Thx to the Arizona State University HHMI Inclusive Excellence Grant, Dr. Jackson & colleagues reformed undergrad Animal Phys to broaden perspectives of sex & sexuality. The reformation lessened students' cisheteronormative views & increased belonging for #LGBTQ students: news.asu.edu/b/20241118-div…

Postdoc Olivia Davis' initiative supporting #STEM grad student mental health, the ISPMHA, started in Cooper Bio Ed Lab and connects early-career scientists. Cooper's team examines the impact of academic environments on anxiety/depression, calling for change. buff.ly/3ZdQD4F

Supported by Cooper Bio Ed Lab and U.S. National Science Foundation, Olivia Davis founded the International Science Postgraduate Mental Health Alliance, the first global network to address mental health in academic science. ASU School of Life Sciences ow.ly/3ULR50UcTmz

Cooper Bio Ed Lab Katey Cooper Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center Arizona State University Brown University ASU News News at a glance: Pterosaur clues, AI’s risks to biosecurity, and graduate students’ mental health #NBTintheNews science.org/content/articl…

Check out our latest #mentalhealth paper featured in Science News at a glance: Pterosaur clues, AI’s risks to biosecurity, and graduate students’ mental health | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

In our new study examining over 6700 undergraduate biology students in over 55 courses, we found that emphasizing compatibility between religion and evolution and giving students autonomy over their decision to accept evolution leads to more acceptance. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The Biology Education Research Webinar Series returns in January 2025! New this year: non-members who register and attend 4 webinars + learning communities will receive a FREE year of SABER membership! Details here: saberbio.org/BER-Seminar-Se…

Such a cool opportunity! Go to interesting #bioed webinars and get a free #Saber membership!? Pls share!

Excited to share that the first two ASU Health degrees - a Master of Science in public health technology and a Master of Public Health - will be available in fall 2025. Learn more: news.asu.edu/20241205-healt…

Happy holidays from the Cooper and Brownell Labs! When it comes to research and secret-Santa-swap* we go hard: Tortilla blanket, actual tv, imported Japanese foods, humming bird feeder, etc…. *No shih tzus were swapped in the process.

The SABER Abstract Committee has announced the official Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Annual Meeting on July 10-13, 2025 in Minneapolis, MN! Go to saberbio.org/abstracts for full details and to sign up to be a reviewer. Abstract submission will be open Feb 10-24th! #SABER2025

.nature highlights our lab paper on grad mental health, check it out and pass it on! nature.com/articles/d4158…

New nature careers piece on our work exploring what's behind the grad mental health crisis. Please share- it's time we make some changes! nature.com/articles/d4158…

We love when college athletes lead the way in promoting that people take care of their mental health like they do their physical health 🙌🏼.

Check out this #EducationResearch: The upside to depression: undergraduates benefit from an instructor revealing #depression in a large-enrollment physiology course. Tasneem F. Mohammed, et al. ➡️ ow.ly/wWRe50UYsUZ #ArticlesInPress #MentalHealth

Summary of research out of the American Society for Cell Biology #lgbtq committee: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Survey by Cooper Bio Ed Lab of 1400 biologists, mostly in the US, documents hostility both in and outside work for many LGBTQ+ biologists. By Laurie Udesky. go.nature.com/3DL6SOM