July 2021

Watch: Enacting Change through Cultivation of Student Activism and Engagement with DEI Presented by Gladstone Institutes UCSF Assistant Dean for Diversity and Learner Success, D’Anne Duncan, discusses the critical importance and value of centering graduate student advocacy and activism to create institutional change by fostering relationships between graduate students, faculty, and campus administrators. Watch the video. Image: Gladstone Institutes

Call for Abstracts 14th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium

Submit your abstract by July 16th The Health Disparities Research Symposium presents current research on health disparities conducted by faculty and trainees at UCSF. Click here for more information.

Engage and Attend Events Resources for Practicing Solidarity

Events Tues, July 13, 12:00PM: Addressing Health Disparities by Cultivating Empathy Through Virtual Reality with Nova Wilson Wed, July 14, 7:00AM: Anessthesia, Surgery, Ortho-Surgery, Office of Diversity and Outreach Joint Grand Rounds on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Featuring Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, JD Wed, July 14, 12:00PM: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

Listen, Learn and Participate Resources for Celebrating Black Excellence

Listen: Race, Violence & Medicine: Carceral-Community Epidemiology with Eric Reinhart In this episode of Dr. Brian Williams' Race, Violence a Medicine, health justice researcher Eric Reinhart discusses the intersection of mass incarceration and public health.

Book of the Month The Inner Work of Racial Justice Rhonda V. Magee “A powerful and important book on how to apply mindfulness to address racial, social, and economic divisions in a way that nurtures individual and group healing and integration.” -- Due Quach 

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