Jun 17, 2021
Stat: 33%—The percentage of people of color who make up America’s STEM workforce.
Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research workforce—higher education. In a conversation with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and its vice provost and dean...
Jun 11, 2021
Stat: 99%: The percentage of census tracts in the United States where young black men end up having lower incomes than their white counterparts even though they grew up with comparable family incomes and resources.
Story: In this episode of our season on race and research, our guests examine the impact of race on...
Jun 4, 2021
Stat: 5%—The percentage of Black physicians and surgeons in America.
Story: Continuing our look at race and research, we turn to health care. We hear from Dr. Marie Bernard, who heads efforts to increase diversity in the research workforce at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Stephanie Brown and Kristen Azar...
May 28, 2021
Stat: 46.8 million: The number of people in the United States who identify as Black.
Story: The census shows that the U.S. is growing more diverse racially and ethnically, and reflecting this evolution in research data has become even more essential. In this episode, Mike Dimock, president of the Pew Research...
May 21, 2021
Stat: 40%: 4 in 10 Americans identify with a race other than White.
Story: In our first episode on race and research, we explore the diverse story of America. William Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an internationally regarded demographer, highlights the latest census findings and what they say...