Week of Events
University Day 2020
Standard Safe Zone Training
Standard Safe Zone Training
The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more
Wellness Circle for Graduate Students
Wellness Circle for Graduate Students
We are experiencing a great deal of distress collectively and especially our Black communities who are having to deal with the negative health impacts of racism in our society, and its influence within institutions that serve us. We witness daily the building allostatic load of our students, staff and faculty. This is further compounded by the ongoing global COVID … Read more
BCBP Seminar: Xiaolei Su (Yale)
New Postdoc Orientation (October)
New Postdoc Orientation (October)
As you are aware, COVID-19 is impacting the lives of many people around the world and on campus. With the new plan in place for the campus to mitigate the spread of the virus, we are offering this session virtually. Please sign-up for NPO and we will give details on how to access the training … Read more
2020 NIGMS Director’s Early Career Investigator Lecture, Michael D.L. Johnson PhD
2020 NIGMS Director’s Early Career Investigator Lecture, Michael D.L. Johnson PhD
Microbes, Metals, Music, and Lessons in Disproving Your Hypothesis Event information for the 2020 NIGMS Director's Early Career Investigator Lecture Registration link for the 2020 NIGMS Director's Early Career Investigator Lecture Michael D. L. Johnson, Ph.D. (UNC BCBP Alum.) University of Arizona Assistant Professor, Department of Immunobiology Assistant Professor, BIO5 Institute Assistant Professor, Valley Fever … Read more
Creating Safe and Inclusive Environments for Faculty and Students in the Biomedical Setting
Creating Safe and Inclusive Environments for Faculty and Students in the Biomedical Setting
With the presence of #MeToo, Time’s Up Healthcare, and diversity and inclusion efforts broadly at member institutions, leaders in academic medicine are increasingly aware of the need to create safe and inclusive environments. Recent studies have highlighted the prevalence and profound impact of sexual and gender harassment. Institutional leaders are looking for best practices to … Read more
SOM Annual Faculty Meeting
SOM Annual Faculty Meeting
The 2020 Faculty meeting is set for 4 – 5 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 14. This year’s Zoom-to-YouTube meeting experience will feature a variety of panelist, videos and breakout rooms, celebrating topics of interest to you. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Click this link to access the agenda and simply press ‘play’ on the viewing window to … Read more
Carolina’s Black Trailblazers: An Intergenerational Conversation – Inclusion across Carolina’s Landscape
Carolina’s Black Trailblazers: An Intergenerational Conversation – Inclusion across Carolina’s Landscape
In honor of our 25th anniversary, we are convening a 3-part series featuring dialogues among UNC Black alumni and students –from the 1960s-present– about a range of topics concerning the Black experience at Carolina. How have students across different generations experienced the racial climate at Carolina and what could a socially equitable campus look like? What does … Read more
Faculty Success Symposium for New Faculty
Faculty Success Symposium for New Faculty
Save the date and register for the upcoming Faculty Success Symposium on October 15, 2020. This event is for all faculty new to the School of Medicine.
BCBP Student Seminar Series (by students for students only)
BCBP Student Seminar Series (by students for students only)
We are excited to resume our department student seminar series this semester! Details: All student seminars are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month from October to April and begin at 12:00 PM, see the following table. Seminars will also be scheduled on the Outlook Calendar app which have built-in 1-week and 1-day reminders for the seminar. … Read more
Health Care Safe Zone Training
Health Care Safe Zone Training
An alternative to Safe Zone that similarly introduces concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The curriculum also covers LGBTQ health disparities, health resources, and common health professional scenarios, along with a terminology primer and strategies for allyship. This training is intended to address concerns particular to Health Care professionals, though it is open to all campus and community members.
Fostering Latinx inclusion in STEM!
Fostering Latinx inclusion in STEM!
“Celebrando nuestra Latinidad: Fostering LatinX Inclusion in STEM”, a virtual discussion with LatinX scientists on their journeys in Academia and how to create a welcoming environment for future Latinx and URM students in STEM. This panel is hosted by the Immunology Graduate Group (IGG) Diversity Committee at Penn Medicine. Registration form for Fostering Latinx inclusion … Read more
The Biology of Cancer: Highlight Global Cancer Research
The Biology of Cancer: Highlight Global Cancer Research
The Biology of Cancer: Exploring the Role of Race, Class, and Socioeconomics in the Underserved and the Underrepresented Behind cardiovascular disease, Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of deaths in the United States. What causes Cancer? Why have we not cured Cancer yet? What are some of the myths that surround Cancer care? Why do … Read more
Flu Vaccination tent at Genetic Medicine Building
Flu Vaccination tent at Genetic Medicine Building
Starting Sept. 8, 2020, there are several opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus: Student Stores Pharmacy will offer no-appointment flu shots for students, faculty and staff during operating hours (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The Student Stores Pharmacy is located on the … Read more
Structures of Inequality: Systemic Racism & Education
Structures of Inequality: Systemic Racism & Education
Join Honors Carolina and Phi Beta Kappa Society for the second talk of the six part series, Systemic Racism and Education presented by Constance Lindsay, assistant professor of Education. Lindsay earned a doctorate in human development and social policy from Northwestern University, where she was an Institute of Education Sciences’ predoctoral fellow. Since leaving Northwestern, … Read more