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Two MHS students receive Mitacs Globalink Research Award
Jan. 12, 2023—Elisa Park and Nitya Kari, two of our awesome LGBTQ+ Policy Lab undergraduate RAs, who have each been awarded the competitive Mitacs Globalink Research Award! This award will fund Elisa and Nitya to spend the summer at Simon Fraser University with Dr. Travis Salway’s team! Elisa and Nitya will be working with Dr. Salway’s newly...
Professor Laura Stark and grad students in “Science & Technology Studies” interview the author of The Matter of Black Living (2022) for an episode on the New Books Network
Dec. 13, 2022—Professor Laura Stark and grad students in “Science & Technology Studies” interview the author of The Matter of Black Living (2022) for an episode on the New Books Network. Listen here.
Professor Laura Stark and students in “American Medicine & the World” interview the author of Democracy’s Data (2022) for an episode on the New Books Network
Dec. 13, 2022—Professor Laura Stark and students in “American Medicine & the World” interview the author of Democracy’s Data (2022) for an episode on the New Books Network. Listen here.
Gilbert Gonzales wins Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Dec. 8, 2022—On Tuesday, December 7th, MHS Professor Gilbert Gonzales won the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The Jeffrey Nordhaus Award was established in 1982 by a gift from Katherine Stumb Nordhaus and George Nordhaus in memory of their son, Jeffrey, victim of an airplane crash in 1979. George Nordhaus, Jeffrey’s father, is a...
MHS Director Jonathan Metzl interviewed in Vanderbilt Magazine: “A Path Forward”
Nov. 7, 2022—MHS Director Jonathan Metzl interviewed in Vanderbilt Magazine: “A Path Forward.” Read more here.
Jonathan Metzl featured in this CNN video, Two doctors say stop blaming mental health for mass shootings
Nov. 4, 2022—Jonathan Metzl featured in this CNN video, Two doctors say stop blaming mental health for mass shootings. Watch it here.
MHS Professor Gilbert Gonzales co-authored a paper on Rural LGBTQ+ Americans
Nov. 2, 2022—MHS Professor Gilbert Gonzales co-authored a paper on Rural LGBTQ+ Americans. Read it here.
Hot Topics in Medicine, Health, and Society
Sep. 12, 2022—Doctors Write the Pandemic (and Critics Respond!) When? Tuesday September 20th 1:30-2:30 PM, CST Furman Hall 114 Join the synchronous Zoom here. Panelist Alex Jahangir Hot Spot: A Doctor’s Diary from the Pandemic Chief, Division of Orthopedic Trauma Chair of Nashville COVID-19 Task Force Wes Ely Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on...
Dr. Jonathan Metzl cited in “As New York’s Gun Law Goes Into Effect, Demand for Permits Spikes”
Sep. 7, 2022—Dr. Jonathan Metzl cited in “As New York’s Gun Law Goes Into Effect, Demand for Permits Spikes.” Those who want to carry concealed weapons will have to undertake 16 hours of classroom training and provide character references. Read more here.
Tara McKay to speak at Tennessee Center for AIDS Research Works in Progress
Sep. 2, 2022—On Monday, September 12 at 3pm, Tara McKay is to speak at Tennessee Center for AIDS Research Works in Progress. Her paper is titled “Effects of Policy and Healthcare Environments on Trust in Public Health and Prevention Uptake among People Living with HIV in the US”. Join the Zoom here.