UNC BBSP - Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program

UNC CAPS is hosting non-partisan spaces tonight and next week for students to talk about the stresses of the election: https://caps.unc.edu/election-support-space.

Election Support Space | Counseling and Psychological Services Students or Post-Docs seeking services at CAPS may be faced with the challenge of identifying a secure, private, confidential space from which they can engage in a virtual CAPS meeting. Here are some suggestions that we hope will be helpful in this process.

This year's BBSP t-shirt was designed by Hannah Wiedner, a fourth-year graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology curriculum. Hannah's inspiration: "My goal was to bring attention to black scientists who are historically not acknowledged for their contributions. Therefore my design includes the names of 43 prominent black scientists within a fist of solidarity."

A worthwhile watch as we celebrate Independence Day

VIDEO: Frederick Douglass' Descendants Deliver His 'Fourth Of July' Speech The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid calls for systemic reform. In this film, five descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts of his speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

To honor Juneteenth, check out the resources we've compiled to help us all learn and create an inclusive academic culture:

www.med.unc.edu

This Memorial Day, we honor those who were lost in the service of others. This site has lots of ideas for how to spend your weekend: https://triangleonthecheap.com/memorial-day-events-deals-triangle/.

Memorial Day Weekend events and deals in the Triangle 2020 - Triangle on the Cheap Memorial Day 2020 in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill is a lot different this year. There aren’t any in-person planned gatherings, either to commemorate our fallen military personnel, or to just celebrate the beginning of the summer. We do have a few freebies and discounts to share and a few ideas for...

Dolly Parton continues to make our lives better

Dolly Parton pledges $1m to coronavirus vaccine research Donation to Tennessee institute comes as country star launches bedtime story initiative to offer ‘a welcome distraction’ for children

Coronavirus Genome

SEVEN BBSP students were chosen for NSF GRFP awards this year!

BBSP @ UNC on Twitter “Congratulations to our SEVEN students who were selected for an NSF GRFP: Taylor Abele, , Gabrielle Gentile, , , Nancy Sey, and https://t.co/0CrSzvbQu7”

Check out our info and resources about how to stay engaged while working from home:

Staying Connected During the Coronavirus Outbreak | Office of Graduate Education If you have an idea, resource, or event you’d like the UNC community to know about, email it to Dave McDonald ([email protected]).