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BTSS HOSTS SPEAKERS ON MEDICINE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

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To celebrate International Womens Day check out our past interviews with speakers Alicia Garza, Sylvia Law, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, and Ellen Dubois. Ruth Bader Ginsberg Forum: bit.ly/RBGforum Alicia Garza highlights: bit.ly/aghighlight Allison Hedge Coke interview: bit.ly/ahcinterview Ellen Dubois highlights: bit.ly/edhighlight

To celebrate International Women's Day check out our past interviews with speakers Alicia Garza, Sylvia Law, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, and Ellen Dubois. Ruth Bader Ginsberg Forum: bit.ly/RBGforumAlicia Garza highlights: bit.ly/aghighlightAllison Hedge Coke interview: bit.ly/ahcinterviewEllen Dubois highlights: bit.ly/edhighlight ... See MoreSee Less

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The co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, discusses the future of the Black freedom movement and her childhood influences in her book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart. View the interview highlights at bit.ly/aghighlight. Too many people still think that racism is what happens when people are mean to each other, but racism has nothing to do with people being mean to each other and has everything to do with rules that are rigged to keep those designated as the other away from the resources and power they need to live well. - Forbes, 2021

The co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, discusses the future of the Black freedom movement and her childhood influences in her book, "The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart." View the interview highlights at bit.ly/aghighlight."Too many people still think that racism is what happens when people are mean to each other, but racism has nothing to do with people being mean to each other and has everything to do with rules that are rigged to keep those designated as the other away from the resources and power they need to live well." - Forbes, 2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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A century ago, a deadly virus swept the globe, shutting down cities, upending politics, and killing millions. John Barry shares a historical perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic. To view the interview highlights go to bit.ly/jbhighlight.

A century ago, a deadly virus swept the globe, shutting down cities, upending politics, and killing millions. John Barry shares a historical perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic. To view the interview highlights go to bit.ly/jbhighlight. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed dire shortcomings in public health infrastructure while also catalyzing extraordinary innovation in vaccine development and treatment. But how will the greatest health crisis in a century transform the future of medicine? Eric Topol explores this in these highlights from his interview with the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series. See the full interview here: https://youtu.be/jx69iaSPTRg
Eric Topol - HIGHLIGHTS
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JABSOM professor Sandra Chang is a specialist in immunology, microbiology, and vaccine development, who serves as co-chair of the Hawaii Department of Health Vaccine Medical Advisory Working Group. In this interview, she covers the history and science of vaccines, as well as the policies in place for distribution and safety. Sponsors: College of Social Sciences, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kamehameha Schools, Office of the Provost, and the William S. Richardson School of Law. ================================================================ BTSS website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/speakers/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UHBTSS/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/uh_btss/ Twitter: @uh_btss Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KSF4BLZ4zs8A9hH73qB9Q/ The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series features incisive conversations on the most pressing issues of our time. The project is a joint venture of the University of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools.
Vax Science: An Interview with Dr. Sandra Chang
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A JABSOM researcher and a technology CEO discuss their very different active approaches to COIVID-19 testing and vaccine. Panelists Patrick Sullivan is the Founder and CEO of Oceanit Laboratories, and the author of Intellectual Anarchy: The Art of Disruptive Innovation. Oceanit developed Assure-19, a spit test for COVID-19. Axel Lehrer is Associate Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, at JABSOM. Moderator Burt Lum is State of Hawaii’s Strategy Officer for the Hawaii Broadband Initiative.
JABSOM Covid 19 Vaccine and ASSURE 19 - HIGHLIGHTS
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To celebrate International Women's Day check out our past interviews with speakers:
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: http://bit.ly/RBGforum
Alicia Garza: http://bit.ly/aghighlight
Allison Hedge Coke: http://bit.ly/ahcinterview
Ellen Dubois: http://bit.ly/edhighlight

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Some gems from @aliciagarza's trenchant memoir and movement primer, The Purpose of Power. (See highlights of our interview with her at http://bit.ly/aghighlight.)

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The co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, discusses the future of the Black freedom movement and her childhood influences in her book, "The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart." View the interview highlights at http://bit.ly/aghighlight.

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