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.
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
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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Upcoming Events
Faculty Accomplishments
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.
View BioMariama Rebello de Sousa Dias, associate professor of physics, published "Photonics Roadmap for Ultra-High-Temperature Thermophotovoltaics" in Joule.
View BioMariama 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.
View BioMariama 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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