{"id":2146,"date":"2020-07-07T15:03:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csp\/?page_id=2146"},"modified":"2020-07-07T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:04:14","slug":"center-statement-on-racism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csp\/center-statement-on-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Space Physics Statement on Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"

The undersigned members Center for Space Physics wish to state unequivocally their opposition to the recent and ongoing acts of violence inflicted on Black Americans and people of color. Our society and scientific communities must be free of racism in all its forms, and we acknowledge that too often we have fallen short of this goal. We also acknowledge we need to increase dramatically our efforts to combat the underrepresentation of Black and historically marginalized people within our scientific fields.\u00a0 \u00a0We need to take new and concrete actions to build a welcoming, open, and supportive scientific community.\u00a0 We need to commit to actively fighting racism and reversing the legacy of centuries of racism.\u00a0 \u00a0Planning is underway for the center to expand our outreach and recruitment programs for underrepresented minority individuals and groups. \u00a0Further, we endorse the statements on these issues by Boston University President Robert Brown<\/a>, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Stan Sclaroff<\/a>, and our professional scientific societies: the American Geophysical Union<\/a> and the American Astronomical Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Signed:<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Baumgardner, Senior\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nJohn Clarke, Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nYakov Dimant, Senior Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nMarianna Felici,\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nMichael Hirsch, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/em>
\nWen Li, Assistant Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nQianli Ma,\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nCarlos Martinis, Research Assistant Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nMajd Mayyasi,\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nMichael Mendillo, Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nLuke Moore, Senior\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nToshi Nishimura, Research Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/em>
\nMerav Opher, Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nMeers Oppenheim, Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nCarl Schmidt,\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nJoshua Semeter, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/em>
\nXiaochen Shen,\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nSteven Smith, Senior Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nMarissa Vogt, Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em>
\nBrian Walsh, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering<\/em>
\nPaul Withers, Associate Professor of Astronomy<\/em>
\nBertalan Zieger, Senior\u00a0Research Scientist of the Center for Space Physics<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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