Supporting Disabled Graduate Students Starts with Rethinking Mentorship
Graduate students with disabilities are underrepresented, often reluctant to disclose, and frequently underserved by accommodations designed for coursework, not research. Faculty mentors are the strongest lever we have to change that.
Published August 13, 2026
OURS & Lakers Athletics Launch Partnership to Expand Research Opportunities for Students and Faculty
OURS and Athletics have partnered to create interdisciplinary research opportunities by using athletics as a real-world laboratory for students and faculty.
Published January 15, 2026 by Jon Cole
Making Weekly Meetings Intentional
Dr. Lisa Kenyon describes her mentoring strategy of using a structured meeting form to guide one-on-one sessions, ensuring focus, continuity, and student-driven goals.
Published December 9, 2025 by Lisa Kenyon PT, DPT, PhD, PCS
Color-Coded Bracelet System Enhances Focus and Communication in a Molecular Ecology Lab
The Partridge Ecology Lab implemented a simple color-coded bracelet system to help lab members nonverbally signal their need for focus during sensitive environmental DNA analyses, reducing distractions, and improving communication.
Published September 29, 2025 by Charlyn Partridge