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Early Career Researchers Benefit From Inclusive, Diverse And International Collaborations: Changing How Academic Institutions Utilize The Seminar Series, Catherine M. Febria, Donna R. Kashian, Kory R.T. Bertrand, Brittanie Dabney, Matthew Day, Madison Dugdale, Kate O. Ekhator, Héctor J. Esparra-Escalera, Ryan Graham, Keira Harshaw, Darrin S. Hunt, Savannah Knorr, Katrina Lewandowski, Colleen Linn, Allison Lucas, Scott O.C. Mundle, Gelareh Raoufi, Chelsea Salter, Zoha Siddiqua, Smita Tyagi

Integrative Biology Publications

Efforts to make research environments more inclusive and diverse are beneficial for the next generation of Great Lakes researchers. The global COVID-19 pandemic introduced circumstances that forced graduate programs and academic institutions to re-evaluate and promptly pivot research traditions, such as weekly seminar series, which are critical training grounds and networking opportunities for early career researchers (ECRs). While several studies have established that academics with funded grants and robust networks were better able to weather the abrupt changes in research and closures of institutions, ECRs did not. In response, both existing and novel partnerships provided a resilient network to support …