Page 1 - IBP In Focus Newsletter

INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
focus
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
Inclusive Excellence - the IBP way
High in the consciousness of IBP faculty, students and staff is a driving com- mitment to open our doors widely via purposeful access to opportunity for all. We seek the very best and brightest to join with us in our mission to make a positive impact at this university, in our community, and beyond.
Inclusive Excellence centers on the premise of purposeful access to oppor- tunity by searching far-and-wide for top talent. Here, primary attention is placed on the realization that by using the broadest and most diverse “net” possible will deliver the very best opportunity for success.
Mindful of the admonitions of Ireland’s great poet laureate W.B. Yeats “...Words are Lightly Spoken...”, which translates to talking is easy, action is what matters, we have galvanized our Inclusive Excellence resolve by making a commitment to diverse young scholars at the very beginnings of their careers at UMN.
In bringing words to action, IBP was awarded a new grant from the American Heart Association to promote increased access availability to research opportunities for diverse and underrepresented minorities. Here the primary goal is to achieve merit-based inclusive excellence for the betterment of the biomedical sciences and the society. The program features active promotion of unfettered access opportunities for all as an effective proactive mechanism to ensure attaining the very best in merit- based achievement in academia and beyond. Disparities in opportunities are a driving component of predicting future successes for students.
In speaking of the how IBP is now activating the objectives and goals of this new program, our Director of Undergraduate Education states:
The approach this grant fosters is proactive advising and mentoring. This is based on research showing students from underrepresented minorities (URM) and low-income families benefit from proactive strategies to solve issues, instead of waiting for students to seek assistance. This new program is designed to support students that experience an overall lack of resources. Low-income students are less likely to have personal or professional mentors to guide them through the challenges of high- er education. Low socio-economic status (LSES) encompasses not just income but also educational attainment, financial security, and subjective perceptions of social status and social class. LSES and its correlates, such as lower educational achievement, poverty and poor health, ultimately affect our society. Society benefits from an increased focus on the foundations of socio-economic issues. These principles form the essential cornerstones of this new program.
Continued on page 4
ISSUE 2021-2022
I N S I DE TH I S I S S UE
t
2 Graduate Program Updates
3 New Graduate Students
6 Education Updates
8 IBP Awards &
Events
9 Faculty, Staff & Alumni Highlights
11 IBP at a Glance
12 IBP Gift
12 IBP in Press
“We plan to accomplish this by reaching out to undergraduates who may not have seen a reflection of themselves in the sciences.”
Dr. Vincent Barnett
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Jackson Hall 6-125 t 321 Church St. SE t 612-625-5902 t http://physiology.med.umn.edu