
FEMA to Start Tracking Race of Disaster-Aid Applicants
The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably

FEMA to Start Tracking Race of Disaster-Aid Applicants
The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably

New Math Research Group Reflects a Schism in the Field
Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity


How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health
Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being

The Complicated Legacy of E. O. Wilson
We must reckon with his and other scientists’ racist ideas if we want an equitable future

Digital Access Is Not Universal, but a 10-Year Plan Can Help
Prioritizing infrastructure, smarter regulations and better training will make digital technology more inclusive

Listen to This New Podcast: Lost Women of Science
A new podcast is on a mission to retrieve unsung female scientists from oblivion.

Lost Women of Science Podcast: Season One, The Pathologist in the Basement
Lost Women of Science digs deep to uncover stories of scientists that have long been overlooked

Black Children, as Well as Other Minority Kids, Fare Worse Than White Children in Common Surgeries
The reasons for unequal patient outcomes may lie in implicit biases at the hospitals that treat them

We Must Improve Equity in Cancer Screening
Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration

Lost Women of Science, Episode 4: Breakfast in the Snow
In our final episode, we explore pathologist Dorothy Andersen’s legacy—what she left behind and how her work has lived on since her death. Describing her mentor’s influence on her life and career, pediatrician Celia Ores gives us a rare look into what Andersen was really like. We then turn to researchers, doctors and patients, who fill us in on the progress that has grown from Andersen’s initial work. These major developments include the discovery of the cystic fibrosis gene, the tremendous impact of the drug Trikafta and the potential of lifesaving gene-editing techniques

Lost Women of Science, Episode 3: The Case of the Missing Portrait
A missing portrait of physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen takes us on a journey into the perils of memorialization—and who gets to be remembered. Pediatric intensivist Scott Baird hunts for the portrait, and psychiatry resident Nientara Anderson and emergency medicine resident Lizzy Fitzsousa, both former medical students at Yale University, explain how, in today’s diverse communities, “dude walls” can have an insidious effect on those who walk past them every day

Indigenous Children Are Still Dying in Boarding Schools
In India, as in other countries around the world, abuse accompanies eviction from ancestral lands