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 people of color seem to develop and die from Cancer at … Read more
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
An initiative sponsored by the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive and strive for racial justice in STEM education. This 7-part series includes four discussions and three research seminars with the intended audience of biologists and … Read more
Health Care Safe Zone is a four-hour alternative to Standard 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 … Read more
This training is geared specifically toward research teams. The session will examine implicit and explicit biases in research and provide strategies for researchers to be more diverse and inclusive in their research design and approaches. This is the first offering of this event; interested individuals should only register for one session (next event schedule on … Read more
Host: Pengda Liu
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
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
Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in the biomedical sciences (and beyond) are invited to join in on a monthly DRA Journal & Discussion Club, a series of discussions focused on a variety of journal articles, books, podcasts, and other media. This session will focus on Student Retention. Podcast: Blackademia, Ep. 3 News Article: The Guardian, 2018 … Read more
UNC BCBP Postdocs, Thank you to everyone for your contributions to the department! You are the best! Brandwein's Bagel's will be providing breakfast bagels and lunch sandwiches for postdocs and research scholars in the biochemistry and biophysics department. See Holly's email to postdocs from week of September 14, 2020 for pick up details.
