by rmiyatsu | Jan 26, 2023 | Education News, News, Statements
This week, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) released a report, as part of its “Facing our History—Building an Equitable Future” initiative, that was aimed at acknowledging past injustices in the genomics community. We encourage everyone engaged in...
by alexismorgan | Jun 10, 2020 | diversity, News, Social Justice, Statements
June 10, 2020 | UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute We are writing to express our outrage and sorrow at the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and to condemn the systemic racism that is at the root of ongoing violence against Black people...
by be-webmaster | Jun 5, 2018 | News, Statements
Cutting-edge science and technology should be available for all. BY JENNY REARDON APRIL 3, 2018 At the end of the last millennium, the human genome sequence became an emblem of a struggle for justice. Public scientists from around the world fought off efforts to...
by alexismorgan | Aug 28, 2017 | Statements
We at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute are working with urgency to reduce human suffering using science. We believe that the knowledge we gain through the scientific enterprise should be used to advance a more equitable and just society. At this moment, one way we...
