South African scientists outperform heavyweights Princeton, Oxford and Stanford in Antarctic research
https://www.academicjobs.com/za/research-publication-news/south-african-excellence-antarctic-research-outperforms-princeton-oxford-stanford-trends-report-9398
#blackpeople #blackafrican #southafrica #blackscientists #blackmastodon
November 16, 2000) was [a Black] American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. He was considered a member of famed civil
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#blackbusinesspeople #blackphilanthropists #blackscientists #blackpoliticians
This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
See our blog on George Wahington Carver. Carver was an agronomist and scientist who invented hundreds of uses for the peanut. In addition, he model agricultural practices for Black farms throughout the farm belt. #GeorgeWashingtonCarver #BlackScientists
Overall, 11% of all principal investigators (PIs) with National Institutes of Health funding in 2020 held three or more grants. However, the numbers of these “super-PIs” vary by gender and race and ethnicity. White and Asian men were disproportionately more likely to belong to this elite group, and Black women were least likely.
#wealthgap #womenscientists #blackscientists #multiplegrants
https://www.science.org/content/article/women-black-researchers-less-likely-hold-multiple-nih-grants
Next up: Black Girls Dive
"Black Girls Dive Foundation (BGDF) establishes space and opportunity to empower young ladies to explore their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) identity through marine science and conservation, and SCUBA diving. BGDF is a designated 501c(3), volunteer-based, educational non-profit organization founded in 2017 in Maryland."
https://blackgirlsdivefoundation.org/
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackInMarineScience
#MarineBiology #BlackScientists
#Divers
Next: Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, who I encountered through Instagram.
Dr. Johnson is a Marine biologist, writer, policy nerd, Brooklyn native. Co-founder of @UrbanOceanLab & @allwecansave. Curator of @ClimateVenn.
atmos.earth/cop-27-ayana-elizabeth-johnson-fossil-fuels
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackInMarineScience
#MarineBiology #BlackScientists #Whales
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
David Scott Moyer
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
Historianspeaks
Anne Fausto Sterling
Kate Pennington