Women’s History Month: Medical Pioneer Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Born in 1821 in Bristol, England, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell immigrated to the United States and became the first woman in American to …
Black History Month: Black Inventors Who Helped Shape American Lives
Lonnie Johnson (1949 – ) An engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Mars Observer …
Black History Month: Osteopathic Medical Pioneer Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee
Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee is a physician, educator, medical school administrator, and the first Black woman to become Dean of an osteopathic medical …
RVU Celebrates Black History Month With DEI Events
RVU has placed an enormous emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity. Our drive to recognize, appreciate, honor and understand the tapestry of …
Black History Month: Medical Pioneer Dr. Kizzemekia (Kizzy) Corbett
As a viral immunologist at the National Institutes for Health, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett has played a key role in the development of …
Black History Month: Vaccine Pioneer Onesimus
In the early 1700s, New England and other American colonies were being ravaged by smallpox. However, in 1721, an African slave who …
Diversity Summit Explores Implicit Bias in Society and Healthcare Settings
Written by Whitney Levitz On January 11th, the SGA Student Diversity Taskforce held its first event for the Inaugural Summit on Diversity, …
Black History Month: Civil Pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a fearless Mississippi sharecropper who became a powerful champion for civil rights, voting rights, and political representation during …
Black History Month: Medical & Civil Rights Pioneer Dr. William G. Anderson
He has been a ground-breaking osteopathic physician and a champion for equal rights. He was the first Black osteopathic physician to become …
Black History Month: Black History Pioneer Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson overcame a childhood where he was denied education only to become a well-known educator, author, and historian who became …