CUNY’s Stand For Race And Ethnic Studies In Challenging Times
In a time of opposition to race-focused education and DEI initiatives, CUNY’s Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) graduate ...
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National Academies calls to change how biomedical research uses race and ethnicity
Race and ethnicity are applied in inappropriate and even harmful ways in biomedical research, the National Academies of ...
Gender identity question, ethnicity option among new additions being added to US Census
Following new federal standards and field testing, new questions about sexual orientation, gender, and race and ethnicity ...
Use of race and ethnicity is sometimes ‘harmful’ in medical research, says new report
Jazmin Evans was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 17 in 2012. She received a kidney transplant in July 2023, after ...
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New Report Calls for Changes to How Biomedical Research Uses Race and Ethnicity
Race and ethnicity are used widely in biomedicine ... In some discrete cases, their use can be appropriate, for example in identifying health disparities. Biomedical research has long emphasized ...
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Use of race and ethnicity is sometimes ‘harmful’ in medical research, says new report
Race and ethnicity are used to categorize Americans ... The report included other examples of how race has been improperly seen as a driver of disease, like sickle cell disease among Black ...
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Like it or not, ethnicity is a useful shortcut for identifying health needs
Without it, we can expect a lot of wasted work by 'back room' employees to pull together evidence about what we already know.
Opinion: Ethnicity is a useful shortcut for identifying need—without it, targeting public services will get harder
The government's recent directive that public services should be prioritized "on the basis of need, not race" will make it ...
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At selective colleges, fewer students are disclosing race in their applications
a greater number of students chose not to identify their race or ethnicity on their applications. For example, at Pomona College, a small private school about 30 miles east of Los Angeles ...
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Leading by Example: External Environment’s Impact on DEI Messaging
In Parts I and II, we explored how S&P 100 companies use their websites to communicate DEI commitments through various ...
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When Bias Hurts: How Racism Shapes the Experience of Pain
When healthcare providers devalue the pain of marginalized people, it results in inadequate and sometimes life-threatening ...