On June 8, BioInspired Syracuse released a statement acknowledging systemic racism in the academic STEM community and pledging to work actively to take meaningful action against it. As we stated, our first step as an Institute will be to hold an Institute-wide virtual town hall to discuss and begin to implement a concrete set of action items that the Institute can undertake to address these issues. Please join us as we begin the difficult work of doing our part to promote diversity and support people of color in BioInspired and STEM more broadly. Please feel free to email with questions, feedback, or concerns about these initiatives. To participate, email us at bioinspired@syr.edu.