Astronomy in Color: February 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Black History Month Star Profiles

Happy Black History Month! We know we've come to the end of February, but Black excellence is to be celebrated every day of the year. We'll post our remaining interviews and more in the coming weeks. Next up: Caleb Levy!

Caleb Levy (he/him), Colgate University '23

Monday, February 21, 2022

Black History Month Star Profiles

Happy Black History Month! As we celebrate Black ancestors, leaders, creators, teachers, and scientists who are our bedrock and inspiration, we also want to uplift the brilliant members of our astrophysics community who are our Black Present and Black Future. We'll be posting interviews over the next couple of weeks of several scientists, talking about their work, what inspired them to pursue science, and what Black History Month means to them. First up: Kiersten Boley.

Kiersten Boley (she/her), OSU PhD Candidate, NSF Graduate Research Fellow

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We are members of the astronomy community committed to increasing diversity by recognizing, confronting and removing the barriers to racial equity and inclusion. We are committed to an intersectional feminist approach combined with a framework of cultural materialism to understand the past and present repercussions of systemic oppression of marginalized groups on our ability to study the Universe.

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