Save the Date for MHDI's April Health Equity Grand Rounds

Mark your calendars for MHDI's Health Equity Grand Rounds event on April 4, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CT via Zoom! It will feature a presentation by Alex Kral on "Overdose Prevention Sites: Global and Domestic Research, Policy and Implementation."

To Learn More and Register: https://events.unl.edu/MHDI/2024/04/04/177419/


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Justin McMechan demonstrates a hail machine at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead in June 2017. The machine is used to inflict damage on crops during various growing stages to measure their response.

The Carnegie Foundation has recognized the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for excellence in community engagement, citing its wide-ranging outreach efforts across the state.

Nebraska is among nearly 400 U.S. universities that have received a community engagement classification from the foundation, including 40 in this round. The Carnegie organization designates universities for such achievement only after they provide an extensive review and documentation of their civic engagement activities.

Satveer Kaur-Gill will present “Racially Discordant Provider-Patient Communication during End-of-Life Conversations” at 1 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Nebraska Union Platte River Room. The talk will also be livestreamed via Zoom for those who are not able to attend in-person.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required for in-person and virtual options. Register by Sept. 22 to attend.

Christal Badour will give a virtual talk, “Using a Health Equity Framework to Understand Trauma and Substance Use in Rural Appalachia,” at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14.

The event is free and open to the public. Register for the Zoom link..

Co-Hosted Seminar on Using a Health Equity Framework to Understand Trauma and SU

MHDI is jointly hosting a seminar with the RDAR Center on September 14, 2023, at 1:30 PM CT via Zoom. Christal Badour, a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, will present “Using a Health Equity Framework to Understand Trauma and Substance Use in Rural Appalachia.” The seminar is FREE and OPEN to the public.

Learn More: https://events.unl.edu/MHDI/2023/09/14/173922/

Register Here: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dyP7FmjFSYWVVSupcW2dLQ.


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Old Glory reaches toward the scattered clouds in the sky on City Campus.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has taken a significant step toward meeting its aim of broadening the University’s engagement in community, industry, and global partnerships as part of the N2025 strategic plan, a five-year plan launched in 2020.

Save the Date for MHDI's October Health Equity Grand Rounds

Mark your calendars for MHDI's Health Equity Grand Rounds event on October 4, 2023, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CT in the Nebraska Union: Platte River Room. It will feature a presentation by Satveer Kaur-Gill on “Racially Discordant Provider-Patient Communication during End-of-Life Conversations." Learn more and register: https://events.unl.edu/MHDI/2023/10/04/169275/.


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