Events

‘If you’re white, you’re alright’: Understanding the impact of colorism on families, relationships, and health ♥ ✚

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The UCI School of Education Brown Bag series presents “‘If you’re white, you’re alright’: Understanding the impact of colorism on families, relationships, and health” Presented by Antoinette Landor Associate Professor, University of Missouri Monday, December 6, 2021 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (PST) Register to connect via Zoom Note: This Brown Bag will be held virtually…

COVID, Racism and Critical Race Theory ♥ ✚

COVID, Racism and Critical Race Theory December 7, 2021 | 12:30p.m. – 1:30p.m Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517 Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS, Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA About…

Prioritizing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community ♥ ✚

Prioritizing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community Thursday, Dec. 9 @ 12 p.m. UCI and the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an online discussion on Prioritizing Mental Health in the Hispanic Community featuring speakers Dr. Jose Mayorga and Dr. Charles Vega and moderated by Dean Michael J. Stamos from the UCI…

Pilot Awards Funding: Two UNIQUE Opportunities Related to Health Disparities ✚ ★

Pilot Awards Funding: Two UNIQUE Opportunities Related to Health Disparities The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) has funded 9 unique Centers for Multiple Chronic Diseases Associated with Health Disparities (P50). Two of these Centers are here in Southern California: UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END-DISPARITIES) PIs:…

Healing within Indigenous Communities ♥ ✚

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Healing within Indigenous Communities Join us in acknowledging the intergenerational trauma among Native Americans resulting from the practice of forced boarding school attendance.  Engage in healing in a traditional Sacred Talking Circle. Tuesday, December 14, 2021 10:00am – 12pm Panel of boarding school survivors and descendants of survivors 12:30pm – 1:30pm Opportunity to participate in…

Inclusive Excellence Forum ♥★✚

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Inclusive Excellence Forum, January 12, 2022 Please like us on Facebook and view additional program updates due to post Jan. 3, 2022 at our website! Join the annual Inclusive Excellence Forum for an update on the Inclusive Excellence Action Plan and presentations addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for members at UCI to thrive! The forum features a…

Virtual Certification Courses: Mental Health First Aid Training ✚

Virtual Certification Courses: Participants will need to complete approximately 2 hours of pre-work (1 week before the training) and attend the 5.5-hour virtual training. This is a full certification course, where all participants will receive a certification as a Mental Health First Aider, valid for 3 years after completion of the course requirements. Space is…

UCI Celebrates Black History Month ♥★✚

Events during Black History Month WEDNESDAY FEB 2, 2022, 12-1:30pm. CEE@UCI BTI Seminar Series | Food-Energy-Water Nexus: A Systems Approach to Resolving Health Disparities in Marginalized Communities, Shakira Hobbs. Dr. Shakira Hobbs’ scholarship explores system approaches to environmental sustainability and social justice applied to engineering equity at the food, energy, and water nexus. Zoom Link…

What Matters to Me and Why: Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Academic Planning and Institutional Research ★✚

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Please join us for the 2021-22 “What Matters to Me and Why” discussion Who:   Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Academic Planning and Institutional Research When:  Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at Noon Where:  In-Person, Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center (Note: Boxed lunch provided after the event at 1:00 p.m.); Online via Zoom Webinar Reservations:  RSVP for In-Person…