{"640261":{"#nid":"640261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Petit Institute to Host Race and Racism Event on Covid-19","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience will host a conversation next week with two campus leaders on the topic of \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/events\/petit-institute-diversity-town-hall-race-and-racism-bioengineering-and-bioscience\u0022\u003ECovid-19 Is a Health Disparity\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo; The event will feature \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E, dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, with an opening presentation by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/manu-platt\u0022\u003EManu Platt\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conversation will take place Monday, Oct. 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/dl\/launcher\/launcher.html?type=meetup-join\u0026amp;deeplinkId=c5657f29-f2e1-4450-98ae-b89c2e0e43d6\u0026amp;directDl=true\u0026amp;msLaunch=true\u0026amp;enableMobilePage=true\u0026amp;url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_NjlhNThiOWUtZjI0Ny00MDllLTk3YTktZDFlYzQxYjI0N2Rj@thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522482198bb-ae7b-4b25-8b7a-6d7f32faa083%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522238a55c4-5776-4529-9556-9f5f6663002b%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue\u0026amp;suppressPrompt=true\u0022\u003Evia Microsoft Teams\u003C\/a\u003E, with a maximum capacity of 250 attendees, limited to those logged in with a Georgia Tech email address. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions, and a recording will be made available on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPetit website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;following the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the many research angles of Covid-19 \u0026mdash; including therapeutics, diagnoses, co-morbidities, public health, public policy, and healthcare systems \u0026mdash; this session will highlight the health disparities associated with Covid-19, providing an additional perspective into this public health crisis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe discussion has been planned and organized by a committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Petit Institute. The group was formed in September following a June town hall and a collective desire within the community to take action following national race-related tragedies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The goal of our committee\u0026nbsp;is to create a safer, more inclusive, and more highly prosperous environment for our historically underrepresented minority faculty, trainees, and staff,\u0026rdquo; said Ed Botchwey, committee chair and associate professor in the Coulter Department. \u0026ldquo;We hope to maintain a focus on anti-racism action within our Institute.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn support of this goal, the group began hosting town halls within the Petit community on ways to think about systemic racism across disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We must confront the routines, biases, and contradictions that preserve the status quo,\u0026rdquo; Botchwey said. \u0026ldquo;This town hall is a fresh call to antiracist action in the bioengineering and bioscience community. I\u0026rsquo;m looking forward to our conversation as we look for ways in which all of our members can answer the call.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther committee members include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENettie Brown, BME, predoctoral representative\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMar\u0026iacute;a Coronel, ME, postdoctoral representative\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndr\u0026eacute;s Garc\u0026iacute;a, ME, Petit Institute executive director\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMilan Riddick, BME, undergraduate representative\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELakeita Servance, Petit Institute, staff representative\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience will host a conversation next week with two campus leaders on the topic of \u0026ldquo;Covid-19 Is a Health Disparity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience will host a conversation next week with two campus leaders on the topic of \u201cCovid-19 Is a Health Disparity.\u201d "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2020-10-16 12:18:16","changed_gmt":"2020-10-16 12:51:10","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"639553":{"id":"639553","type":"image","title":"IBB\u2019s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion","body":null,"created":"1601039505","gmt_created":"2020-09-25 13:11:45","changed":"1601039505","gmt_changed":"2020-09-25 13:11:45","alt":"Male and female multiracial hands joined","file":{"fid":"243164","name":"IBB Diversity.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IBB%20Diversity.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IBB%20Diversity.png","mime":"image\/png","size":443549,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IBB%20Diversity.png?itok=462xKzti"}}},"media_ids":["639553"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}