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6:16pm Jan 22, 2016

National National Arts

Film Academy Votes To Increase Diversity

by Laura Wagner

Following criticism of the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, the academy has voted to approve changes aimed at doubling the number of women and people of color by 2020.
James McDivitt / NASA

7:59pm Dec 16, 2015

National National Science Health & Safety

NASA Is Seeking Astronauts. Do You Have The Right Stuff?

by Adam Cole

Less than 1 percent of applicants make the cut. But there's more than one way in. Passion helps. Be persistent. Oh, and be tops in what you're doing right now.

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3:05pm Dec 16, 2015

National National Science Health & Safety

Clinical Trials Still Don't Reflect The Diversity Of America

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Clinical trials are too white, with less than 2 percent of cancer studies including enough minority people to provide information that could be useful for health, a study finds.
Kirk Siegler / NPR

9:30am Nov 25, 2015

Education Education

Protesting Racial Bias, Students Trade Placards For Pillows

by Kirk Siegler

Inspired by the events at Mizzou, students at Occidental College in Los Angeles recently got administrators to agree to a list of demands and are pledging to hold them accountable.

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Courtesy Leslie Miley

1:06pm Nov 06, 2015

Economy Economy

Q&A With The Black Twitter Engineer Who Left Over Diversity Problems

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Leslie Miley says the company keeps an internal list of colleges and universities it wants to hire from — Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon — and says messaging like that is part of the problem.
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1:18pm Oct 23, 2015

National National Health & Safety

Online Health Tools Might Not Help The People Who Need It Most

by Lynne Shallcross

An online portal to manage chronic kidney disease sounds great, but poor, older or black people were less likely to use it. That means the shift to e-health could make health disparities worse.
Carolina Demography

5:52pm Aug 13, 2015

Race Race

Young People Lead North Carolina's More Diverse Look

New Census figures show increasing diversity in North Carolina, particularly among the youngest residents.
10:01am Jul 17, 2015

Science Science Education

#RaceOnTech: Sharing The Experiences Of Diverse Innovators

by Davar Ardalan

Who are some of the diverse voices emerging in tech and science? This summer, All Tech Considered will lead a storytelling project to engage with innovators who are making an impact.
Mary McLain / NPR

9:45am Jul 17, 2015

National National Science Education

3 Emerging Themes From #RaceOnTech

by Davar Ardalan

This week, our #RaceOnTech discussion has turned up some common themes regarding diversity in the science and technology fields: the role of identity, the wealth gap and the importance of mentors.
Courtesy of Al Letson

6:53pm Jun 01, 2015

National National Arts

A Manifesto On Diversity In Public Media

by Al Letson

The host of the award-winning programs State of the Re:Union and Reveal shares his ideas about making public radio sound more like America.
Garrett Garms/Winston-Salem State University

6:00pm Mar 31, 2015

Education Education

Partnership Focuses On Increasing Minorities in NC Health Care Professions

by Keri Brown

A group of twenty colleges, universities and state health agencies are working together to increase minority representation in health care professions across North Carolina.

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10:32pm Feb 10, 2015

Education Education

New Website Chronicles Wake Forest's Progress On Diversity

by Keri Brown

Wake Forest University unveiled a new website Tuesday that outlines its plan for increasing inclusion and diversity on campus and addressing bias.