News

A summary of the department-level survey CBEI ran earlier this year was presented at this year's departmental retreat.

Please join us for a a Journal Club discussing the February Book of the Month: In Honor of Black History Month, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

Tuesday March 1st by Zoom (link TBA) Sign up for the journal club at https://bit.ly/CBEI_JC and borrow a copy of this month's book from the C Building 5th floor kitchen.

CBEI with the help of the DICP office launches a department-wide survey to assess the sense of community and the concern and comfort levels related to work and aspects of personal lives that intersect with work at HMS Cell Bio. Make your voice heard and help inform future departmental programming!

The Cell Biology Equity Initiative Presents: CBEI Journal Club: Using lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to return to a more equitable Harvard

Join us for a Journal Club where we reflect on the inequities faced by various members of our community during the pandemic and look internally at how we can be more mindful as we return to the workplace.

The event will be held virtually on November 16th from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm. Please RSVP using the QR code in the image or at https://bit.ly/3axrdF0

**Please note updated start time of 10:00 AM!**

The Inreach Committee is excited to share our first event in partnership with the Equity and Inclusion Fellows at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In "What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Means for Cell Biology," we will cover key concepts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It will guide us to relate these concepts to our scientific careers:

• How do we, as current and future leaders and mentors, create a more welcoming and inclusive community where everyone can thrive?
• What do bias, racism, and microaggressions have to do with us and our scientific community?

Join us with curious minds as we begin to navigate these difficult topics.

"What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Means for Cell Biology" will be held virtually on Wednesday, March 31 from 10:00-11:15AM. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3lbxxqf. Note: this event is open to current members of the Department of Cell Biology at HMS. Please register using a harvard.edu email. 

Join CBEI members in Breakout Rooms at the HMS Cell Biology retreat Jan. 26 & 27! Learn more about the CBEI and some issues we hope to improve.

CBEI members organize into 3 subcommittees focused on Inreach, Outreach, and Resource.

We hold our first event for the HMS Cell Bio community featuring a critical local resource, the Ombuds office. Thanks to Melissa and Justin for the interactive discussions!

We have our first meeting as an official group.