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  • Vanderbilt University

    Labels like ‘Asian fail’ and ‘Black genius’ are no joke for STEM students of color: report

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 23, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch telling them to fight

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 21, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Weekend inventors will build tech for people with disabilities

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering and Science building recognized for green design

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    CS professor co-teaches course on ethics of artificial intelligence

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 16, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Civil engineering alumna named CEO of national trade association

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 15, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Global standards organization awards scholarship to materials science doctoral student

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 14, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Research team documents potential new treatment path for breast cancer

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 13, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Smith’s spinal cord imaging work lauded

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 10, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Applications open for 2019 Vanderbilt Green Fund projects until Jan. 21

    Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read More

    Jan. 9, 2019