NBCUniversal and Group Black has launched ExcellencE!, a new content collection on Peacock, bringing thousands of hours of diverse, inclusive programming to the streaming platform. ExcellencE! – Black-Led And Cross-Cultural Content This partnership aims to highlight Black-led and cross-cultural content, making it a key destination for multicultural stories. Subscribers can now access ExcellencE!, which includes popular shows like Bel-Air, Martin, and The Real Housewives of Atlanta. NBCUniversal plans to expand the offering with additional original content in 2025. This launch is part of a broader initiative, expanding on the 2023
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has created a new tech fellowship to increase diversity in the industry. NIBIB aims to transform the understanding of disease and its prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment through engineering. Bringing new medical technologies to the marketplace is a long, expensive process that can be even more challenging for underrepresented entrepreneurs in biotech. Recognizing the need for more biotechnology innovators from underrepresented groups and building on its history of working with leaders in the biotech industry, NIBIB created the RADx Tech DIVE fellowship program.