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Welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Today, we’re honored to host Dr. Cam Mosley, a fisheries ecologist and National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota. Growing up along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi,...

Welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Today, we’re honored to host Dr. Stanton Belford, a professor of biology at Tennessee Southern in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Belford brings his Caribbean roots into...

Welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Alex Davis, a marine scientist from California State University, Northridge, whose dedication to advancing diversity and accessibility in STEM is reshaping the field. Originally...

we’re excited to feature D’Karia Bascom, a senior at North Carolina A&T majoring in laboratory animal science and an emerging scientist with a passion for marine biology.

Welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Today, we’re joined by Jalen Smith, a filmmaker and recent Yale University graduate who began his academic journey as a community college transfer student. At Yale, Jalen majored in political...

Hello everyone, welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Joining us on today’s episode is Teja Deonarine, a marine biology graduate with a strong passion for conservation. Teja has worked with major institutions like the New York,...

 Welcome to Black Nerds Matter! Today, we're thrilled to introduce TreVaughn Ellis—a NOAA Hollings and Udall Scholar, recent American University graduate, and multi-talented artist, scientist, beekeeper, and firefighter! TreVaughn’s incredible journey has taken him from...

In this exciting episode, we welcome Madeleine Pacheco, a 2nd-year PhD student in the Barber Lab at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara alumna, and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipient. Madeleine shares her unique journey into the...

Welcome to the 6th episode of Black Nerds Matter!  We’re joined by Cameron Cooper, a recent graduate from Morehouse College and a current Health Equity Scholar pursuing his Master’s in Public Health at Brown University....

Welcome to the 5th episode of Black Nerds Matter! In this exciting episode, I’m joined by Dr. Raven "The Science Maven" Baxter, a powerhouse in science communication, a Forbes 40 Under 40 honoree, and a...

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome our first remote guest, Anisa Sellers! Anisa is an educator at the Virginia Aquarium, a Virginia State University (VSU) graduate, and an alumna of The Diversity Project....

Listen: Florida schools are reconsidering what science textbooks will go into classrooms.  Here’s what happening in Pasco County. All elementary and middle school science courses will have new textbooks up for consideration. Same goes for...