News: EDI

Julie Lucero, PhD, grew up in Española, a small town situated in the heart of northern New Mexico. Opportunities were few and far between for the diverse residents of the...

It seems strange, but local politics can influence our health, including how long we live. And in order to make our communities healthier, we have to understand why.

Heather Nyman (she/her) is the assistant dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion at the College of Pharmacy.

Valerie Flattes (she/her) is associate professor and associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion at the College of Nursing.

Donna Baluchi (she/they) is the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion librarian at Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library.

Bart Taft Watts (he/him) is an associate professor of patient communication and the associate dean for health equity, diversity, and inclusion at the School of Dentistry.

Paloma Cariello (she/her) is an associate professor of infectious diseases and the associate dean for health equity, diversity, and inclusion at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Natasha Ovuoba (she/her) is the associate director of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). She’s been engaged in EDI work over the last eight years with a...

The U of U SACNAS organization was designated as “Chapter of the Year” for training and supporting the next generation of diverse STEM talent.