Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders
6/27/2023
Multi-Emmy Award winning producer and director Annette Bank’s documentary traces the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance, an EMT service made up of Black men and women — pioneers in…
Date: Jul 8, 2023 - Jul 8, 2023
Start Time: 7:00 pm
End Time: 9:00 pm
Two PhD Candidates Create Society of Black Biomedical Scientists and Engineers
6/21/2023
Two PhD students at the University of Virginia School of Medicine recently established a pioneering organization called the Society for Black Biomedical Scientists and Engineers. Born from the imperative necessity…
6/14/2023
The UVA Health Office of Diversity and Community Engagement and UVA School of Medicine's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are co-sponsoring a Safe Zone Training Workshop on Wednesday, June…
Date: Jun 28, 2023 - Jun 28, 2023
Start Time: 9:00 am
End Time: 12:00 pm
2nd Annual Diversity in Neuroscience and Immunology Symposium Celebrates DEI and Science
6/13/2023
On Thursday, June 8, 2023, the School of Medicine held the 2nd Annual Diversity in Neuroscience and Immunology Symposium. This Symposia has grown in recent years, starting as a…
Celebrating Juneteenth — A Day of Freedom and Liberation
6/13/2023
In the coming week, we celebrate Juneteenth, a significant milestone in American history and a day that offered hope for a better tomorrow when the Union army announced the freedom…
Film Screening: Sweet Home Alabama: A Chief and His Protege
6/9/2023
UVA Health Office of DEI and Community Engagement’s Dr. Tracy Downs will provide opening remarks and welcome special guests: filmmaker Frederick Murphy and Clotilda descendant Joycelyn Davis. This short film…
Date: Jun 20, 2023 - Jun 20, 2023
Start Time: 5:30 pm
End Time: 7:30 pm
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Juneteenth Parade
6/6/2023
Join team members of The UVA Health Office of Diversity and Community Engagement in marching in the parade. The parade will begin at 9 am from the Jackson P. Burley…
Date: Jun 17, 2023 - Jun 17, 2023
Start Time: 9:00 am
End Time: 3:00 pm
6/6/2023
Throughout the month of June, UVA Health unite with people across the country in celebrating Pride Month, commemorating the significant impact the LGBTQ+ community has had on our society, culture,…
