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Racial Justice

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.

Unconscious Bias Awareness

Explores unintended/implicit bias and introduces foundational concepts that are necessary to additional engagement with DEI-related topics and issues. This workshop will be offered monthly throughout the year, and is strongly recommended to be first training that participants attend.

Results of the Climate Survey

We would like to invite all members of the BCBP community: students, staff, post-docs, research assistants, all lab members and faculty to learn the results of the Climate Survey from our Department. This is scheduled for Sept. 22nd (Thursday from 12-12:30PM), during the first half of a faculty meeting, just for convenience.  Dr Nate Thomas, the Vice Dean … Read more

Rosh Hashanah celebration

GMB 3rd floor lobby

Join us for our first in-person celebration of Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday, after the departmental seminar! We will have challah breads, chocolate babkas, and biscoff apple honey cake as treats. BCBP Organizers: DEI Cultural and Intra/Intergroup Relations subcommittee Thanh, Brandy, Rob, Qi, Beverly ALT text for the image: L’Shanah TovahRosh Hashanah September. 25 - 27, … Read more

2022 Steelman Distinguished Lecture (PHCO)

Yasmin Hurd, PhD, will discuss “Translating Addiction Drives Novel Insights for Therapeutic Interventions” and the event will be available in person and online.

BCBP DEI Townhall

1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join us for a DEI Town Hall meeting organized by Jean Cook, Qi Zhang, and Silvia Ramos. We would like everyone to attend, if possible, to go over the DEI survey and obtain feedback from everyone, especially students, regarding the results and suggestions regarding improvement. There will also be a zoom option (please see … Read more