This project focused on supporting ongoing efforts across Science to embed indigenous perspectives and practices. The team created a three-part toolkit to help instructors better understand how Indigenous issues and perspectives intersect with their field. The overarching aim of this toolkit is to assess the impact of undergraduate and graduate curriculum modifications on student understanding of how Indigenous issues intersect with their given field of study. 

The project team delivered a program consisting of seven two-hour webinars focused on reproducible research and advanced statistical modeling, and a Statistical Opportunities for Students (SOS) Program. The sessions had a total of 198 registrations, and the SOS program served 15 students. 

The BUDR project team created and piloted an innovative program to lower barriers to undergraduate research experience in Botany and Zoology research labs and collection facilities.  The program has four elements:  a mentorship network, a micro-experience program, an informational website, and workshops.  The first year of the program served 175 mentees, 75 mentors and 21 micro-experience research projects.  

This series of three events aimed to foster a sense of community and connection amongst Indigenous students.  This included a welcome lunch, a tailored CTLT & Skylight resource-development session, and drop-in sessions during final exams in April 2023, which encouraged students to take a break in a collective, supportive social environment.

The event’s keynote addresses were delivered by Dr. Alyson Kelvin from the Veterinary Infectious Diseases Organization and Dr. Katherine Wu from The Atlantic. This was followed by an Expert Panel that consisted of Dr. Alyson Kelvin, Dr. Katherine Wu, Dr. Yanet Valdez, (Covid19 Resources Canada) and Dr. Manish Sadarangani (BC Children's Hospital) to answer vaccine-related questions. The event also featured activity booths focused on teaching participants about microbes, pathogens, as well as vaccine design and distribution.

This speaker series hosted leaders in inclusive STEM education across various disciplines (biology, chemistry, physics, geology), identities (IBPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+) and specialties (curriculum, pedagogy, research). 337 Science community members attended sessions focused on teaching strategies and practices in science focused on equity, inclusion, and Indigenization.