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Safety

xxx Other stem field departments have a safety page (e.g., chem) and I (wm) thought it would be nice for us to have one too. I outline here some ideas for what we could include and how to organize it. Feel free to leave notes as needed.

 

 

The Northwestern University Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences strives to cultivate an environment in the classroom, lab, and field where the prioritization of safety and integrity drives the excellence of our research. 

LAb safety

Here's how and why we value safety in lab settings...

Field Safety

Here's how and why we value safety in field settings...

personal and Interpersonal Welfare

Statement about valuing interpersonal welfare and connections, maintaining safe relationships, etc. e.g.:

Our department's strength comes from our people. Only by working in harmony with each other and ourselves do we continue to produce the prominent research, talented scientists, and inspirational mentors our department is known for.


Academic integrity and Freedom

xxx wm: Okay so I know the freedom thing might be pushing too much right now, but I was thinking the integrity part could be important, especially to briefly say something about AI's role in our work and department