A hero dies too young
Chadwick Boseman exemplified courage and dedication to purpose more lasting than ourselves.
Students
Eleventh-hour policy targeting international students is unjust
This post is adapted from a July 9 letter to the Gillings School community that was endorsed by most members of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Dean’s Council. The text here reflects substantial revisions to the letter text. The opinions are mine, and I take responsibility for any errors or omissions.
Government
On July 4th, imagine an America that never has been, but must be
This year, July 4th can be a day to commit or recommit to a vision of America as it should be, a land of opportunity where all can thrive; where all who have been oppressed because of the color of their skin or any other aspect of their identity can pursue their dreams and be treated equitably, with the respect they deserve; where no one must cry out “I can’t breathe.”
Public Health
Coronavirus keeps on
It’s been six weeks since a new type of coronavirus, now named SARS-CoV-2 by the Coronavirus Study Group, was identified in China as the cause of an outbreak of severe, contagious respiratory disease. Once again, the world is learning just how important public health is to life as we know it.
North Carolina
The passing of two remarkable faculty members
In the past week, our Gillings School community lost two remarkable individuals, Phil Singer, PhD, emeritus professor of environmental sciences and engineering (ESE), and Travis Johnson, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Public Health Leadership Program, and founder and interim director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program’s Place-Based Health concentration in Asheville, N.C., our shared program with UNC Asheville and the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC).
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