Science Belonging Committee

Science Belonging Committee

The Science Belonging Committee (SBC) is committed to creating purposeful programs that provide science students with safe spaces to express themselves and the tools they need to thrive in college and beyond. The team is composed of faculty, staff, and student ambassadors, where the latter role provides students with the chance to play an active role in the planning and execution of events. We host a diverse range of programs designed to address the varied needs of our community. From listening sessions and research fairs to science-themed field game days, career workshops, and dessert socials, we aim to foster lasting connections and a sense of belonging within the sciences at UR.

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Campus Partners

The Science Belonging Committee is comprised of faculty and staff from all departments in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences. 

Event collaborators include Career Services and the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion (SCEI). Contact us if you would like to work together! Learn about the events we host.

Department of Biology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BMB) Program
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Belonging Committee Student Ambassadors

Student Ambassadors

Belonging Committee Student Ambassadors (left to right) Moriam Animashaun, ’25, biochemistry & molecular biology (BMB) major, and Mollie Fenn, ’26, biology major.

Faculty & Staff

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Signature Events

Bingo Night

Gottwald Games

Ice Cream Social

Pride Month Celebration

Career Skills Workshops

Black History Trivia Night

Gottwald Scavenger Hunt

Spooktacular Science Research Fair

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It’s refreshing to see professors try to make this place better for students.

Upcoming Events

Sep 30
Biology Seminar Series
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Oct 02
Cary Wolfe, “What Species is Multispecies Justice?”
4:30 PM
Oct 07
Biology Seminar Series
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Oct 21
Biology Seminar Series
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Oct 28
Biology Seminar Series: Extreme animal weapons
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nov 04
Biology Seminar Series
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Faculty Accomplishments

Dr. Shannon Z. Jones
Jones Published

Shannon Jones, director of biological instruction, Isaac Skromne, associate professor of biology, and Jon Dattelbaum, professor of chemistry, along with Quan Chau ’22, and Lesly Corado-Santiago ‘21, published "Physicochemical and Inflammatory Analysis of Unconjugated and Conjugated Bone-Binding Carbon Dots" in ACS Omega.

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Dr. Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias
Dias Published

Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias, associate professor of physics, published "Photonics Roadmap for Ultra-High-Temperature Thermophotovoltaics" in Joule.

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Dr. Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias
Dias Awarded Tenure and Promotion

Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor of physics. Dr. Rebello de Sousa Dias' research specializes in the fabrication of materials at the Nano scale level and her research has many practical applications that could help to develop ways to save and store solar power.

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Dr. Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias
Dias Published

Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias, assistant professor of physics, and a former student co-author published "Refractory Metals and Oxides for High-Temperature Structural Color Filters" in Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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