Join the #FaceOfScience on April 24, 2024
Fourth annual social media campaign celebrates STEMM community
April 8, 2024
The Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) invites the scientific community to join the fourth annual #FaceOfScience social media campaign on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Individuals in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) can participate by writing #FaceOfScience on a piece of paper, taking a photo with it, and posting it on social media using the same hashtag. Participants can add to their posts by sharing what they love most about being a scientist.
The campaign celebrates scientists at all levels of their careers. This year, it features Ramon Holquin, an undergraduate student researcher in the BUILDing SCHOLARS program at the University of Texas at El Paso. Holquin, who is studying mechanical and biomedical engineering, shared his passion for making positive change as a scientist.
“The inquisitive desire to discover new ideas, concepts, and solutions is a self-fulfilling journey that drives me to become a researcher,” Holquin said. “A researcher who has the opportunity to help not only locally, but the entire world.”
This #FaceOfScience campaign is part of Enhance Science, a DPC visual media project that expands the idea of what a scientist looks like. Through original content and social media campaigns, the project creates opportunities for scientists to come together and share their love for science.
Gabriela Chavira, PhD, principal investigator for the BUILD PODER program at California State University, Northridge, highlighted the importance of inclusivity in the research community.
“We need scientists who come from all backgrounds with different ways of thinking to solve the world’s problems,” Chavira said. “By becoming a scientist, you get the opportunity to make an impact in the scientific world. No matter how big or small, your voice matters.”
Learn more about how to join the campaign at enhancescience.org and download our free templates and Zoom backgrounds.
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The Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center at UCLA is supported by Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health / National Institutes of General Medical Sciences under award number U54GM119024.
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