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    Increasing Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce: Actions for Improving Evidence
    The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU); The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; The Association of American Medical Colleges (The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), 2018)
    The participation of underrepresented individuals in the biomedical sciences, as well as in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields is a critical issue affecting our nation’s health and the future of research. By 2050, less than 50 percent of the general population will be non-Hispanic whites, making the U.S. a majority-minority country (United States Census Bureau [US Census], 2014). In higher education, a diverse learning environment increases students’ exploration of diverse perspectives, reduces levels of racial prejudice, and increases tolerance of alternative points of view and other human differences. This report provides a set of specific actions—including pilots, cross-institutional studies, and analysis of national datasets—to strengthen the scientific evidence needed to guide university interventions in the future.