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RISE Center at the 5th Annual STEM Inclusion Summit
RISE researchers had a wonderful time learning, connecting, and sharing their work at this year’s STEM Inclusion Summit! More than 100 attendees from across Arizona State University came together to share ideas and work collaboratively toward greater inclusion and belonging in STEM. Attendees also joined working groups to help advance ASU’s efforts toward earning a SEA Change Silver Award. Members of the RISE Center shared their work through 13 poster presentations!
RISE Director Sara Brownell Wins National Biology Teaching Award
Congratulations to RISE Center Director Sara Brownell on receiving the 2026 Four Year College & University Biology Teaching Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. This prestigious national award recognizes just one biology instructor at a four year institution each year. We are proud to celebrate Sara’s dedication to creating classrooms where students feel like they matter and can succeed.
Riley Pizza and Mary Kahraman present talks at the national Queering Education conference
RISE researchers Riley Pizza and Mary Kahraman presented their research at the national virtual Queering Education Conference. Riley presented Beyond Disability: The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Undergraduates with Disabilities in STEM, and Mary presented Queering Active Learning: LGBTQ+ Students’ Experiences in Undergraduate Science Classrooms.
