Our commitment to equity and inclusion: The Caldwell Laboratory is committed to building and maintaining a community that: recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of every person; fosters sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among its members; views the diversity of thought and experience as a strength and a benefit; and supports all individuals in reaching their potential. In pursuit of our goal of academic excellence, we seek to develop and nurture diversity, believing that it enriches individual lives and our research, expands opportunity, stimulates creativity, strengthens our laboratory, and promotes the exchange of ideas. We are dedicated to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of identity, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, color, national origin or ancestry, immigration or citizenship status, primary language, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, socio-economic status, dis/ability status, appearance or body size, veteran status, political ideology, or any other variables based on an individual’s self-identification.