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Mentor-Mentee Training: Fostering Inclusion (TraCS)

This session of the TraCS Professional Development: Mentor-Mentee Training module focuses on how to foster inclusion. The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series is intended for research professionals, graduate students, postdocs and early stage faculty researchers. It covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. The third module of this series is titled Mentor-Mentee Training. Developing and … Read more

Event Series Health Care Safe Zone Training

Health Care Safe Zone Training

An alternative to 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 address concerns particular to Health Care professionals, though it is open to all campus and community members.

Event Series Standard Safe Zone Training

Standard Safe Zone Training

Zoom online meeting

The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more

Mentor-Mentee Training: Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy (TraCS)

This session of the TraCS Professional Development: Mentor-Mentee Training module focuses on articulating your mentoring philosophy. The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series is intended for research professionals, graduate students, postdocs and early stage faculty researchers. It covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. The third module of this series is Mentor-Mentee Training. Developing … Read more

Black graduate students – IME: Virtual Black Grad Collective

Many of you will remember the session that was organized for Black graduate students and UNC’s campus leadership during Fall 2020 semester. From that conversation, a report was generated where leadership answered a host of questions generated by the students in attendance. A consistent theme generated from this session from students was the need/desire to … Read more

Vigil for Asian Americans

TONIGHT March 17@7pm EST: Vigil for Asian Americans and finding a way forward. Co-hosted with NC Asian Americans Together. Register at https://go.unc.edu/vigil Last night, eight people were murdered in a massage parlor in Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian. This is another tragedy on top of the anti-Asian hate that had been mounting over the last year. … Read more

Systemic disadvantages for LGBTQ professionals in STEM

no preregistration is required. About the Organization: The Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) is a scientific community whose members develop theory and generate evidence with the goals of improving post-secondary biology education. SABER fosters discipline-based education research in biology and its dissemination. Website link https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/#:~:text=What%20is%20SABER?%20The%20Society%20for%20the%20Advancement,discipline-based%20education%20research%20in%20biology%20and%20its%20dissemination. Flier link https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Series%20on%20Racial%20Justice/5%20Erin%20Cech%20FINAL.pdf Click on the … Read more

anti-Asian violence (NCAAT Chat check in)

Zoom online meeting

In light of recent anti-Asian violence, NCAAT is holding space for Asian folks to be in community as we process our grief and other feelings coming up during this time. NCAAT Chats are a casual monthly space for you to meet other Asian community members to discuss thoughts and experiences around the theme, offer support, … Read more

Tar Heel Holocaust Stories: Yom Hashoah

Observed in April is Yom HaShoah, a day in which Jews commemorate the monstrous tragedy of the Holocaust. NC Hillel will present “Tar Heel Holocaust Stories,” a program featuring UNC students who are the descendants of Holocaust survivors, sharing their family stories. The event provides a meaningful and intimate way to address the implications of the … Read more