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Special internal meeting
January 31 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
3007 GMB at 4:00 pm on Friday, January 31st.
Dear BCBP,
We are all unsettled and even anxious from the roller-coaster of news this month. Those feelings are completely reasonable. The uncertainty about what will happen next is uncomfortable at the very least, and it’s potentially frightening for specific people and situations. Take time to care for yourselves and others. Also please continue to seek multiple reliable information sources and interpret them carefully.
In the last few days, we’ve had updates from the School of Medicine, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and others. I’m summarizing notes below, and will continue to forward important new information that impacts us. We all received the new OVCR resource website today: Executive Actions and Federally Sponsored Research plus the UNC Trump Administration Transition Resources page https://publicaffairs.unc.edu/federal/trump-administration-transition-resources/ . I also invite everyone to 3007 GMB at 4:00 pm on Friday, January 31st. It’s an opportunity to be together, share questions, get the answers that are available, and enjoy the fact that January is over. (There will be candy.)
Don’t hesitate to contact me with your concerns or questions at any time. I will do my best to help. Thank you for your contributions to our community,
Warmest regards,
Jean
P.S.
If you are contacted by a news organization or journalist about interviewing you in your role as a UNC employee or student, please contact Phil Bridges in UNC Health/UNCSOM Communications. That office can coach you on what to expect if you accept the interview, and they are experts at spotting and protecting you from potential pitfalls phil.bridges@unchealth.unc.edu
See also email for summary of updates.
