Author Archives: UW HELI

UW needs your help!!! Nominations/Applications for UW-Madison Chief Diversity Officer

UW-Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Sarah C. Mangelsdorf has launched a national search for the next Vice Provost for Diversity (Chief Diversity Officer) and welcomes nominations of exceptional individuals! Nominations should be sent to vp-diversity-search@provost.wisc.edu as soon as possible. The ensured consideration date is January 19, 2015. The position vacancy listing isContinueContinue reading “UW needs your help!!! Nominations/Applications for UW-Madison Chief Diversity Officer”

HELI alumni at APHA Conference!

Many HELI scholars are presenting and collaborating on various sessions at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference going on in New Orleans, LA this week! HELI alumni are presenting Monday thru Wednesday at the Conference and our compiled list of sessions not to miss is available here: APHA 2014 HELI alum presentation (PDF) ALSO, CCHE isContinueContinue reading “HELI alumni at APHA Conference!”

HELI Video Premiere!

Attendees of HELI 2014 this past June may recall our videographer Emily Julka filming throughout the Institute. We are excited to debut the final product that features members of our esteemed HELI faculty and alumni!   Thank you to those who offered their perspective about the value of HELI. We showed this to our CTSA ExternalContinueContinue reading “HELI Video Premiere!”

2015 Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty

The Center would like to alert you to the 2015 Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty application materials, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WW). The fellowships aim to increase the presence of minority Junior Faculty (African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, NativeContinueContinue reading “2015 Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty”

Congratulations to HELI Alum Abiola Keller on RWJF New Connections Grant Award!

Congratulations to HELI 2012 Alum Abiola Keller, PhD, MPH, who was recently awarded a two-year $100,000 grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections program!Dr. Keller is a clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Marquette University and the grant will allow her to evaluate the increasing role ofContinueContinue reading “Congratulations to HELI Alum Abiola Keller on RWJF New Connections Grant Award!”

HELI 2015 Dates: June 14-19th!!

We are pleased to announce that HELI 2015 will be scheduled for Sunday, June 14th-Friday, June 19th. Please Save the Dates! We will share further details as they develop. The official Save the Date flyer for HELI 2015 is now available. Please share this flyer widely across your professional networks and encourage excellent health equityContinueContinue reading “HELI 2015 Dates: June 14-19th!!”

Recent Article – NIH to probe racial disparity in grant awards

The Center would like to alert you to a piece in the recent issue of Nature: NIH to probe racial disparity in grant awards. The NIH will assess whether grant reviewers are biased against minority applicants. Link to the article PDF available, here. Thank you to our colleague, David Burgess, Professor of Biology at BostonContinueContinue reading “Recent Article – NIH to probe racial disparity in grant awards”

Call for Applications: Minority Serving Institution Fellowship – Deadline: Sept 10, 2014

The Center would like to alert you to a call for applications from the American Evaluation Association for the 2014-2015 Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Faculty Initiative. This initiative will bring a cohort of faculty from MSIs together throughout the 2014-2015 academic year and into the 2015 summer to participate in webinars, the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation WorkshopContinueContinue reading “Call for Applications: Minority Serving Institution Fellowship – Deadline: Sept 10, 2014”

Assistant/Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences with a focus in Maternal and Child Health Opportunity at UIC

The Maternal and Child Health Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health has an opening for a tenure track faculty member. Please see the position notice form, including instructions for applying, here: Position Notice Form (PDF) For fullest consideration please apply by November 30, 2014. The anticipated start date isContinueContinue reading “Assistant/Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences with a focus in Maternal and Child Health Opportunity at UIC”