. 1/4 authors.elsevier.com/a/1gPji,L%7EyC…
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#CareNotCops
#CareNotCops@care_not_cops·
Today we, @ObamaCBA, @KOCOmmunity, @STOPChicago, @byp100, and NotMeWe SHUT DOWN @uchicago president Alivisatos' speech to STOP DISPLACEMENT and WIN REPARATIONS! He wants years of more 'dialogue' — but our comrades are clear on what they need: REPARATIONS, NOW! (1/5)
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#CareNotCops
#CareNotCops@care_not_cops·
GENERAL INTEREST MEETING // THURSDAY 6 PM JOIN THE FIGHT FOR ABOLITION // REGISTER AT forms.gle/eTmzkfkqCf6Jup… We had ~50 folks at our march last Friday — we heard an amazing statement from our allies at Students for Disability Justice, then took the streets around the quad (1/4)
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#CareNotCops
#CareNotCops@care_not_cops·
‼️🌱📚THIS THURSDAY 📚🌱‼️ Join us from 6:30 to 8pm in the CI+I! If the past few weeks have moved you to learn more about non-policing alternatives to safety but you don’t know where to start: COME THROUGH! 🗣 BRING A FRIEND! WEAR A MASK! Cops don’t keep us safe—we keep us safe!
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Elaine Kouame PhD (she/her)
Elaine Kouame PhD (she/her)@Ceprika·
We are exactly 8 days from our vaccination event with our south side Chicago community. Today our first group of volunteers started preparations. Shoutout to @hey_dugan coordinating all the orders while preparing for her thesis defense! #vaccine #COVID19
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Elaine Kouame PhD (she/her)@Ceprika

As promise, here are some updates : half of the goodies bag that will be given to the 1000 folks that will get vaccinated is here , we recruited more than 50 volunteers and we finalized our vaccination route! We are currently holding QA and vaccine townhalls with our communities

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UChicago Committee on Immunology
UChicago Committee on Immunology@UChicagoCOI·
THIS SATURDAY free vaccination event on the South Side coordinated by @howardbrownhc and UChicago graduate students (led by @Ceprika!) Open to residents 18+, information below.
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Let 'Em Speak Podcast
Let 'Em Speak Podcast@letemspeakpod·
* NEW EPISODE * We are so honored to have @UCGRIT join us on our fifth episode of Season Two of the Let ‘Em Speak podcast. 🎙In this new episode, GRIT speaks about enhancing diversity, inclusion, and equity across graduate programs. letemspeak.libsyn.com/s02e05-the-uni…
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Santiago Acero-Bedoya, PhD (he/him)
Santiago Acero-Bedoya, PhD (he/him)@acerobed·
Came to this country not speaking a word of English and failed the third grade. There was a point where I didn’t even think I’d finish college. Beyond blessed/proud/elated to be awarded an @NSFGRFP 🎉🇨🇴🧬 and huge s/o my support system! 🖤 @UChicagoCCB @UCGRIT @UCCancerCenter
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Congratulations to GRIT member @acerobed for his NSF GRFP!! Can't wait to see everything you'll do both inside and outside the lab 🎉
Santiago Acero-Bedoya, PhD (he/him)@acerobed

Came to this country not speaking a word of English and failed the third grade. There was a point where I didn’t even think I’d finish college. Beyond blessed/proud/elated to be awarded an @NSFGRFP 🎉🇨🇴🧬 and huge s/o my support system! 🖤 @UChicagoCCB @UCGRIT @UCCancerCenter

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