Diversity Archives | Biochemistry and Biophysics

We congratulate Dr. Jill Dowen, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics and Biology for being named the Well-being Liaison for the department. This is an important new position initiated and supported by the UNC School of Medicine. In this role, Dr. Dowen will “work with Departments and School of Medicine leaders to support a learning, …

The School of Medicine will be participating in the WES Survey for the first time this year. WES opens June 8 and will run until June 29. Share your thoughts and feedback on what’s working and what can be improved across UNC SOM. You will receive an invitation via email from Press Ganey on June 8.

June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Rainbow heart image.

As we celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community during Pride Month, let’s also recognize the ongoing fight to ensure equity and to overcome mistreatment, oppression, and marginalization. Pride Month takes place each year in June to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising, which occurred in June of 1969 and was a key …

Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) ADVANCE invites faculty (fixed-term, tenure-track, and tenured) to complete our Spring 2021 Mentoring Climate Survey. The survey closes Friday, May 28, 2021. The Mentoring Climate Survey is a longitudinal study distributed twice per year. Faculty should complete it whether they participated in past semesters.

Silvia B. Ramos , MD, PhD provided updates on Bias trainings at BCBP, DEI leadership retreat and Racial Equity Workshop-phase 1.

May 24 - UNC’s Board of Trustees recently denied tenure to an award-winning Black journalist (Nikole Hannah-Jones). Your involvement is encouraged. May 26 - BREAKING: UNC Board of Trustees could reconsider tenure for Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

Hillel International is alarmed by the dramatic rise in antisemitism on college campuses...

Join PROMISE PI Dr. Susan Girdler and the UNC research staff for more information on participating in research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.

9 minutes and 29 seconds silence introspection 5-25-2021 12 noon

We invite you to take 9 minutes and 29 seconds at 12 P. to reflect in silence on the violence inflicted upon and pain suffered by African American and Black people...

Bell Tower May 25 at noon The UNC Bell Tower will ring an additional nine times in recognition of George Floyd’s final trauma. If you are able, we invite you to take 9 minutes and 29 seconds at that time to reflect in silence. (During the police officer’s trial, the original time of 8 minutes …

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Dr. Jill Dowen named Well-being Liaison for UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Department

Workforce Engagement Survey open until June 29 – Press Ganey email on June 8

LGBT Pride Month*

Faculty complete the Mentoring Climate Survey Today! Survey Closes Friday, May 28

Updates on accomplished DEI training activities in the BCBP department

BCBP Leadership encourages involvement over BOT actions (denied tenure to award-winning Black journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones)

NC Hillel International Statement on Violence in Israel and Antisemitism Around the World

PROMISE study informational lunch sessions June 10 and 11

9 minutes and 29 seconds Silence and Introspection

Summer 2021 DEI training opportunities