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The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/diversitychampionawards\u0022\u003E2021 Diversity Champion Awards\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;recognize members of the faculty, staff, and student body, and a unit (office, department, school, or lab) who are advancing the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheaton is a lead principal investigator for a $16 million National Institutes of Health-FIRST proposal, a collaborative project across several institutions that includes the aim of hiring 10 new underrepresented minority faculty in the College of Sciences and College of Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/neuroscience-bs\u0022\u003Ejoint neuroscience program\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. He is also co-principal investigator on an NSF-funded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/gtcosreuprograms\u0022\u003ESummer Research Experiences for Undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program in human neuroscience, which focuses on increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities from limited-resource undergraduate institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the Sept. 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;event, seven College of Sciences faculty and staff were named\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/facesofinclusiveexcellence\u0022\u003EFaces of Inclusive Excellence\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJuan Archila, Director of Facilities and Capital Planning, College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EServes as the principal empowerment officer for the HOLA (Hispanics Or Latinos and Allies) Employee Resource Group. 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