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Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Healthy Streets, Healthy People Fair Attended by More Than 300 Community Members

7/26/2023

On July 8th, 2023, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) joined Betsy Peyton and the HSHP planning committee at the Booker T. Washington Park…

School of Medicine Hosts 40 Undergraduate Students for Summer Medical Leadership Program

7/26/2023

This summer, the UVA School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted 40 pre-med undergraduates for the Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) from June 5 - July 14.…

iTHRIV Voices in Clinical Translational Science Seminar Series: “Engineering Equity: A Journey Across Disciplines”

7/17/2023

The Voices in Clinical and Translational Science Seminar Series is designed to lift underrepresented voices in research across the iTHRIV partnership. The series focuses on promoting dialogue and encouraging team…

Date: Aug 29, 2023 - Aug 29, 2023

Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 1:00 pm

Healthy Streets Healthy People

7/5/2023

This free, family-friendly event will focus on improving safety and environmental health in the Charlottesville area. Learn how you can help make Charlottesville a healthier place to live. Explore more…

Date: Jul 8, 2023 - Jul 8, 2023

Start Time: 10:00 am

End Time: 2:00 pm

BIMS 2023 Graduate Arby Abood, PhD: Journey from Iraq to Virginia to Become a Scientist

7/5/2023

Growing up in Iraq, Arby Abood dreamed of becoming a scientist his whole life. In 2003, at the age of 15, he and his mother fled Iraq to Jordan due…

Bizz Glover Shares UVA Health’s Efforts to Support the LGBTQ+ Population

6/28/2023

Bizz Glover is a clinical risk manager in the Department of Patient Safety & Risk Management and co-chair of UVA Health’s LGBTQ & Transgender Advisory Committee with David Repaske, MD.…

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…