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.

We want to hear from you!

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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.

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Student Ambassadors

Belonging Committee Student Ambassadors (left to right) Ritika Relwani, ’26 double majoring in biology and health studies, 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.

Faculty Accomplishments

Ms. Emily Boone
Boone Promoted

Emily Boone was promoted to senior teaching faculty of biology. Her areas of expertise include marine ecology, physiological ecology, and environmental studies.

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Dr. Christine C. Helms
Helms Published

Christine Helms, associate professor of physics, published “Variability in individual native fibrin fibers mechanics” in Physical Biology.

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Dr. Emory (Ted) F. Bunn
Bunn & Undergraduate Student Published

Ted Bunn, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in the Liberal Arts and professor of physics, published “Cosmological inflation in N-dimensional Gaussian random fields with algorithmic data compression” with Conner Painter, ’21, in The Open Journal of Astrophysics.

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