Seminars in Hearing Research at Purdue (SHRP)

Title: T32 TPAN Discussion on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Issues and Initiatives

Speaker: Discussion led by Michael Heinz, Professor, SLHS/BME (Co-Director, TPAN)

Date: April 15, 2021

Time: 10:30 – 11:20 am

Zoom Info:

https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/99908073162?pwd=WENPRU5pOFdBUXNJRWl6OUpLYVFkdz09

Meeting ID: 999 0807 3162

Passcode: 681403

Abstract:

The overall goal of NIH in funding Institutional Research Training Grants (T32s) is to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to meet the needs of the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research agenda. Within this framework, attention is required to recruiting and retaining trainees from diverse backgrounds, including groups underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences, as described in the Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity.  This week's seminar will be a group discussion that is intended to be a starting point for regular discussions among our students and faculty to increase our understanding of DEI issues that are particularly relevant to our NIH-funded Training Program in Auditory Neuroscience (TPAN).  Following a brief overview of some of the important issues for us to understand and be working on, a number of ongoing and/or planned initiatives within and beyond Purdue will be discussed as a starting point for discussions of future TPAN activities and initiatives to expand our work in this important area.

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The working schedule is available here:

https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_schedule

The titles and abstracts of the talks will be added here:

https://purdue.edu/TPAN/hearing/shrp_abstracts