The Evidence Collective elects Dr. Raven Baxter as a member
Members of The Evidence Collective, a network of scientists, clinicians and communicators, elected Dr. Raven Baxter to the group on March 4, 2026.
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2026
Science Communication Consortium on Ethics holds its first meeting under founder and chair Dr. Raven Baxter
Dr. Raven Baxter founded the Science Communication Consortium on Ethics at the Association of Science Communicators, which held its first meeting on Jan. 26, 2026.
2025
Petition by Dr. Raven Baxter asks accreditors to require communication training in every science degree
Dr. Raven Baxter launched a Change.org petition on Nov. 4, 2025, asking universities and accreditors to require communication and public engagement training in every science degree.
Aspen Institute's Our Future Is Science names Dr. Raven Baxter to its Advisory Group
Dr. Raven Baxter joined the Advisory Group of the Aspen Institute's Our Future Is Science initiative in October 2025 and gave the keynote at its 2025-26 kickoff.
Professional association for science communicators adds Dr. Raven Baxter to its board of directors
Dr. Raven Baxter joined the board of directors of the Association of Science Communicators, the volunteer-run hub for professional science communicators, on Sept. 12, 2025.
2024
The New York Times features Dr. Raven Baxter's fair housing story on its homepage
The New York Times featured Dr. Raven Baxter's fair housing story on its homepage on May 31, 2024, and later reported that she would be the face of a national campaign against housing discrimination.
Stellar Dreams opens in Buffalo as Dr. Raven Baxter gives telescopes to 27 students
Twenty-seven students received Celestron telescopes at Buffalo State University on February 19, 2024, at the kickoff of Dr. Raven Baxter's Stellar Dreams program.
White House National Space Council roundtables on the space workforce include Dr. Raven Baxter
From February 2023 to January 2024, Dr. Raven Baxter participated in White House National Space Council roundtables on space STEM education and the space workforce.
Mount Sinai's Cohen Center names Dr. Raven Baxter director of science communication
Dr. Raven Baxter served as Director of Science Communication at Mount Sinai's Cohen Center from January 2024 to September 2025, hosting its CoRE LIVE Knowledge Sessions and a ten-part series for medical learners.
2023
National Women's Business Council brings Dr. Raven Baxter to its Women in STEM roundtable at Howard
Dr. Raven Baxter joined federal officials, founders and policy analysts at Howard University for the National Women's Business Council's Women in STEM Roundtable on connecting women in science to entrepreneurship.
IRS recognizes The Science Haven, Dr. Raven Baxter's STEM nonprofit, as a public charity
The IRS has recognized The Science Haven, the STEM nonprofit founded by Dr. Raven Baxter, as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
2021
UC Irvine's School of Biological Sciences names Raven Baxter director of diversity initiatives
Raven Baxter became director of diversity initiatives in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UC Irvine's School of Biological Sciences on July 1, 2021.
Red Table Talk airs Raven Baxter's account of racism in the science workplace
Red Table Talk aired an interview with Raven Baxter on May 18, 2021, as part of its Invisible Black Woman programming on Facebook Watch.
2020
Buffalo State Alumni Association adds Raven Baxter to its Board of Directors
Raven Baxter, a 2014 and 2017 graduate of Buffalo State, joined the Buffalo State Alumni Association Board of Directors as a member at large in October 2020.
Amid a pandemic and protests, Raven Baxter opens the first Black in Science Communication Week
Raven Baxter founded and opened Black in Science Communication Week, an online week for Black science communicators with workshops, panels and grants, held October 4 to 10, 2020.
STEMbassy goes live as a Sunday-night STEM talk show, with founder Raven Baxter as host
Raven Baxter launched STEMbassy Live, a weekly online STEM talk show she created and hosted, on Feb. 23, 2020.
2019
Health Sciences Charter School names Raven Baxter to lead its collegiate STEM initiatives
Raven Baxter joined Health Sciences Charter School in Buffalo in fall 2019 as Director of Collegiate STEM Initiatives, organizing a no-cost early college program with D'Youville.
2017
Buffalo State hires alumna Raven Baxter to advise its first-year science majors
Raven Baxter returned to SUNY Buffalo State in August 2017 as a full-time academic adviser to freshmen in five science majors, and also taught biology until 2019.
2016
Raven the Science Maven begins in Buffalo as Raven Baxter takes science to social media
In 2016, Raven Baxter began sharing science on social media from Buffalo, N.Y., starting the platform that became Raven the Science Maven.
2015
In Buffalo, Raven Baxter leads STEM for Alpha Kappa Alpha's ASCEND youth program
From October 2015 through 2018, Raven Baxter volunteered as the STEM program leader for ASCEND, Alpha Kappa Alpha's signature youth enrichment program, with the sorority's Gamma Phi Omega chapter in Buffalo.
