General resources
An ever-growing list of links.
Please email Dr. Venkataraman if there’s something you’d like to add!
SCU-specific
- SCU Biology
- Research at SCU Biology
- SCU Library
- SCU Office of Accessible Education
- Single Portal for Undergraduate Research (SPUR): Single application portal for several SCU summer research fellowships
- REAL Program: Stipends for College of Arts and Sciences student research, internships, or creative projects
- DeNardo Science Scholars: support undergarduate reserach during the academic year and summer
- De Novo Fellowship: Fellowship for students with outstanding academic records who may have overcome financial challenges and/or may not have had field-specific role models.
- The Multicultural Center
- Dean of Students Office
- Basic Needs Program: Bronco Food Pantry, Housing and Utility Assistance, Technology Support, Transportation Support and Student Life Fund links, among other things
- The Wellness Center
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX
- Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)
- Office for Multicultural Learning (OML)
- Rainbow Resource Center (RRC)
General resources
- Biology Summer Internships outside of SCU
- Undergraduate guide from Roberts Lab at University of Washington: Comprehensive resource on conducting undergraduate research, from contacting faculty and determining what kinds of opportunities are right for you, to asking for letters of recommendation. Links are UW-specific, but there is good general advice.
- Resources page of the Inclusive Conservation Lab at UBC: Note that this lab is based in Canada, some several resources are Canada or UBC-specific
- How to apply for graduate student positions: compiled by Dr. Lily Khadempour, useful for those interested in pursuing graduate school
- Fifteen Questions to Ask Before Attending Graduate School: A good resources from the Ecological Society of America
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- #STEMforBLM Resource List: Justice-oriented resources inside and outside academia
- Revisiting “Beyond Territorial Acknolwedgements”: Discussion on land/territorial acknowledgements and what can exist beyond an acknolwedgement
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) Trainings: Trainings for mentors and mentees
- Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education (RIE2): Collection of resources and community-developed teaching modules
Affinity groups
- Women of Color & Non-Binary People of Color in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (WOC in EEB)
- WOC in EEB Mentoring Program: A mentoring program run by WOC in EEB. The page also has resources on effective mentoring.
- Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)
- Black in Marine Science (BIMS)
- Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science
Recommended reading
Articles
Books
Various books ranging from environmental justice and climate solutions to eugenics and dark academia.
- Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D
- We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo
- Our History Is The Future by Nick Estes
- Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
- Superior: The Return of Race to Science by Angela Saini
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
- Be A Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- All We Can Save edited by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson
- What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Consumed by Aja Barber
- Lessons from Plants by Dr. Beronda Montgomery
- The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Disability Visability by Alice Wong
- Race after Technology by Ruha Benjamin
- Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
- Growing Papaya Trees by Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D
- Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes
- Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
- Elite Capture by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
