Kalisha Dessources

Observer
Science Haven
The science that was happening behind that table was really cool and there were a lot of complex concepts behind it, but it was not rocket science, not to say it in a cliche way. It was thinking through density, thinking through molecular stuff, this is like middle school level science that folks that are familiar with. You don't have to be getting your PhD in neuroscience or biology to be able to engage in this way, right? So it could be folks from the [inaudible] department, the sociology department. It could be folks from across the university who could still engage with young people in this way, and there are a lot of people in sort of the social sciences that care about equity and inclusion, and a big piece of that is equity and inclusion of people of color in STEM and in tech because we know that that yield different educational opportunities, different job opportunities that eventually address some of the economic disparities that communities of color face.