10th Anniversary Celebration
The Minority Health Disparities Initiative is celebrating its Ten-Year Anniversary, and we want to share this momentous occasion with everyone who has supported us over the past ten years.
To show our appreciation to our faculty, staff, community organizations, and other MHDI members over the years, we will be hosting a special MHDI Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration at the Lincoln Station Great Hall, 201 N 7th St, in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 3:00 PM CT.
We will kick off the event with a virtual keynote address by Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities on "How Science Promotes Health Equity by Decreasing Disparities." Following the keynote, there will be a dinner and reception.
The celebration is free and open to the public. Space is limited, please RSVP by clicking on the button below. We hope to see you there!
Registration is now closed for our 10 Year Anniversary Celebration. If you have any questions, please contact mhdi@unl.edu.
Detailed Agenda
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
Check-in
3:30pm – 4:00pm CT
Opening Remarks and Introduction
Rick Bevins, PhD, Co-Director of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative
Marco Barker, PhD, Inaugural Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion at UNL
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Honorable Keynote
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, will join us virtually to present "How Science Promotes Health Equity by Decreasing Disparities."
5:00pm – 5:15pm CT
Closing Remarks
Trey Andrews, PhD, Director of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative at UNL
5:15pm – 6:15pm CT
Dinner and Reception