Doctoral student Christian Vazquez is part of an interdisciplinary team that received the President’s Award for Global Learning in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean region for 2020. The team will receive up to $25,000 and fully-funded travel to implement the project, “A bittersweet burden: Understanding causes and consequences of diabetes complications… read more
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Advocacy matters
Professor Michele Rountree is one of the co-instructors of Community Classroom, a UT Austin initiative that offers advocacy training and resources for concerned residents in low-income neighborhoods. Spearheaded by the Center for Community Engagement, this eight-week course cost $50 or less (depending on financial circumstances), and there’s only one prerequisite:… read more
New LGBTQ-affirming training curriculum for healthcare settings
In 2016, researcher Amy Lodge from the Steve Hicks’ Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health administered a survey to staff at Texas local mental health authorities. The goal was to assess providers’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes on culturally affirming care to LGBTQ populations. Lodge found that a majority of… read more