LabXchange is committed to creating equitable opportunities for success in science. This project seeks to guide learners and empower educators through the creation of new content that demonstrates how to apply critical thinking skills to identify and transform the structures that sustain racial inequity in healthcare, education, and STEM fields in the US.
Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than white women.
(CDC, 2017)Black STEM college majors are more likely to leave STEM than their white peers, either by switching fields (36% vs. 28%) or by leaving college without a degree (29% vs. 20%). This pattern has essentially remained for 30 years.
(Chen and Soldner 2013; Asai, 2020)In 2018, Black residents were 12.3% of the US population, but only 8.4% of bachelor’s graduates, 8.3% of master’s graduates, and 5.5% of doctoral graduates.
(NSF/NCSES, 2018)These interdisciplinary learning materials review the history of racism in science and examine the structures that prevent racialized groups, specifically Black Americans, from having equal access to opportunities in healthcare, education, and STEM fields.
We invite you to join us on our mission of removing barriers to success in science by
integrating this content in your classrooms, programs, and communities, from including it on resource listings to incorporating it into a syllabus or other learning sequences.
The RDEISE project aims to acknowledge and amend the harmful effects of racism in science and medicine by providing high-quality, inclusive science education resources. Designed for easy integration into a multitude of classrooms, the RDEISE learning materials are accessible, interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge.
Interactive infographics, a new type of learning resource designed for LabXchange, build learning content into simulated environments where learners can explore at their own pace, interacting with clickable hotspots to unlock new scenes, questions, and thinking prompts. These resources offer students an engaging new way to learn critical thinking skills and build empathy in simulated environments.
An interdisciplinary team of top experts leads the project.
Postgraduate scholars from across the US provide expert guidance on learning materials and teaching resources.
A team of postgraduate scholars from across the US research and author the learning materials and teaching guides.