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Mentoring for diversity in technology

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Psychosocial mentoring for both students and managers can help people from different backgrounds develop into a team and a community.

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Werner-Washburne, M. Mentoring for diversity in technology. Nat Biotechnol 36, 113–115 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4025

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