Welcome to the Alliance for Visible Diversity in Science!


          We focus on one central mission- to increase visible diversity within the Graduate Studies programs at Oregon Health and Science University by recruiting, retaining, and most importantly, supporting graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff, and faculty members from underrepresented backgrounds. 


​A snapshot of why active racial inclusion is important:

May Newsletter


Refer to Calendar for details

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AVDS Interest Meeting
AVDS has grown a lot in the past two years but many people still do not know how AVDS has advocated for increasing diversity and inclusion at OHSU, what our vision is for the future, or how to get involved. AVDS will be hosting an open meeting mid-May to share what we have done over the past few years and recruit new AVDS members. The details are below; please use Eventbrite
to register for the event. (flyer)
When: May 16th
4:30 - 6:30  PM

Where: RLSB
Room: 2S014/2S018
Congratulations Sunil!
AVDS member Sunil Joshi was recently awarded the prestigious Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans! This fellowship award supports exceptional immigrants or the children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate education in the United States. Sunil is one of 30 students selected from a pool of over 1700 applicants in the 2019 cycle. Sunil is also the first OHSU student to receive this award!
Learn more about Sunil Joshi
Learn more about the PD Fellowship for New Americans
AVDS May Happy Hour
AVDS happy hour is the only campus happy hour open to ALL students, faculty, and staff.
When: May 31st , 5:00 PM

Where: Vollum Courtyard
The Vollum Synapse 2M (rain location)
AVDS Facebook Page
AVDS has a NEW Facebook page! Make sure you "like" our new page to RSVP for the interst meeting and keep track of other upcoming events!
AVDS Facebook
BRAINS 2019: App due May 20th
REMINDER: BRAINS is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort! Applications for the 2019 cohort will be accepted through 9 am (PT) on Monday, May 20, 2019. Visit  https://advance.washington.edu/brains/program/application  to apply. All eligible applicants will be placed into one of the two program pathways.
 
About BRAINS
BRAINS - Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences - is a national program funded by NIH NINDS. BRAINS aims to increase the engagement and retention of early-career academic neuroscientists from underrepresented groups through cohort-based community development and access to tips, tools, and skills development. The program is designed to improve participants’ career self-efficacy and sense of belonging in the neuroscience field and help them thrive in their careers.
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If you want to support our cause, please consider donating! Any amount helps!
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What I have learned from these experiences about surviving as an underrepresented minority in the sciences is that many such students do not take proactive steps to reach out, seek help, and get answers to concerns they have. They wait for someone to come to them. But they must learn how to reach out in order to survive. For institutions, creating a culture of inclusion and a space for these students to air their thoughts is a great help."

​​– Erich Jarvis, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center