Diversity Digest - September 2023

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News and Announcements from UCSF Office of Diversity & Outreach

UCSF Diversity Month 2023

Starting in late September and throughout the month of October,

the Office of Diversity and Outreach and our partners across UCSF

celebrate our diverse community with a wide variety of events and programming!

Diversity Month 2023 Events

Aerial-view photograph of HEAR Symposium participants gather at Mission Bay, viewing poster presentations.

Image description: HEAR Symposium participants gather at Mission Bay, viewing poster presentations.

UCSF Symposium Builds Community

Around Health Equity and Anti-Racism Research

HEAR SYMPOSIUM

Health Equity and Anti-Racism Research Symposium

Thursday, October 5, 2023

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Millberry Union Conference Center

Parnassus Campus

The annual UCSF Health Equity and Anti-Racism Research (HEAR) Symposium showcases research and action to advance health equity and anti-racism. The goal of the symposium is to build community among researchers across disciplines and across units, schools and campus sites and the wider Bay Area.

Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Dean of School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, will deliver the keynote address. His career has been dedicated to understanding the causes of inequity in health and its potential solutions.

HEAR Symposium Registration

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Image description: Illustration with purple background and banners of bright papel picados.

Latinx Heritage Month at UCSF

September 15 - October 15, 2023

Join in honoring and celebrating Latinx heritage with events and initiatives across UCSF.

Latinx Heritage Month Events

National Latino/a Physician Day is October 1

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE), Department of Medicine, and Office of Diversity and Outreach are sponsoring group photo events for faculty, residents, learners, and staff. Wear your NLPD t-shirt, white coat, or LCOE t-shirt for the photo.

Friday, 9/29, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM, ZSFG Hospital

Monday, 10/1, 12 - 1 PM, Parnassus Campus, in front of Clinical Sciences Building

NLPD Photo Event Questions

HEALTH EQUITY SYMPOSIUM

Community Partnerships for Health Justice

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Mission Bay Conference Center

Mission Bay Campus

The UCSF Health Equity Symposium centers conversations with health leaders and experts to amplify the voices of those who tackle systemic barriers, empower patients, and create safer and broader access to care. Vice Chancellor Renee Navarro, PharmD, hosts and speakers from across UCSF and partnering organizations will speak.

Health Equity Symposium Registration

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UCSF Resource Centers Host Fall Welcome Brunch

UCSF Campus Advocacy Resources and Education (CARE) Program, Disability Resource Center, LGBT Resource Center, and Multicultural Resource Center host brunch to meet staff and learn offerings for the Fall quarter on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 11 AM - 2 PM, at Parnassus Campus.

National Coming Out Day

Gathering at Parnassus

Join the LGBT Resource Center for a community gathering on October 11 in Millberry Union 102W. Queer Portrait sessions will be available in order of registration.

National Coming Out Day Event

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photo of close-up of hand holding tampons

Free Menstrual Products in UCSF Restrooms Address Period Equity

UCSF Facilities now offers menstrual products in UCSF restrooms in accordance with state Assembly Bill 367 which requires public schools, colleges, and higher education institutions to provide for free.

UCSF bathrooms with free menstrual products

Spotlight

UCSF Medal: Nominations Open

The UCSF Medal, initiated in 1975, replaces the granting of honorary degrees and is UCSF's most prestigious university award. Recipients are exemplary individuals who have made outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF's mission and inspire us to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Nominations are open until Friday, October 13.

Nominate Colleagues for the UCSF Medal

2024 UCSF Alumni Awards: Nominations Open

Celebrate UCSF alumni who are changing the world and making a difference in their communities. Now is your chance to help recognize your mentors, colleagues, and friends – or your own work! – through the Alumni Awards. Award recipients will be celebrated at the 2024 Alumni Weekend.

Nominate a UCSF Alum