The Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP) provides an opportunity for underrepresented public high school students (including African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Latinx, LGBTQ+, students from low income households, and first-generation college attendees) to apply themselves in STEM projects and develop strong connections to the broader scientific community and Berkeley Lab researchers.  The Northen Lab, a research group that contributes to m-CAFEs, has led … [Read more...]

Dr. Melisa Osborne, a researcher at Boston University, is leading a course entitled “Institutional Racism in Health and Science” emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusion in scientific fields. The course will also involve the broader Segrè Lab and discuss themes associated with the m-CAFEs project.  To learn more about the course and Dr. Osborne's work: BF/BI510: Institutional Racism in Health and Science … [Read more...]

Researchers in the m-CAFEs SFA recently participated in an apprenticeship program through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab Director's Apprenticeship Program, BLDAP). The students in the program, under mentorship from the m-CAFEs scientists, developed a series of websites investigating a range of research topics. Highlights related to m-CAFEs research include several student projects focused on EcoFABs, listed below: Jamari and Tenzin Precilla, Maya, and Kazy … [Read more...]