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Building a Career in Science as a First-Generation College Student
Vanessa Arreola is a first-generation college student whose connection to Gladstone stems from high school. Read story.
Commuting to the Lab during a Pandemic: Meet the Scientists Who Are Studying COVID-19
These are just some of the Gladstone scientists who have volunteered to go to the lab to study coronavirus.
Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor: Fake Feminism and the Men We Admire
Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor — these are just the latest men to be ousted for sexual misconduct in the ongoing quest to expose workplace sexual harassment. Since The New York Times broke the story on Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in early October, there has been a cultural reckoning when it comes to sexual harassment.
How Talking about Personal Pronouns Can Build a More Inclusive Environment
One of the most basic ways to show respect for an individual’s identity is to use the correct gender pronoun. Read story.
Despite Antiretroviral Drugs, Finding a Cure for HIV Is Still Critical
His entire career, Warner Greene has had a singular mission—to find a cure for HIV. Read story.
California Continues Battle with Anti-Immigrant Agenda
President Donald Trump came to California on Tuesday to see prototypes for a border wall as he attempts to make good on one of his notorious campaign promises. It was his first visit to California since taking office, but the tour comes at a particularly tense time. Since Trump was elected, California has made it known it will not stand for his anti-immigrant policies. This stance has lead to an all-out standoff between the administration and the state.
What Does Juneteenth Mean to Gladstonians?
Starting this year, Gladstone has made Juneteenth an official holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—that federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the Civil War had ended and that all enslaved people were free. Read story.
Summer Internship Forges a New More Inclusive Path in the Time of COVID-19
Gladstone program managers adapted the format of the PUMAS summer internship to meet the needs and safety of students and mentors. Read story.
Spotlighting Latinx Scientists
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, learn more about these game-changing Latinx scientists throughout history. Read story.
Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Gladstone Institutes acknowledges that we are located on the ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples. Read story.
Gladstone Scientist Uses YouTube to Fight COVID-19 Misinformation in India
Unable to return to his home country during the COVID-19 surge in India, a Gladstone postdoc took to YouTube to share useful information about the virus and how to stay protected. Read story.
Gladstone Investigator Jennifer Doudna Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Jennifer Doudna, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes and professor at UC Berkeley, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her transformative co-discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Read story.
Making the Most of a Virtual Conference
Virtual conferences have come with a number of benefits. Online conferences have removed the cost of travel and lodging, making them much more convenient and accessible to staff at all levels of their career.
5 Books to Read for Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 through October 15 as a way to honor the history and contributions of Latinx people in the United States. Read story.
Local Girl Scout Troop Donates Cookie Sales to Support COVID-19 Research
Troop 62171 donated the funds from their cookie sales to support COVID-19 research. Read story.
Strong Women in STEM: A Conversation with Katie Pollard
Katie Pollard, who was the first female institute director at Gladstone, discusses how she got her start in data science and how to make STEM a more inclusive environment for women. Read story.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Why It’s Everyone’s Role
Over the summer of 2020, many organizations realized that they needed to make commitments to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But building strategies around diversity, equity, and inclusion is new to many organizations. Read story.
Gladstone.org Gets a New Look
This newly designed site comes after months of research, collaboration, and development. The team behind the website took a user-centered approach to design, craft, and build the site. Read story.
Fostering Community at Gladstone
Community groups have been advocates and advisers to Gladstone’s leadership to share employee concerns, and to help shape new policies and programming. Read story.