Observed annually in the wake of the 1960 killing of 69 people at a demonstration against apartheid pass laws in South Africa. The United Nations proclaimed the day in 1966 and called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.
The New Year for the Baha’i faith, celebrated on the vernal equinox, marking the end of the Baha’i fast. It is one of the nine Bahá’í holy days on which work is suspended.
The land we now know as North Carolina has one of the largest Indigenous populations in the United States, and many tribal nations call this land home. Indigenous peoples are the original stewards of the landscapes and waterways of this place, and they continue to take this role seriously today. Although Indigenous peoples are still … Read more
This workshop addresses structural racism in the United States. The workshop explores the history of race as a social construct and the effects of racism on our education and health care systems. It also engages participants in a discussion of how to combat structural racism within the School of Medicine.
Dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.
Transgender Awareness Week takes place each year between Nov. 13–19, when transgender people and their allies share stories and advance advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community. This week of celebration leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) on Nov. 20, a world-wide observance commemorating the transgender … Read more
Support UNC Anesthesiology (click here) and areas across UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine this Tar Heal Tuesday! Learn more at unchf.org/tht22
Join UNC Anesthesiology for Grand Rounds on Wednesday, January 18th with Visiting Professor Dr. Sean Runnels of the University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Runnels will present, "Charity, Hobby or Business: Observations From the Road Less Traveled."
Join UNC Department of Anesthesiology in celebrating our dedicated nurse anesthetists during National CRNA Recognition Week, January 23rd through January 29th.