Welcome to the home for GSBS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I am happy to oversee GSBS DEI efforts as the associate dean for Diversity and Student Affairs. I like to say that the only thing bigger than our name is the heart we have for our students at the Graduate School. A large part of the heart and passion we have for our students comes from ensuring that all have a quality experience, and that we provide an environment where everyone can succeed.

休斯顿是美国最大，最多样化的城市之一。我们希望GSB不仅反映出这种多样性，而且还可以支持包括多种声音的科学卓越和创新。我们的国内学生中有31％的人占STEM的人数不足，国际学生占我们总人口的40％，而妇女占60％的妇女，我们的学校取得了长足的进步，以反映我们当地的多样性。但是，我们承认在许多层面上都有工作要做。

Part of this work will include three key areas: assessment, culture, and outreach. As a part of our assessment, in 2020 we conducted a school-wide climate survey to evaluate the experiences of our whole community: students, faculty and staff. I invite you to review the results of this survey in the reports below.

经过评估后，确保对多样性，公平和包容的存在和维持涉及完善生物医学科学中的文化。我们正在通过为我们的学生和教职员工进行各种编程，包括所有GSB教师所要求的指导培训。

最后，我们专注于外展。我们的推广工作包括在主要科学会议上举行，专注于通过我们的“ Discover Biomedicine”系列在STEM中排除在STEM中的群体。请仔细阅读该网站，以了解所有这些努力以及更多工作。

难以捕获的是无形的努力，这是我们为学生提供的护理。我们国家最近经历了令人痛苦的事件。我们已经看到了许多不公正，社会动荡和种族估计，毫无疑问，这也影响了我们的科学界。我们关心影响学生的原因，即使它超越了科学。只有这样，我们才能创造一种真正的归属感，并在最前沿的包容和公平方面建立一个科学卓越的环境。

真挚地，

Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD

Our Community

超过220万名居民称休斯顿,德萨牌手表s home, making it the country’s fourth-largest city. Many expect typical Texans to walk around in their cowboy boots and hat, always at the ready to ride a bull or two-step the night away on the dance floor. But visitors and transplants soon discover what this cultural epicenter truly has to offer: something for everyone. The Bayou City is the most diverse metro area in the country, ahead of both New York and Los Angeles. This diversity has boosted Houston’s food scene, with 10,000 restaurants serving the cuisine of over 70 different countries and cultural regions and has given rise to its own innovative culinary styles. Where else can you eat breakfast tacos, kolaches, fajitas, chimichangas, and viet-cajun crawfish all in one day? Our city and its chefs are regularly celebrated for their exciting food by the James Beard Foundation and was named the “newest capital of great food” by Food & Wine.