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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology values equality and respect for every member of its community. Faculty, students, and staff from different backgrounds bring their lived experiences and unique perspectives together. This diversity is essential to improving the IGB’s ability to solve problems and be responsive to societal needs.

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Featured Stories

The Roots of Genomics installation highlights moments from the history of the field of genomics, with efforts towards promoting the contributions of historically underserved individuals.
Research, Outreach, DEI
'Roots of Genomics' installation celebrates the diverse history within the field of genomics
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From left: Peter Nardulli, Shriya Wagholikar, Katie Zobus, Richard Zhou, Stella Launay, and Darian Tabrizi are all bioengineering majors in BMEJC. Photographer: Julia Pollack
Research, DEI
Mobile bioengineering lab receives 2024 DEI award
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon
Outreach, DEI
Wikipedia edit-a-thon event series seeks to increase STEM representation
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DEI
DEI
New committee for the IGB DEI Advisory Group announced
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DEI
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Three projects chosen for the IGB DEI Awards
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Town Hall Meeting
DEI
Town hall spurs conversation and new ideas for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the IGB
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IGB Land Acknowledgment Statement

The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recognizes and acknowledges that we are on the lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin, Odawa, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw Nations. These lands were the traditional territory of these Native Nations prior to their forced removal; these lands continue to carry the stories of these Nations and their struggles for survival and identity.

As a land-grant institution, the University of Illinois has a particular responsibility to acknowledge the peoples of these lands, as well as the histories of dispossession that have allowed for the growth of this institution for the past 150 years. We are also obligated to reflect on and actively address these histories and the role that this university has played in shaping them. This acknowledgement and the centering of Native peoples is a start as we move forward for the next 150 years.

Based on the Native American House Land Acknowledgment